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British Gas warns bills going up [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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British Gas owner Centrica has warned that consumers face more gas price hikes as it announces it has lost 350,000 customers this year
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BA fuel charge sees profits soar [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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Fuel surcharges on passenger fares have sent profits soaring at British Airways, triggering a round of staff bonuses
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Market report: Friday close [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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London stocks marked the end of a volatile week with a period of calm, as the 'triple witching hour' was unusually quiet
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Homes mini-boom set to slow [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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The property mini-boom - which has delivered a half-year run of record mortgage lending - could be about to slow down
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Surprise public finance boon for Brown [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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Chancellor Gordon Brown received an early boost in the new fiscal year after figures today showed a surprise surplus for the public sector finances
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Premium Bond prizes are cut [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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Premium Bond holders will soon have less chance of winning the big prizes. The total prize fund is being cut by more than £1m at the end of the month
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Gloomy MFI 'has received offers' [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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Struggling furniture store chain MFI revealed today that it had received takeover offers for all or parts of its ailing retail business
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£1bn World Cup bookie bonanza [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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Britain's bookmakers will add several hundred people to their staff in June to cope with a World Cup boom that could see £1bn staked
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New Windows could be blocked [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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A bid to stop Microsoft launching its new Windows system has been launched by Symantec - makers of the Norton anti-virus software
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Blair aide: Taxes create happiness [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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Paying taxes contributes to the well-being of the country and can make people happy, an aide to Tony Blair has claimed
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Watchdog's bank fees shock [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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The OFT looks set to back down from imposing limits on overdraft charges, saying it has 'no commitment' to the issue, and credit cards were the priority
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Rescue for profitable Royal Mail [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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Royal Mail today unveiled a 13% increase in profits to a record £609m, just as it has agreed a £1.75bn rescue package with the Government
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Shoppers' return threatens rate rise [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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Shoppers swept back on to the High Street in force last month, according to official figures that prompted fresh fears rates could go up
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Pension boost for working mums [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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Women who take a career break to bring up their children will have their pension rights boosted under Government proposals
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£2bn BT looks to a boost from hi-tech [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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BT has committed itself to winning more business in hi-tech communications as its traditional fixed-line telephone revenues fell
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WH Smith in ID theft scare [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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WH Smith could face prosecution after thousands of customers' till receipts were dumped in a skip
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Profits take kicking in Boots revamp [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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Boots, soon to merge with rival Alliance UniChem, suffered a near-10% crash in profits last year as it invested heavily in reviving its fortunes
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Nationwide steps up battle for borrowers [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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Britain's biggest building society today told homeowners they are about to enter one of the best periods for borrowing money for many years
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Tesco takes Fresh & Easy stride into US [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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Tesco has created the brand name 'Fresh & Easy' for its planned launch into the US supermarket scene
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Organic wine maker tastes success [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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Tips & tactics: Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week includes: wine-makers and housebuilders
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Odd couple splits at HSBC [05/20/2006 02:57 AM]
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No one should be surprised by the decision of John Studzinski to leave HSBC's investment banking arm for the world of private equity
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