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Bank cuts UK rates to 57-year lowThe Bank of England has cut interest rates by one percentage point from 3% to 2%, their lowest level since 1951.
Pound hits new low against euroThe British pound hits a historic low against the euro after the Bank of England cut interest rates to 2%.
New car sales fall by one-thirdSales of new cars in the UK fell at the fastest rate in 28 years in November, figures from the industry show.
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Oil falls sharply on big job cutsOil prices fall to an almost four-year low after more bad economic data in the US, including unemployment benefit rises and big job cuts.
Downturn to hit Philips profitsElectronics giant Philips says the downturn is without "recent comparison" and that its revenue will be less than expected.
Dragon out of race for WoolworthsDragons' Den entrepreneur Theo Paphitis pulls out of the race to buy parts of troubled retailer Woolworths.
Telecom giant AT&T slashes jobsUS telecommunications company, AT&T, announces 12,000 job cuts, or 4% of its workforce, in an effort to reduce costs.
Firms agree to build UK reactorsA group of British and French firms join forces to build new-generation nuclear reactors in the UK.
ECB cuts eurozone rates to 2.5%The European Central Bank delivers its biggest rate cut, lowering interest rates to 2.5% from 3.25%.
DFS advert banned for inflated sofasAn advertisement for DFS is banned by the Advertising Standards Authority because the sofas in it are misleadingly large.
Premium Bond holders see number of prizes slashedInterest rate cuts by the Bank of England have led to a rapid decline in the number of Premium Bond prizes awarded.
Dealing in riskWhy risk managers in banks missed the impending crisis.
Plug-in carsWill the mini win the race to an electric future?
Hugh PymCould UK interest rates go even lower than 2%?
Wary consumersEconomic hardship greets The Box as it arrives in LA
Juggling actHow Honda is managing not to cut jobs
'Too late to panic'Is now the time to start looking for investments?
House prices still falling fastHouse prices are falling at a faster rate, the Halifax says, as prices fell 2.6% between October and November.
US Fed urges foreclosures pushUS Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke calls on the government to take action to stem the increasing number of home foreclosures.
Halifax pledge on tracker dealsThe Halifax mortgage lender says it will pass on any more cuts in bank rate to half a million existing borrowers with tracker deals.
E.ON acts on prices after probeEnergy company E.ON cuts the annual bills of residential electricity customers who are not on mains gas supply, following a regulator's probe.
France unveils huge stimulus planFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy unveils a 26bn-euro ($33bn, £23bn) stimulus plan to help France fend off financial crisis.
Decision on third runway delayedA decision on whether a third runway should be built at Heathrow Airport has been put back to 2009.
Bank could return after 40 yearsA municipal bank could be set up to help Birmingham residents and businesses through the economic downturn, the city council says.
New shoppers boost MorrisonsSupermarket chain Morrisons sees its quarterly sales rise - beating forecasts - despite "challenging" economic conditions.
Nomura cuts 1,000 London jobsJapanese bank Nomura has announced it will cut 1,000 staff in London after buying parts of Lehman Brothers.
Sweden cuts interest rates to 2%Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, cuts its key interest rate by a record 1.75 percentage points to 2%.
Tories want mortgage aid detailsThe Conservatives want more details about the government's plan to help people in danger of having their homes repossessed.
Credit Suisse to cut 5,300 jobsTroubled Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse says it is shedding another 5,300 jobs from its workforce.
Hotel company in administrationSwindon-based Folio Hotels calls in administrators following a sharp downturn in business.
Repossessions 'to reach 75,000' The number of repossessions will rise sharply to 75,000 next year, the Council of Mortgage Lenders has estimated.
Lenders' mortgage rationing claimMortgage rationing is set to become more severe in 2009 without government action, a lenders' group warns.
Lloyds to pass on any rate changeLloyds TSB will pass on any cut in interest rates on Thursday to all existing customers with variable and tracker mortgages.
Banks plan for overdraft refundsRBS NatWest is planning to refund overdraft fees to customers if it loses the test case over bank charges.
Big-ticket items see cut in VATShoppers are likely to get the benefit of lower VAT rates when buying big-ticket items, BBC research suggests.
Japan oil rivals in merger dealJapan's Nippon Oil is merging with Nippon Mining Holding in an attempt to weather falling oil prices and weak demand.
US economy 'weaker in all areas'The Federal Reserve's Beige Book paints a bleak picture of the US economy, with economic activity weakening across the country.
Bail-out plan 'lacks oversight'The US $700bn bail-out plan is being implemented without adequate safeguards, a Congressional watchdog says.
Oil falls on poor economic dataOil prices fall after a barrage of bad economic data heightens fears of protracted global recession and declining demand.
German car downturn 'worst ever'The German car market is suffering an unprecedented slowdown, the country's main auto trade body warns.
Lloyds, HBOS to help small firmsLloyds TSB and HBOS, which are in the process of merging, both announce support packages for small businesses.
M&S to hold second one-day saleMarks and Spencer is to hold a second one-day, 20%-off sale on Thursday, as it aims to tempt hard-pressed shoppers.
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