Hello traders!

In the US tonight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 74.16 points to end at
8,990.96. The S&P500 dropped 10.42 points to 930.09 and the Nasdaq Composite
gained 7.74 points to 1,657.21.

December crude closed at $67.50 per barrel Wednesday on the New York
Mercantile Exchange, up 7.6%, or $4.77.

See you in the morning with the latest........

G.

Good morning traders!

In Asia today, the Hang Seng ended the morning up 1,283.95 points (10.1%) at
13,986.02, while the Nikkei climbed 817.86 points (10%) to end at 9,029.76.

US crude oil futures rose $3 to $70.50 barrel.

Happy trading!

G.

Morning all. Market reports:

Telegraph
The Times
The Times (Need to know)
FT
The Guardian
The Independent
This is Money

Dow Jones news service was forced to correct a report that had quoted General Electric's top executive on 2009 earnings - after the report battered GE shares and sparked a late stock-market sell-off.
Dow Jones misquote sparks sell-off

The US Federal Reserve has slashed interest rates to a four-year low in an attempt to avert a long and painful recession.
Fed's 50 basis point cut takes US interest rate to 1pc

Traders in Tokyo have given warning that about $90 billion (55billion) of complex foreign exchange products, sold mainly to Japanese households and institutions, are on the brink of falling like a house of cards.
Fears mount in Japan over complex yen products

Hedge funds nursing multi-billion-dollar losses from a wrong-way bet on Volkswagen shares have launched a furious attack on the German financial authorities, branding their handling of Porsches move to control its rival as a ''fiasco and ''criminally irresponsible.
Hedge funds lose billions as VW share price dives

Gordon Rayner discovers how financial predators became the prey in the audacious multi-billion takeover of VW by Porsche
Porsche and VW share row: how Germany got revenge on the hedge fund 'locusts'

As volatile and scary as stocks look now, here are three big reasons not to abandon your investing strategy.
Is buy-and-hold dead and gone?

MF Global, the derivatives broker spun off from FTSE 100 hedge fund giant Man Group last year, has ousted its long-time chief executive and issued another set of disappointing results.
MF Global's chief executive exits after value of derivatives broker sinks by 90% in a year

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STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Futures point to stronger openSTOCKS NEWS EUROPE-MorphoSys seen up as company hikes guidance

First Day of Dealings

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Metro indicated higher on strong Q3 figuresSTOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Erste seen opening up after govt cap hike

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Luminar down on H1 profit fallSTOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Vossloh up on strong Q3 figures, guidanceSTOCKS NEWS EUROPE-BAT slips despite positive Q3 results

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK Small Caps gain 0.8 pct

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-WPP falls on tough 2009 outlookSTOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Deutsche Bank up, Q3 profit tops expectations

TFN NEWS BRIEFING: TMT highlights to 09:10 GMTTFN NEWS BRIEFING: Pharmaceuticals and chemicals highlights to 09:10 GMTTFN NEWS BRIEFING: Aerospace and transportation highlights to 09:10 GMT

TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Banking and insurance highlights to 09:15 GMTTFN NEWS BRIEFING: Consumer and retailing highlights to 09:15 GMTTFN NEWS BRIEFING: Oil and utilities highlights to 09:15 GMT

TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Mergers and acquisitions highlights to 09:20 GMT

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-ASMI gains on hopes of front-end unit sale

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Straumann drops on outlook cutSTOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Rhoen Klinikum slips on Q3 results

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Synergy gains after reassuring H1STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Standard Life falls as sales miss forecasts

TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Macroeconomics highlights to 10:10 GMT