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A protester on Wall Street complains about US government bail-outs
'Deeper' recession ahead says IMF
The global economy will decline by 1.3% this year, the biggest fall since World War II, says the International Monetary Fund.
European budget deficits rising
Meltdown losses of '$4 trillion'
UK unveils 50% top tax rate

KEY EUROPE STORIES
Russia warns reserve may run out
German economy 'to shrink by 6%'
UK inflation data turns negative
Poland to seek $20bn IMF credit
Downturn hits profits at Philips
German government in Hypo offer
Ireland unveils emergency budget
REST OF THE WORLD
Debt overshadows US bank's profit
Sony Ericsson to cut 2,000 jobs
Toshiba to cut 3,900 more posts
JP Morgan profits beat forecasts
Weak exports hit China's growth
Swiss bank UBS to cut 8,700 jobs
Obama says recession easing
FEATURES, VIEWS AND ANALYSIS
Graphics for UK packages
Global downturn: In graphics
Some of the key facts and figures behind the turmoil in the global financial markets.
Jobseekers at a jobs fair in California Back to school
Ex-finance workers in New York seek new direction
Container ship, Hong Kong waters, Mar 09 Troubled waters
Global trade slowdown hits Hong Kong shipping
Sign outside a cyber cafe in Tokyo that allows people to stay overnight Washington diary
Matt Frei on how Japan is coping with the downturn

ANALYSIS

Tulips along Park Avenue in New York Do 'green shoots' mean recovery?
Do US banks' better-than-expected profits signal an economic recovery?

Misfiring market
Crisis 'to trap 53m in poverty'
Waking up to reality in Iceland
Just how bad is the crisis?
Optimism is cure for the downturn
BACKGROUND

A banana skin World in turmoil
The tricky business of working out whether we are in a global recession

Your latest questions answered
Q&A: US stimulus plan
UK recession tracker
Timeline: Iceland economic crisis
How to cope during the recession

FEATURES, VIEWS AND ANALYSIS
Carlos Global gloom
India to Australia: How the world is feeling the pinch
Closing down sign in British shop Another way?
Radical views on how to overcome the economic crisis
unemployed men protest outsidde labour exchange Return to the 30s
Is protectionism starting to make a comeback?
A job center in Cranston US jobs battle
Unemployment in one of the US's worst hit states
Olga, investment projects manager Life after boom
Crisis-hit Russians learn to survive the downturn
Dubai Creek Dubai doubts
The Emirate's economy looks fragile

RECESSION BASICS

Find out how the downturn took shape
Puzzled by the jargon? We explain
The big numbers in context
Why do we need economic growth?
Fnd out what's actually a recession
And what the G20 summit was all about
Robert Peston Robert Peston's blog - for the latest business analysis

ITV: Change of cast
Gilts shock
How to borrow £200bn

MARKET DATA - 19:49 UK

FTSE 100
4018.23down
 -12.43 -0.31%
Dax
4538.21down
 -56.21 -1.22%
Cac 40
3008.62down
 -16.62 -0.55%
Dow Jones
7905.37up
 18.80 0.24%
Nasdaq
1642.07down
 -4.05 -0.25%
BBC Global 30
4591.96down
 -42.56 -0.92%
Data delayed by at least 15 minutes
open Marketwatch ticker
HAVE YOUR SAY
Francis Wu Global money gloom: Your stories

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Copper mine Zambian copper industry crisis

the rock of gibraltar Gibraltar defies global recession

Deserted factory building Ghost factory sign of China slump

US car dealer How do you sell when no one will buy?

Chen Deming, Minister of Commerce, China Leading Questions: Chen Deming


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