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Page last updated at 09:43 GMT, Wednesday, 21 January 2009

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
US banking shares decline sharply
US indexes see their biggest fall for almost two months, with banking shares ending sharply lower.
Bank warns on slowdown
Citigroup to split as losses grow
Bank of America bail-out agreed

IBM sign IBM bucks gloom with rosy outlook
IBM's latest quarterly profits rise 12% as the technology services firm issues a rosy forecast for 2009.

Nickel compacts from Yabulu Refinery, Queensland, Australia Miner BHP to lay off 6,000 staff
The world's biggest mining group, BHP Billiton, says it will cut some 6,000 jobs worldwide to cope with falling demand.

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
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Barack Obama answers questions from the press on 5 January Obama's choices
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Blogger Messenger shot
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AMERICAS
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ASIA PACIFIC
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EUROPE
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MIDDLE EAST
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SOUTH ASIA
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MARKET DATA - 09:52 UK

FTSE 100
4031.21down
 -60.19 -1.47%
Dax
4179.24down
 -60.61 -1.43%
Cac 40
2867.28down
 -58.00 -1.98%
Dow Jones
7949.09down
 -332.13 -4.01%
Nasdaq
1440.86down
 -88.47 -5.78%
BBC Global 30
5029.24up
 34.77 0.70%
Data delayed by at least 15 minutes
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Sweden's Ericsson to slash jobs
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German retailer cuts 15,000 jobs
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