Shares in travel firm Thomas Cook plummeted this morning after the firm said it was in talks with its banks about borrowing more money.
This was due to a "deterioration of trading in some areas of the business in the current quarter", the firm said.
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In October, Thomas Cook said aid it had reached agreement with bankers to amend the terms of its existing facilities while securing an extra £100m of headroom.
Shares fell 51% on opening. Before today the stock had dropped 78% already this year.
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