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MTV to challenge iTunes [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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MTV is set to take on Apple's iTunes as it launches its new music download service Urge tomorrow, backed by Microsoft
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BAA profits leap to £710m [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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Profits at London airports monopoly BAA jumped 8% last year but passenger growth slowed to just 2%
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Market report: Tuesday 14.30 [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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Mining shares were on the receiving end of another clobbering today, but anyone thinking their bull run may be over can think again
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Buyers in record-breaking rise [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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The number of prospective homebuyers rose for a record-breaking eleventh month in a row as confidence surged in the property market
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Inflation hits Bank's 2% target [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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Inflation hit the Bank of England's 2% target in April as rising household bills and travel costs started to bite
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Tough times leave sour taste at Compass [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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Compass Group, the world's biggest caterer, saw half-year profits fall more than 9% in one of the toughest periods in its history
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Macquarie in £1bn Chunnel rescue bid [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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Macquarie is expected to unveil a £1bn rescue package today for Eurotunnel, and raise funds to enlarge its acquisitions war chest
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VT chief sets sights on merger with BAE [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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Shipbuilders BAE Systems and VT Group will bring their operations together to create a British warship champion, the boss of VT pledged today
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Has the bull run out of steam? [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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The FTSE 100 has suffered two successive days of heavy falls, prompting fears that the bull market of the past three years is grinding to a halt.
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World Cup to give economy £1.25bn boost [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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The Football World Cup is set to provide a £1.25bn boost to the UK economy, mainly from increased consumer spending, research estimates
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Revival adds £4,000 to homes [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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The spring homebuying surge drove the cost of the average house up by £4,000 in March according to official figures released today
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Abbey plans 100 new branches [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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Plans by banking group Abbey to plug regional gaps in its branch network could see it open as many as 100 new sites
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Standard members' windfall risk [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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A Standard Life policyholder could miss out on a £500,000 windfall if they fail to validate their membership, the mutual has warned
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AstraZeneca snaps up Cambridge Antibody [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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Pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca today announced it is to acquire one of the UK's biggest biotechnology groups in a deal worth £702m
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Water companies guzzle £2bn [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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Water companies are expected to unveil annual profits totalling nearly £2bn later this month as millions of homeowners struggle with rising bills and restrictions
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Macquarie frozen amid Eurotunnel talks [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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Shares in Macquarie were suspended today after it emerged the giant Australian finance house is at the centre of a deal to rescue Eurotunnel
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Watchdog sends warning to BAA bidder [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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Heathrow airport's Spanish raider Ferrovial received its most resounding shot across the bows from the Civil Aviation Authority today
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Bolivia puts squeeze on BG [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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Bolivian President Evo Morales has raised fears that he may put the squeeze on Britain's BG Group, saying producers must pay more
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Boom lifts tycoon's fund to £1bn [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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Property tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz's investment company has doubled in value thanks to the surge in house prices in the past two years
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Lotto sales surge past £5bn [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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Sales of National Lottery tickets have surged past £5bn for the first time in eight years
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Suppliers can go bust, says OFT [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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Britain's competition watchdog is ready to see small suppliers put out of business by powerful supermarkets as long as consumers benefit
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Old Lady brought up to date [05/16/2006 03:00 PM]
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One of the City's most old-fashioned traditions will this week be thrown out of the window . . . and about time, too
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