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 World Markets Tumble 

Biggest drop in over 20 years, Brit bailout fails to stop FTSE dive

Bloomberg Bloomberg Oct 8, 08 2:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fears of a global recession sent markets plummeting around the world today, Bloomberg reports. Japan's Nikkei index nosedived 9.4%—its biggest fall since the stock market crash of 1987. Indonesia and Russia halted trading after their benchmark index dove 10%. Of 100 companies listed in Britain's FTSE 99 fell in early trading as news of a dramatic bank bailout failed to reassure investors. More »

More about:  Financial Crisis • stock market • credit crisis • Asian markets • Nikkei • Hang Seng • FTSE • FTSE 100

 Europe's Markets 
 Dive Despite 
 Intervention 

Central banks pump cash, but bourses tumble

Financial Times (UK) Financial Times (UK) Sep 16, 08 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Europe's central banks pumped huge amounts of cash into markets today as stock exchanges dove and interbank lending slowed to a trickle. Just after midday in London, the FTSE 100 was down by nearly 2%, with investment banks and insurers leading declines. The Bank of England injected $35.8 billion into the markets, while the European Central Bank released nearly $100 billion in emergency funds. More »

European Markets Yo-Yo

London, Frankfurt bourses swing wildly in early trading

Financial Times (UK) Financial Times (UK) Jan 22, 08 5:30 AM CST
(Newser) - European markets went haywire in early trading Tuesday as investors reacted to a second straight day of Asian declines and awaited the reopening of Wall Street. After a disastrous showing for the Nikkei, Hang Seng and other Asian bourses, European markets plunged: the FTSE 100 dropped 200 points minutes after opening. Yet shares in London rallied amid rumors of emergency rate cuts by the three main central banks. More »

More about:  markets • bear market • FTSE 100 • DAX • CAC 40

Bank Meltdown Wallops the British Market

Thousands still lining up outside branches; spiral could hurt PM

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Sep 17, 07 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shares of British mortgage lender Northern Rock crashed again today, causing heavy losses in other banks and deflating the FTSE 100 index by more than 100 points by midday. The bank's stock fell 36%, bringing the loss to 78% of its value in the past year. The spreading malaise is expected to bring an abrupt end to the British housing boom, and could damage the new government of PM Gordon Brown More »

More about:  Great Britain • stocks • takeover • Northern Rock • FTSE 100

European Markets Dive

FTSE 100 Index falls lower than 6,000

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Aug 16, 07 7:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - European markets took a dive this morning—after the Dow's plunge yesterday and the overnight collapse of Asian stocks. London's FTSE 100 index has fallen below 6,000, its lowest level since last October. London weathered the storm yesterday, but had nowhere to run today, the Guardian reported, as the credit crisis continues to widen. Markets in Frankfurt, Paris, Madrid, and Stockholm all also fell. More »

More about:  Dow Jones • stock market • subprime mortgages • Henry Paulson • Europe • markets • FTSE 100

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