| Sky wins half live football
deals [04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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Football fans will see a huge shake-up in televised top-flight football after BSkyB won just half of the six live packages
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| Friends beats sales forecast
[04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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Friends Provident today became the latest insurer to find that Britons had regained their appetite for saving
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| Market report: Friday close
[04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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Pendragon's 695p-a-share bid for rival Lookers ground to a halt as the FTSE 100 shed nearly 40 points ahead of the weekend
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| Watchdog warns of pension
peril [04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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Hundreds of company retirement schemes are at risk of collapse, the Pensions Regulator has warned, attacking the incompetence of some fund trustees
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| ID fraud on the increase
[04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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Identity theft soared by 17% in the first three months of the year, according to the UK's fraud prevention service
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| Tesco fails in bid for South
Korean stores [04/29/2006 08:15 AM]
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Tesco has failed to pick up the South Korean operations of Carrefour, with local clothesmaking and distribution firm Eland taking the prize
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| Asda showdown with unions
[04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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Unions were today staging a showdown with Asda boss Andy Bond amid allegations the supermarkets giant reneged on a union recognition deal
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| Rebel shareholders bid to oust
Arcelor duo [04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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Two powerful investment groups will today lead efforts by shareholders in Arcelor to kick the company's chairman and deputy off the board
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| Yell moves into Spain
[04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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Telephone directories business Yell has bought 60% of Spanish directories publisher TPI for €3.1bn (£2.13bn).
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| M&B gets its bid defence into
place [04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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M&B has outlined its defence strategy against a bid from tycoon Robert Tchenguiz, promising shareholders £500m
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| Doorstep lenders slammed
[04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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Doorstep lenders are ripping off their customers to the tune of £100m a year, the competition watchdog warned today
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| XBox costs to hit Microsoft
[04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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Software giant Microsoft has delivered a 16% rise in third-quarter profits but warned that rising costs will erode earnings
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| Asda takes on estate agents
[04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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Shoppers can add another item to their grocery list - a new home - after supermarket giant Asda announced plans to take on estate agents
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| Mortgages to break £1 trillion
barrier [04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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The value of homeloans in the UK will burst through the £1 trillion barrier early next month - but Briton's homes are worth much more
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| OFT to investigate online shopping
[04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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The OFT is launching a new study into online shopping, following a 350% rise in internet sales in the past five years
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| Free mobile web calls on the
way [04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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Free internet phone calls are to be offered via wireless internet in pubs, stations and airports across London, a new joint venture promises
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| Don't miss this week's Financial
Mail [04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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Special preview:Power struggle - your gas in Russian hands, naming the top fund managers, and boosting your wealth
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| 'Smart' energy meters launched
[04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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'Smart' gas and electricity meters, which can be monitored electronically and cut out the need for estimated bills, have been launched
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| Watchdog sets out new safeguards
[04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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The financial watchdog has laid out plans to protect people opting for home reversion plans and Islamic mortgages
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| Heat goes out of house price
growth [04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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The recent mini-boom in the housing market appears to be running out of steam, according to a report today from our biggest building society
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| Business failures soar
[04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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The number of UK businesses failing is growing at its fastest rate for seven years, with a 15% leap in failures during the first quarter of 2006
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| The 71% summer hols mark-up
[04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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Parents face paying up to 71% more for a family holiday during the summer school break, despite
claims that the annual rip-off is being tackled
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| Drug firms relieve the pain
[04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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For the UK to remain a centre of research excellence it is critical to nurture scientists and stand firm against animal rights extremists
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| Asset-rich Sigma snares university
deal [04/29/2006 08:15 AM] |
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Our small caps experts reveal minnow stocks that are set to fly, or dive. This week the spotlight falls on Aim-listed Sigma Technology
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