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Shares in London plunged today as an emerging debt crisis in Dubai shook confidence. The FTSE 100 closed down 3% after falling 170 points  |  |


17.00:London shares took a hammering today after nerves over Dubai's financial security prompted a sell-off interrupted only by a technical glitch  |  |
Yesterday's trading:The bait of an imminent disposal saw hungry punters nibbling away at shares of pest control-to-washroom services group Rentokil Initial  |  |
The price of gold soared again today leaving the cost per ounce a whisker away from cracking the $1,200 level.  |  |


Share trading on the London Stock Exchange was suspended for several hours after technical difficulties hit the markets this morning  |  |
Currys and PC World owner DSG International made a positive impression on the City as it stemmed losses and overhauled stores  |  |
Lloyds shareholders were 'mugged' when the bank bought HBOS without telling them it had taken a secret £25bn loan, it has been claimed  |  |
Pubs chain Mitchells & Butlers today showed there was evidence of an upturn in consumer confidence, as total revenues at the group grew by 2.6% over the year  |  |
Interim figures from QinetiQ revealed why former chief Graham Love was dumped last month with the controversial defence group unlikely to meet profit forecasts  |  |
Stricken US car giant General Motors revealed it would axe almost 9,000 jobs across Europe, with Opel plants in Germany and Belgium cutting 7,200  |  |
Robinsons-to-Tango drinks giant Britvic posted a 23% hike in annual profits as it bucked sales declines in the wider soft drinks market  |  |
The break-up of Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland won't increase competition in high street banking, the head of Tesco's financial arm has warned  |  |
Compass Group believes there will be lots of new business opportunities over the next three years as Britain is forced to outsource more public sector work  |  |
Britain's banks have had little to cheer about of late and the clampdown of governance proposed in today's Walker report could lead to further board revolutions  |
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