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£1bn World Cup of gold - Britain is set for £1bn World Cup boost as tournament becomes biggest sporting event ever economic terms Asda is 'cheapest supermaket' - Asda is still UK's cheapest supermarket, according latest 'shopping basket' survey, while Waitrose was best for stocked shelves



£1bn World Cup of gold  [06/10/2006 01:17 PM]
Britain is set for a £1bn World Cup boost as the tournament becomes the biggest sporting event ever in economic terms
Asda is 'cheapest supermaket'  [06/10/2006 01:17 PM]
Asda is still the UK's cheapest supermarket, according to the latest 'shopping basket' survey, while Waitrose was best for stocked shelves
Market report: Friday close  [06/10/2006 01:17 PM]
Punch-drunk City investors have taken a big hit this week and faced some hefty losses. Today they set about clawing back some of the deficit
Savers underestimate pension pots  [06/10/2006 01:17 PM]
One in five people think they will need a pension pot of less than £50,000 in order to enjoy a comfortable retirement, new research shows
Water giant faces huge new fine  [06/10/2006 01:17 PM]
Thames Water, which is seeking a drought order, is facing a massive fine over investigations into failing customer service standards
House of Fraser 'keen' on Baugur bid  [06/10/2006 01:17 PM]
Department store chain House of Fraser today looked set to join the Baugur portfolio after reportedly backing a £356m takeover approach
Property firm hit by double legal blow  [06/10/2006 01:17 PM]
The boss of one of a subsidiary of Erinaceous has been charged with conspiracy to steal while another division is battling a £10m fraud claim
Fullers' World Cup bid  [06/10/2006 01:17 PM]
Chiswick brewer Fuller, Smith & Turner is to take its Whatever You Do, Take Pride marketing slogan seriously over the coming month
World Cup bonus for 12,000 Laddies staff  [06/10/2006 01:17 PM]
Bookmaker Ladbrokes is paying its staff a £250 World Cup shares bonus as they prepare for the busiest betting tournament in history
Trade deficit blow to growth hopes  [06/10/2006 01:17 PM]
Hopes that foreign trade will boost the economy this year have suffered a setback from news that Britain's trade gap has widened again
WPP hit by China blow  [06/10/2006 01:17 PM]
An alleged slur by advertising titan Sir Martin Sorrell has led to his WPP Group's Grey Global agency being dumped by Chinese partner
Property millionaires hit 66,000  [06/10/2006 01:17 PM]
A record 66,000 homeowners have been made property millionaires by house-price inflation, research has shown
Claims firms face crackdown  [06/10/2006 01:17 PM]
A crackdown on no-win, no-fee 'cowboys' will also target unscrupulous endowment claims firms forcing them to abide by a code of conduct
Goldman leaves BAA to Spanish  [06/10/2006 01:17 PM]
The £15bn battle for BAA is officially over, after the Spanish group Ferrovial scooped up more shares and Goldman Sachs quit the battle
Bank holds base rate at 4.5%  [06/10/2006 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England froze interest rates for a 10th month today as it emerged the struggling manufacturing sector has suffered a fresh setback
iSoft crash threatens NHS upgrade plans  [06/10/2006 01:17 PM]
The future of a £6bn NHS programme was thrown into doubt after one of its key software suppliers said it was in crisis talks
C&W switches broadband tactics  [06/10/2006 01:17 PM]
Cable & Wireless has decided to stop marketing its Bulldog broadband service to the public and concentrate on serving other internet providers
House prices 'will rise 7%'  [06/10/2006 01:17 PM]
Lenders say house prices will rise more than three times faster than predicted this year because of fierce competition among buyers
Wake-up call for the zombies  [06/10/2006 01:17 PM]
Zombie predators are taking over the world of life assurance and two safeguards are needed to protect policyholders