| £110m VAT on homeseller packs
[04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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House owners face yet another tax, it has emerged: VAT will be imposed on the home information packs being introduced next year
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| Free broadband to stir up price
war [04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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Carphone Warehouse is expected to provoke an internet price war by launching a free broadband offer
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| Market report: Monday 11:30
[04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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The London market began the week on the front foot today despite heavy losses on Wall Street ahead of the weekend break
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| £550,00 fine for with-profits
mis-selling [04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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Royal Liver Assurance has been fined £550,000 by the Financial Services Authority for mis-selling with-profits policies to older customers
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| Homes take February breather
[04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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The property market has continued to beat expectations despite a slight February slowdown according to official figures
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| Raiders linked to Vodafone
bid [04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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A group of telecoms companies and private equity firms are said to be mulling plans to launch an audacious break-up bid for troubled Vodafone
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| Confident City forges ahead
[04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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Three reports have revealed strong growth and confidence in the City with the business services sector leading the way
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| Compass carves up assets
[04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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Caterer Compass has carved up its empire and sold off its travel catering arm for £1.8bn - earmarking cash for a share buyback
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| Gas prices set to plummet?
[04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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Households have been forced to put-up with soaring gas prices, but they could soon be on the way down
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| Ofwat: There may be more water
frauds [04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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Water industry regulator Philip Fletcher has warned customers that there could be more undiscovered frauds in the industry
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| £5bn Airbus bills made BAE
sell up [04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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Huge bills to tackle problems on some of Airbus's new projects persuaded BAE Systems to sell its 20% stake in the plane maker
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| Tchenguiz to make £2.5bn bid
at M&B [04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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Robert Tchenguiz plans a bid of more than £2.5bn for pubs group Mitchells & Butlers within the next ten days
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| Last chance for ATM firms that
flout rules [04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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Two of Britain's biggest cash machine operators face having them switched off for not warning users about the fees for using them
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| New blow for games tycoon
[04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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Carl Freer, who headed the defunct Gizmondo, is being sued by his former solicitors for more than £500,000
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| 'Flash' McGarry and a £26m
loans fraud [04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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Financial Mail tracks down the man who may be the link between two property cons that could embroil some of the UK's biggest companies
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| A-Z of the Sunday newspapers
[04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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Our summary of what the business pages are reporting from the financial world this weekend
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| Sunday Newspaper share tips
[04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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Each week, we round up the main share tips from the Sunday newspapers. Here are the tips from the The Business and Sunday Telegraph
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| Rail strike warning over pay
rate row [04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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Network Rail managers are being forced to downgrade thousands of workers, who could end up without pay rises or even losing their jobs
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| Dinner with the boss isn't
enough [04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King is changing long-service awards at the supermarket giant
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| LSE plans 'are bid to curb
Ofex' [04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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The LSE has been accused of attempting an 'anti-competitive manoeuvre' by changing its AIM rules so that they will damage its new rival
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| Pensions A-Day is here
[04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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The biggest overhaul of pensions for 50 years comes into effect today. Young or old, read how the changes will affect your future
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| Threat to free banking
[04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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A clampdown on penalty fees could sound the death knell for free banking and provoke 'public outrage', it was claimed today
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| BP's green shoots are clipped
[04/10/2006 01:01 PM] |
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It would be safer for BP not to shout about their environmental credentials until the core business of extracting and refining oils has been cleaned up
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