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U.S. pleads for patience in crisis repair efforts

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U.S. President George W. Bush on Saturday said the financial crisis will require a global, coordinated response and the top industrial nations will work together to solve it quickly, but cautioned it would not be fixed overnight

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Markets reveal the colour of fear

According to the colour-coded spectrum of panic, Monday’s stock market selloff signalled investors are firmly in the “red†zone.