| Retailers slump to post-war
low [01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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High Street spending grew at its slowest rate in 60 years in 2005. But online retailing continued to boom, with sales up 50% at Christmas
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| December mortgages 'best ever'
[01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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Evidence the housing market is picking up has been reinforced by the strongest December mortgage lending on record
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| Market Report: Friday close
[01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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Good times lie ahead at publisher Pearson if it follows the advice of a big City hitter and sells some of its prize assets
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| City Slicker escapes jail over
share tips [01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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A Daily Mirror City reporter who made thousands from companies he tipped has been ordered to undertake 180 hours of community service
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| Record deficit blow to Brown
[01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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The Chancellor is set to miss his forecasts after the Treasury's coffers plunged into the red by a record amount in December
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| Dearer rail fares as Savers
face axe [01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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Rail fares could rocket under Government plans to scrap cheap tickets and give train companies greater powers to set their own prices
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| Post offices face wipe-out
[01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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Government plans to axe a £1bn card account contract could deal a 'devastating blow' to thousands of post offices
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| Rush for EuroMillions tickets
[01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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Sales of EuroMillion tickets are up 300% as punters bid to win £85m - the largest prize in UK lottery history
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| £120m sale windfall for IAM
staff [01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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Managers at hedge fund firm International Asset Management are celebrating after being bought out by ABN Amro
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| High Street banks cash in
[01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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High street banks are set to reveal record profits of more than £34bn, a rise of about 15%
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| It's a rich woman's world
[01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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For first time, talented young women running their own businesses are outstripping men in the race to become millionaires
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| Teenage debtors owe £60,000
[01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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People as young as 19 are taking out an Individual Voluntary Agreement to reduce 'live now, pay later' debts of £60,000
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| MoD boss in QinetiQ conflict
[01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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Controversy rages over the stock market float of QinetiQ after it emerged Ministry of Defence finance boss Trevor Woolley is a director
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| Funds may dump QXL [01/22/2006
12:23 AM] |
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Institutional investors will be forced to pull of QXL ricardo, after the FTSE International admitted that it plans to reclassify the stock
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| City man in 'sexist email'
storm [01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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A City worker has been hauled over the coals after a lurid email sent from work spread around the world
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| Ex Scott Tod chief wants chairman's
head [01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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The owners of one of the biggest cash machine operators are squaring up today for a face-to-face battle over who should run it
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| £25m payday on the cards for
RAB [01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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Hedge fund managers of RAB Capital are set for another bumper payday as the quoted group shrugged off several months of poor performance
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| Livedoor director quits as
inquiry starts [01/22/2006 12:23 AM]
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A director of beleaguered Japanese internet firm Livedoor has quit the company as prosecutors prepare to quiz senior executives
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| Pension peril for retiring
millions [01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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Millions approaching retirement were warned last night that they could be hit hard in the pocket following a collapse in pension payout rates
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| The rise and rise of Tesco
[01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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Special report:Supermarket giant Tesco continues to dominate more of the High Street. But is it becoming a victim of its own success?
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| Flat screens boost Comet sales
[01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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Comet owner Kesa has revealed strong demand for items such as flat screen televisions boosted trading over the key Christmas period
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| Aussies should pull their punches
[01/22/2006 12:23 AM] |
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Macquarie has chosen the wrong tactics in its attempt to take over the LSE, says the Daily Mail City Editor
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