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Page last updated at 21:31 GMT, Friday, 21 November 2008

Empty house
Repossession of homes up by 12%
The number of properties repossessed by mortgage lenders rose by 12% to 11,300 in the third quarter of the year.
Rock arrears led by 125% loans
Problems looming for buy-to-let
Surviving the property turmoil

Citigroup Citigroup plunges on uncertainty
Shares in Citigroup, one of the biggest banks in the US, fell sharply on Friday amid uncertainty over the company's future.

Alistair Darling Economy boost may mean pain later
Alistair Darling may be forced to set out future taxes rises to pay for a short-term boost to the economy, the BBC understands.


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RBS boss apologises over losses
Japan keeps rates at 0.3%
Dell sees quarterly profits slip
No agreement for US car bail-out
Singapore officially in recession
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YOUR MONEY
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ECONOMY
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Rolls-Royce plans 2,000 job cuts

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MARKET DATA - 21:48 UK

FTSE 100
3780.96down
 -94.03 -2.43%
Dax
4127.41down
 -92.79 -2.20%
Cac 40
2881.26down
 -99.16 -3.33%
Dow Jones
8046.42up
 494.13 6.54%
Nasdaq
1384.35up
 68.23 5.18%
BBC Global 30
4743.97up
 145.48 3.16%
Data delayed by at least 15 minutes
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