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Exchanges deal to boost London [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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London is poised to be a major beneficiary from last night's agreed $20bn (£10.7bn) merger of the New York Stock Exchange and Euronext
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Council records are ID fraud gift [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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Councils are publishing sufficient details on people applying for planning permission for fraudsters to be able to takeover their identities
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Market report: Friday 12.30 [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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Leading shares were briefly back above 5800 today as a strong finish in New York cheered the London market upward
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'Rates on hold for nine months' [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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The cost of borrowing is not expected to rise until at least March next year, according to a poll of economists
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Water firms face tide of protests [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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Directors are on the defensive as they report big profits against a background of rising bills and chronic leakages
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Warning on foreign homes risk [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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Buying a home abroad is full of pitfalls that are rarely mentioned by TV presenters, the consumer body Which? warns today
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Goldman mulls joining chase for BAA [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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THE prospect of a Goldman Sachs white knight bid to protect Heathrow operator BAA from hostile Spanish bidder Ferrovial came closer today as the bank refused to rule itself out of the dogfight.
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New deal to cut European roaming costs [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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The cost of making mobile calls overseas is set to fall after a deal between Europe's leading mobile phone operators
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Glaxo to up stakes in Pfizer race [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline is to bid more than $15bn (£8.2bn) for the much sought-after consumer healthcare business of US rival Pfizer
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Six join queue for Brambles' Cleanaway [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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Brambles is believed to have attracted up to six bidders for waste disposal firm Cleanaway UK, which could fetch £650m
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Hi-tech fun speeds Hornby to growth [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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The new hi-tech Scalextric racing car game propelled maker Hornby into its seventh successive year of profit growth
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Top two out of tune at Sony [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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Two veteran music industry executives have quit Sony BMG as a result of a power play between Sony and Bertelsmann
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RBS in Chinese bonus [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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Royal Bank of Scotland made another £55m in Hong Kong from the stock market float of Bank of China
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Banks in pledge to cut charges [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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The major banks are to reduce 'unfair' penalty charges for people who miss payments on their credit cards after a ruling by the OFT
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Two win £1m Premium Bond prizes [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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A grandmother from Warwickshire and a married man from Cumbria have each scooped £1m prizes in the June Premium Bond draw
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£2bn water profits but bills will rise [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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Water bills will have to rise as the country faces up to long-term shortages, consumers are warned today
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Heinz to shed 2700 jobs as factories closed [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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Ketchup-to-baked beans giant Heinz is to cut its worldwide workforce by 2700 as it closes 15 factories in a bid to cut costs
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T-Mobile props up service league [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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The mobile phone company came last in a survey published today of pre-pay and contract customers on quality of service. O2 came top
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Premiership wages pass their peak [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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Premiership football clubs have managed to rein in their wage bills for the first time in the league's history, figures showed today
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Kids' World Cup shirts 'are a rip-off' [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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Retailers are taking advantage of football fans by overpricing children's England World Cup shirts, according to consumer magazine Which?
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Goldman's quick fix for dollar [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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We could still be due a rate rise this year, but a firm pound would hold off the evil day
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Even sex doesn't sell without ads [06/02/2006 01:17 PM]
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Tony Hetherington looks at a website get-rich-quick scheme, car hire deposit sneakiness and insurance issues
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