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Scot Power to hike prices again [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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As it unveiled a 47% jump in pre-tax profits,
Scottish Power warned customers that further price hikes are inevitable
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Borrowers taking on life of debt [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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People contacting Citizens Advice for debt advice are so deep in the red that it will take them an average of 77 years to clear their loans
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Market report: Wednesday 12.30 [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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The big sell-off in shares of mining and raw materials companies has forced City brokers to take a fresh look at prospects for the sector
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Pensions shake-up 'to hit middle-earners' [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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Millions of middle-income earners face a new 'stealth tax' under plans to reform the state pension system
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Hosepipe ban takes toll on B&Q [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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First-quarter profits crashed 70% at B&Q, because of the cold spring weather and its stores in the South being hit by the hosepipe ban
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Capital in a spin as ad revenues slump [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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Capital Radio owner GCap Media today warned investors of more pain before it returns to growth as it revealed a sharp slump in profits
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Eurotunnel closes in on £682m debt deal [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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Struggling Eurotunnel has reached an outline deal to restructure its crushing £6.2bn of debts
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Manston charter venture set for take-off [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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The latest attempt by Kent's airfield, Manston, to become an international passenger airport is set to get off the ground tomorrow
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Stamp duty rakes in £1bn a month [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Brown is raking in £1bn a month in stamp duty, and £250m in inheritance tax, according to the latest figures
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M&S profits soar by 35% [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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Profits for Marks & Spencer soared by 35% last year to £751m, as Stuart Rose's spectacular womenswear-led revival continues
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Clampdown on elderly drivers [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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Elderly drivers should face tougher restrictions to stem the number of people aged 70 or older being involved in traffic accidents
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Brewer Young's to merge with rival [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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Developers eye £80m site in plan to shift beer production from Wandsworth to Bedford and end a 175-year tradition
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Germans top NYSE bid for Euronext [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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The battle for control of global stock exchanges took a dramatic turn today as Germany's Deutsche Borse topped the NYSE offer for Euronext
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CMC to delay float after market agony [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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Financial trading firm CMC Markets is set to postpone its £800m flotation on the LSE in the wake of recent market turmoil
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Improved offer on table for ABP [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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The UK's biggest ports operator has opened its books to a bid consortium after receiving a new takeover proposal
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South-East has biggest sexes pay gap [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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The pay gap between men and women is biggest in the South-East and lowest in Wales, official figures have revealed
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Coldplay and Gorillaz boost EMI [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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With hit albums from Coldplay and Gorillaz, music giant EMI comfortably outstripped its rivals and beat City expectations last year
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GNER takes rail chiefs to court [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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A major train company is to take rail chiefs to court in the continuing row over services on a main London to Scotland route
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Lloyds facing hurricane season [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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Lloyd's insurance market is assessing a new warning that the hurricane season starting next month could pound the southern US
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Firms hit by £2.6bn pension bill [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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Firms face a £2.6bn bill to boost their employees' pensions, according to a leak of this week's reforms
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Rose pruned too severely [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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If Rose is serious about staying around, then the recent correction in the shares could have been overdone
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This is the one show you should switch off [05/24/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Financial Mail's ace investigator tells TV shoppers to beware a shambles of a channel
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