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More forced to work beyond 65  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
The pensions crisis will forced an extra one-third of people to work beyond retirement age, with 775,000 over-65s predicted to be working in 2020
Iran crisis to bring soaring oil costs  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
Rapidly deteriorating relations between the West and Iran could see energy prices hit record highs in coming weeks
Market report: Friday Close  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
Rumours that a major US player is eyeing up International Power propelled the price higher today, despite details being thin on the ground
Criminals target 'secure' sites  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
Criminals are increasingly hacking into ‘secure’ online shopping sites to steal credit and debit card details, experts warned today
How we pay £½bn in bank fees  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
Millions of bank customers are being punished with 'staggering' penalty charges of an estimated £553m a year - a rise of 40% in two years
Northern Food shares sink on rising costs  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
Shares in Northern Foods, maker of Fox's biscuits, Goodfella's pizzas and supplier to M&S, have slumped after it warned of rising costs
Bellway homes hits targets  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
Bellway today said it had already secured 75% of its sales target for 2006, and that it was confident going forward
Pizza Express enjoys busy Christmas  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
The owner of restaurant chain Pizza Express today said a 'particularly strong' Christmas had kept it on course
NTL poised to raise offer for Virgin Mobile  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
Cable company NTL is close to raising its offer for Virgin Mobile from 323p a share to between 365p and 370p
Morgan lures workers with $10m bonus  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
Morgan Stanley is courting top City dealmakers from rival investment banks with $10m guaranteed bonus offers
Dickins & Jones closes its door  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
Dickins & Jones has been a London institution for 171 years. But tomorrow the doors of the department store will close for ever
Tenon accountancy plans in tatters  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
The dream of building a nationwide, publicly-quoted accountancy practice as an alternative to the big four multinationals may have died today
Panmure and BoS take £30m punt  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
Broker Panmure Gordon is forming a £30m joint venture with Bank of Scotland to invest in companies planning to come to the stock market
Rates held at 4.5%  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
The Bank of England base rate was held at 4.5% today. Economists are now expecting a cut in borrowing costs in spring
Watch live TV through your mobile  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
BT is to launch a mobile phone TV service offering channels from ITV, Channel 4 and Sky by the end of the year, it has announced
ScotPower in bid frame as boss sacked  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
City traders were betting on Scottish Power being readied for a takeover today after beleaguered chief executive Ian Russell was sacked
City's £7.5bn bonus bonanza  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
City bankers are in line for payouts totalling a staggering £7.5bn in the biggest-ever bonus bonanza
Argos joy as internet sales surge by 37%  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
Argos's sales over the internet in the last three months, including the Christmas trading period, surged way beyond the company's hopes
Caution despite Christmas cheer at Boots  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
Chemists chain Boots beat City sales forecasts over Christmas but warned today that shoppers will return to saving their money
Sour note for HMV as profits slide  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
Chief executive to go as massive discounting of CDs, DVDs and video games leads to big slump in first-half profits
Sainsbury's feels festive boost  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
Sainsbury's supermarkets enjoyed buoyant trading over the Christmas period as shoppers splurged on its top-end foods
Labour's dangerous liaison  [01/15/2006 04:11 AM]
New Labour crosses a Rubicon with the flotation of Qinetiq, the tongue-twisting defence technology group, says the Daily Mail City Editor
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