| Doubts over £800m HMV bid talk
[01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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Troubled music chain HMV was on bid alert today after receiving a takeover approach said to be worth at least £800m
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| Fraud bill soars to nearly
£1bn [01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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The cost of fraud nearly trebled in the UK during 2005 - driven by credit card, cheque and ID scams, a new study says
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| Market report: Monday 12.00
[01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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Shares in Marks & Spencer are trading back below 500p these days and still look overvalued, according to one broker
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| Scheme to stamp out cowboy
tradesmen [01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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A scheme to stamp out cowboy builders and rogue tradesmen, and which aims to help housebuilders find reputable firms, has been launched
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| Judgment day for big-money
divorcees [01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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The ex-wife of a wealthy accountant will go to the House of Lords today in a case that could determine whether a divorcee can claim a share of her husband's future earnings
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| All quiet on the property front
[01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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Potential homebuyers are stalling on their purchases according to figures released today showing house prices inched ahead in January
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| Sanctuary unveils rescue plans
[01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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Music group Sanctuary has unveiled plans for a multi-million pound rescue package after the worst year in its history sent losses spiralling
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| Enron saga nears climax as
trial begins [01/30/2006 02:18 PM]
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The endgame of the Enron saga begins today with the trial in Houston of the failed energy trading giant's founder and former chief
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| Opec set to freeze quota level
[01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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Oil cartel Opec will almost certainly stick to its existing production quota when it meets in Vienna tomorrow
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| Alpha Airports hit by fraud
[01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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Flight services group Alpha Airports said today it may have been a victim of a fraud which could cost up to £2.5m
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| NHS delays leave iSoft poorly
[01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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Delays to its flagship NHS deal will wipe £45m off profits, the computer software firm has wearned
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| City firm facing probe on QinetiQ
[01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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Investigators probing the sale of Britain's defence laboratories will examine the relationship between the Treasury and a top City firm
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| Marconi firm unveils 02 deal
[01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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Marconi's successor company Telent today announced its first major deal after securing a £36m contract with telecoms group O2
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| Signals good for Hornby profits
[01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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Train set maker Hornby is on track to 'broadly' meet profit hopes after deals in Europe reduced its dependence on the UK market
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| Threats to kill Langbar boss
[01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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Stuart Pearson has received death threats following the mysterious disappearance of £365m from the firm's bank accounts
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| Arcelor jobs are safe, Mittal
pledges [01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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Mittal Steel today opened its campaign to win support for its hostile offer for European group Arcelor
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| A to Z of the Sunday newspapers
[01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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This week's round-up of some of the bigger stories from the business sections of the Sunday newspapers
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| Shops urged to stop price cuts
[01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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Retailers have been warned against becoming stuck in a cycle of heavy discounting as shoppers no longer consider 50%-off a great deal
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| Asda tries to calm its critics
[01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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Asda has launched a charm offensive after a confidential survey revealed increasing hostility to the American-owned supermarket group
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| More UK firms in foreign hands
[01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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We must have reservations about the wholesale pillaging of our stock market, says the Daily Mail Deputy City Editor
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| Angels, or money-grabbing sneaks?
[01/30/2006 02:18 PM] |
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The nastiest bank in Britain is named and shamed by the Mail on Sunday's Personal Finance Editor
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So much for credit checks then, Matey [01/30/2006 02:18 PM]
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The Financial Mail on Sunday Editor is sent evidence that shows what utter rubbish banks have been spouting about irresponsible lending
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