German ministers meet officials from the central bank and the financial regulator to try to save troubled lender Hypo Real Estate.

An emergency summit of European leaders is due to be held in Paris on the global financial crisis.

President Bush says the US economy still faces “serious challenges”, after signing a $700bn financial rescue plan.

Thousands in India’s West Bengal state protest against the Tata group’s decision to abandon plans to make cars there.

The US bank Wells Fargo is set to buy Wachovia in a $15.1bn deal, but its rival, scorned suitor Citigroup is objecting.

US stocks end lower as investors take profits following the approval of a $700bn plan to rescue the US financial system.

US employers cut 159,000 jobs in September, the most in more than five years, Labor Department’s figures show.

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SHIPOWNERS who have tonnage entered mutually in Gard P&I Club, one of the world?s top two such organisations, are to receive a total $9m ?give back?.

THE financial restructuring of government-owned Hindustan Shipyard has been delayed further and referred to a group of ministers after suggestions that its expansion plans could cause national security concerns.

JINHUI Shipping and Transportation, the Oslo-listed Hong Kong bulker operator, saw net profit surge 109% to $12.8m in the first quarter buoyed by soaring charter rates. Turnover climbed 49% to $54.3m.

DRYSHIPS chief George Economou has hailed an ?exceptionally strong? first quarter for the Nasdaq-listed dry bulk company, writes Nigel Lowry in Athens.

IMPROVED results for the first quarter of 2007 have been unveiled by the Piraeus Port Authority, the corporation in charge of Greece?s largest port.

SUE Langley, one of the most high profile personalities in the London market, is to join Lloyd?s to raise operational competitiveness and ensure a focus on North American business, which supplies 40% of revenue at Lloyd?s, writes James Brewer.

DEMAND for tankers to act as floating storage units in the Black and Baltic seas is bound to pick up after the Russian government introduced tax breaks.

NAMES at Lloyd?s are continuing to reap better rewards from the market than the dominant corporates, according to an analysis commissioned from ratings agency Moody?s by the Associa- tion of Lloyd?s Members.

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Asian shares drop amid continued uncertainty over whether the House of Representatives will support the $700bn bail-out.

Swiss bank UBS says it will cut 2,000 jobs and will reorganise the business to cut costs and focus on its strengths.

French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s office announces an emergency summit on the global financial crisis.

Irish banks will not unfairly benefit from the 100% savings guarantee scheme, a finance ministry source tells the BBC.

The European Central Bank keeps eurozone interest rates at 4.25%, resisting pressure for a rate cut.

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde criticises Ireland’s decision to guarantee all bank deposits.

The US Senate approves a revised draft of a Wall Street rescue plan which now returns to the House, at a key moment for financial markets.

US car sales fell sharply last month, the latest sign that woes in the financial sector are spreading to the wider economy.

The Ulster Bank has applied to join the Irish government’s scheme to guarantee all the deposits in Irish banks.

The slower US economy sparks a sharp drop in the money Mexican migrants are sending home, official figures show.

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UP TO 75% of the world?s orderbook under construction could have trouble raising the financing that would bankroll those ships? completion through to 2012, a senior banking executive has hinted.

ITALIAN class society Rina is to introduce a substantially revamped and strengthened version of its successful Green Star environmental notation as a direct response to regulatory discussions at the International Maritime Organization and new developments in industry.

THE International Maritime Organization must urge the UN secretary-general to strengthen the UN security council resolution 1816 on anti-piracy action in the Gulf of Aden, an industry spokesman said yesterday.

THE GLOBAL credit crisis has undermined the banking system and presages a further shift of influence over world trade to Asia, industry leaders were told yesterday.

FRENCH insurers have ensured that their finances are solid in the face of the turmoil affecting the financial markets, writes Andrew Spurrier.

NORWEGIAN shipowner Sea-Cargo has ordered the world?s first gas-driven ro-ro vessels, writes Craig Eason.

SWEDISH shipowner Transatlantic has put one of its three business divisions up for sale in an effort to streamline operations, writes Craig Eason.

POLAND?s state-owned shipyards are preparing themselves for a final rejection by Brussels of the country?s restructuring plans and potential bankruptcy if forced to repay up to ?2.3bn ($3.2bn) of state aid, write Justin Stares in Brussels and Magdalena Marek in Cologne.

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Price of litre of petrol tops 1 for first time in UK as oil surges on a North Sea storm. By Graeme Wearden.

The pound climbed to $2.10 for the first time since 1981 today, boosted by speculation that China was preparing to shift its foreign reserves out of dollars. By Graeme Wearden.

Market report: London shares resumed their downward trek today, knocked by volatile oil prices, a tumbling dollar, jitters around banks and more anxieties on Wall Street. By Katie Allen.

Virgin Media signals that era of upheaval marked by public rows with BSkyB is behind it as the cable TV company posts strongest customer growth in more than a year. By Katie Allen and Chris Tryhorn.

Henkel, the maker of Schwarzkopf hair products, plans to cut thousands of jobs when it completes its 2.7bn acquisition of ICI’s National Starch adhesives business early next year. By David Gow.

British bus and rail operator says soaring oil price forcing motorists out of their cars and on to public transport. By Dan Milmo.

Outlook at fashion chain Next ‘uncertain’ in run-up to Christmas, company warns. By Julia Finch.

Cable group Virgin Media added 13,000 new customers in the third quarter of the year. By Chris Tryhorn.

King: ‘No disagreement with chancellor’ Authorities knew savers had insufficient protection

Record label Universal Music Classics & Jazz is making its entire catalogue available online without copy protection as part of an experiment to gauge fans’ demand for MP3 tracks. By Katie Allen.

ITV’s share price fell to an all-time low after it emerged the company wants BSkyB to sell its 17.9% stake. By Chris Tryhorn and Katie Allen.

News Corporation has overridden the wishes of Dow Jones shareholders the Bancroft family by appointing a 27-year-old opera singer with little experience of the media to represent the family on its board, according to reports.

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