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Times Online March 25, 2008

BUSINESS BULLETIN

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Today's top stories

JPMorgan bows to pressure on Bear bid

US investment bank quintuples all-stock offer for stricken rival to $1.4bn after frantic behind-the-scenes negotiations

Credit crunch strain for high-leverage deals

Buyouts in retail and housing face severe pressure from investors who feel they are not worth as much as their borrowings

Debt charities concerned as loan sharks circle

Doorstep lenders move into the space left by high street banks as tighter credit keeps millions out of mainstream finance

Borrowers shun short-term mortgages

Two-year fixed-rate deals are losing popularity as their rising cost means even the most creditworthy must pay thousands

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Lessons learnt from Great Depression

Since January Ben Bernanke has led the Federal Reserve in more radical, novel and imaginative directions than predecessors
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Wall Street surges as good news dispels gloom

Positive economic and corporate data, and a raised bid for Bear Stearns, reassured investors on impact of credit crisis

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