"The G-7 agrees today that the current situation calls for urgent and exceptional action.

The Dow closed down 128 points or 1.5% while the S&P closed down 1.2% and the Nasdaq closed up 02.%.

For a bank to post an earnings result better than guidance in the current climate is nothing less than remarkable.

Deutsche Bank rates as Buy - Traffic numbers in September rose 3.3% and this supports the broker's forecasts for the current quarter.

The Dow fell 678 or 7.3% while the S&P fell 7.6% and the Nasdaq 5.5%.

While the unfolding of the global financial crisis has seen some market analysts and commentators speculate Asian markets generally and the Hong Kong market in particular would remain largely immune from any problems on Wall Street, Standard Chartered was not one of them, often warning US problems would cause a turning of the tide in Hong Kong.

We've all been talking about the long term positive prospects for coal prices, even as they continued to fall over the past three months, but all good stories - even if it's one of the last good ones you've got -  must come to an end.

Merrill Lynch rates as Buy, Medium Risk - The broker's analysis shows fundamentals of the plasma market are still solid, while recent currency movements offer scope for upside to earnings estimates.