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Article: 2M JOBLESS BY CHRISTMAS; EXCLUSIVE Banker's warning Stocks in freefall CREDIT CRUNCH BITES DEEPER AS EMPLOYMENT AND SHARES DISASTER ALERTS ADD TO OUR MISERIES.(Features)
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- The People (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 12, 2008
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Byline: By NIGEL NELSON Political Editor
TWO MILLION Brits will be out of work by Christmas as the credit crisis tightens its stranglehold on the world's economy, a top financier claims.
The grim forecast was spelled out as pounds 2.7TRILLION was wiped off global shares in a week which saw the FTSE100 plunge by nearly a QUARTER.
And yesterday, at the climax of a momentous week for the world:
Treasury officials launched lastditch talks to safeguards millions of pounds invested by UK councils and individuals in a ...