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Business News

Shares plummet on Asian markets
Asian stock markets plunge on fears of a global recession with Tokyo's Nikkei average down by about 10%.

G8 backs financial reform summit
The G8 leaders agree to hold a summit with other states to discuss global financial reform, and reopen trade negotiations.

Jobless rise highest for 17 years
The UK jobless total rose by 164,000 - the most in 17 years - to 1.79 million for the three months from June to August.

Retailers push petrol to below £1
Supermarket chains Asda and Morrison's, and oil giant BP cut the price of petrol to 99.9p per litre, as the price of oil falls.

EU leaders seek broad bank reform
EU leaders are to discuss multi-billion-euro rescue plans for Europe's ailing banks at a two-day summit in Brussels.

Watchdog sorry for bank failings
The financial services watchdog apologises for failing to spot banking problems which led to the government bail-out.

US retail sales decline sharply
US retail sales fell sharply in September, the biggest monthly decline in more than three years, as consumers shunned the shops.

Credit crunch hits US bank profit
Profits at the US banks JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo drop sharply - but beat Wall Street's fears.

Iceland's central bank cuts rates
Iceland's central bank cuts the country's interest rate by 3.5% from a record high of 15.5%.

Iceland's biggest music festival goes ahead despite banking crisis
A music festival in Iceland with CSS, Biffy Clyro and Vampire Weekend goes ahead, despite the country's cash crisis.

Ad watchdog wades in over Maltesers calorie claim
A Maltesers advert misled consumers by implying the sweets were a low-calorie snack, the advertising watchdog has ruled.

Redundancy pitfalls
Employers could face big tax bills

Whistleblowers
Do employees feel safe enough to speak out?

Chinese cheque
Could China use its foreign reserves to help the West?

Recession beaters
How small firms can best beat any economic downturn