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Times Online June 17, 2008

BUSINESS BULLETIN


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Today's top stories

Families in a fix as the crunch gets worse

High street banks, which have been battered by the credit crunch, are asking shareholders for extra cash to plug the gaps

Darling tries to mend links with the City

Alistair Darling is creating a group to look at competitiveness in an attempt to repair bruised relations with the City

Barclays considers £4bn capital raising

The country's third-largest bank considers Britain's largest placing and pre-emptive offer of shares, around £4 billion

Primark drops firms that use child labour

Primark, the cut-price fashion chain, admits that it had been buying from suppliers who use child labour

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Barclays finally admits problem

It makes sense for Barclays to shore up its finances right now, in case things continue to worsen in the credit crunch

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Tempus: Soco ... BlueBay ... Majestic Wine

Soco news leaves shareholders deflated ... Shares in BlueBay have halved on the year ... Majestic tailors its tactics for tough times

Lehman Brothers loss... Glaxo deal... Helius plant

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