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Last close	4943.60	Last close	9605.65	Last close	1695.38

Opening	4936.90	Opening	9605.65	Opening	1695.38

Current price	4755.70	Current price	9605.65	Current price	1695.38

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	London shares lose £43 billion London shares had another £43 billion wiped from their value today with the FTSE 100 Index closing down 187.9 points at 4755.7 at the end of one of the most traumatic weeks in the City's history. More Get market reports sent straight to you

New York Mayor: Wall Street will be back in business soon New York government officials say the city's authorities are working hard to get as many businesses as possible up and running again in Wall Street. Full story A fifth of New York's key office space has gone Insurers 'can absorb up to £35bn'

"I feel sick. This was not just an attack on the US it was an attack on all of us in the free world."
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	City workers await news as business helps out City workers are still waiting for news of friends and colleagues feared dead after the attacks, as big business pays out millions to help the victims and their families. Oracle quietly posts 2% profits rise as it mourns eight workers
Boss breaks down as he admits 700 staff may be dead

Business 'may have to bear cost of anti-terrorism war' Business may have to bear the costs of the war against terrorism and extra security checks, analysts claim. Full story

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	Airport security firms were fined last year for lapses The company in charge of checkpoints at two out of the three airports involved in Tuesday's hijackings was fined $1 million dollars last year. Full story
Airlines' credit rating is downgraded Airlines want compensation to be limited Find out if American and United Airlines are sued

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Portman buys Sun Life subsidiary Portman Building Society has bought Sun Bank, a UK subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada, for £95m. The deal should strengthen its hand in the buy-to-let sector. Full story More stories on personal finance

BT Ignite boss quits
The chief executive of BT Ignite is quitting. Alfred Mockett will leave at the end of November to return to America to become chief executive and chairman of a US company. Full story

	Fortnum & Mason pins hopes on a happier Christmas Fortnum & Mason is hoping for a better Christmas period after foot-and-mouth put off overseas visitors and left it with flat full-year profits. Full story
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Korean taste for whisky boosts Burn Stewart Distillers
First year of independence sees Transware profits rise by £730,000
Local council orders bring ITnet into the black

Unions to work with Marconi over job cuts Unions have agreed to work in partnership with Marconi over its plans to cut jobs. Full story Find out the latest developments at Marconi

Coming up next week. . .

Monday: Will Geest slip up with its interim results? Find out
Tuesday: Latest retail figures are released. Find out what they are
International Power is looking to expand to the USA. Get its interims
Tesco's interims should show it's still at the top. Get them
Thursday: Morrison's is looking to expand. Get its interims

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