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