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Nissan reports a 41% fall in half-year profits after it is hit by the high value of the yen and the "severe decline" in the US car market.

The pound falls to $1.621 and the euro falls to $1.272 following the release of better-than-expected US economic data.

BT issues a profit warning, saying it would miss its earnings for the second quarter, sending its shares down around 20%.

British bank Barclays unveils a proposal to raise up to £7.3bn, most of which will come from Middle Eastern investors.

British Gas owner Centrica launches a £2.2bn rights issue to fund plans to buy a 25% stake in British Energy.

Laptop-makers including Hewlett-Packard and Toshiba are recalling 100,000 Sony batteries over fears they may catch fire.

Employers predict a sharp rise in redundancies, particularly among older people, as the financial crisis hits the job market.

The Bank of Japan cuts its main interest rate from 0.5% to 0.3% - its first reduction for seven years, but shares still fall.

Russia's oligarchs look to handouts from the Kremlin

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