Markets News Afternoon: European stocks slide; Oil price falls towards $50 in New York; Citi falls 14% - 2008-11-20 11:37:48 - www.finfacts.com AIB launches "market leading" interest rate for First Time Buyers - 2008-11-20 10:59:47 - www.finfacts.com US initial claims for unemployment benefits jumps to 16-year high; Continuing claims at 25-year high - 2008-11-20 10:42:34 - www.finfacts.com US Conference Board Leading Index fell sharply in October - 2008-11-20 10:21:20 - www.finfacts.com Irish Finance Bill 2008: Lenihan publishes Bill to "restore order and stability in the public finances" - 2008-11-20 09:31:18 - www.finfacts.com French Presidency gets agreement for minor reform of CAP farmers' subsidies - 2008-11-20 08:25:58 - www.finfacts.com Ifo World Economic Climate Index falls further; Economic situation is unfavourable in Spain, Italy, Belgium and Ireland - 2008-11-20 08:21:08 - www.finfacts.com OECD says in Ireland only one out of three people with disability has a job - one of the lowest shares among its 30 member countries - 2008-11-20 04:39:07 - www.finfacts.com Markets News Thursday: European stocks in sharp slide; Citi shares fall to 1995 low and the Dow dips below 8,000 in New York - 2008-11-20 03:10:29 - www.finfacts.com Japan reports ¥63.9bn - $666m - trade deficit in October as exports to Asia, US and Europe fell - 2008-11-20 02:16:19 - www.finfacts.com