The FTSE 100 plummeted today to close at 4,589.2, after falling 391.1 points - or 7.85%. The fall marks the biggest one-day points fall ever and was the third-worst percentage fall since the FTSE 100 was launched in 1984. The fall comes despite Chancellor Alistair Darling announcing that the Government will do whatever it takes to [...]

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