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Five years on: 10% worse-off [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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British households are 10% worse-off financially than five years ago as taxes, utility bills and car running costs have soared, according to a study
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Credit card price-fixing probe kicks-off [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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Mastercard is under investigation by the EU for allegedly fixing minimum prices retailers must pay for accepting MasterCard and Maestro cards
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Market report: Friday close [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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Miners today helped the FTSE 100 index push back above 5800 for the first time since 16 May as investors responded to positive rates news from the US
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OFT to probe BAA monopoly [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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The London airports monopoly could be forcibly split up after a full-blown investigation into the market was ordered by the Office of Fair Trading
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Apple in stock options scandal [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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Apple has become the biggest corporate name so far to become implicated in the brewing stock-options scandal in the US
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Holiday firms in 'rip-off' row [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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Tour operators face accusations that they are raising fuel surcharges even though they are not paying more themselves
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Macquarie leaves ABP to Goldman [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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The £2.8bn takeover battle for Associated British Ports looked to be near its conclusion today after a rival bidder pulled out of the running
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Buffett lunch auction raises £341,000 [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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A lunch date with Warren Buffett, the billionaire Sage of Omaha, has raised $620,000 (£341,000) in a charity auction
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Cleanaway UK in £595m sale [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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Anglo-Australian logistics company Brambles is to sell its Cleanaway UK business to Veolia of France for £595m
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Australian firm to make play for UK lottery [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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Australian lottery operator Tattersall's plans to bid to run the UK National Lottery for 10 years from 2009
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Fed's rate noise is music to market ears [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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After two years and 17 consecutive interest rate increases, the Federal Reserve is hinting that it might finally be finished raising rates to fight inflation
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Germans could make £1.7bn on Thames [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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Thames Water's German owner RWE could make more than £1.7bn profit from its investment in the beleaguered company, it emerged yesterday
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Google launches Checkout at last [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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Google today has at last launched its new payment service - a long-anticipated challenge to eBay and Paypal
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Accused of making a buck from US poor [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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Analysis:British oil giant BP has been accused of making a quick buck from poor Americans. Reporter Sam Fleming examines the allegations
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Asda strike is called off [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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A strike that threatened to empty shelves 'within days' at supermarkets giant Asda was called off today
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Exposed: Rail fares rip-off [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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A new row over 'rip-off' rail fares erupted today, as new research reveals the ticketing mess
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Fake car-crash gang smashed [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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Police have arrested seven people said to be involved in staging fake accidents involving expensive vehicles to claim insurance payouts
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Edmonds trio quit as CAG shares crash [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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England cricketer-turned-oil mogul Phil Edmonds today triggered fresh controversy as shares in one of his speculative companies crashed
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Double-glazing cheats fined [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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Four companies have been fined a total of £1.3m for operating an illegal cartel in the double-glazing industry
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Threat to Mervyn's kingdom [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Chancellor needs to streamline the Monetary Policy Committee selection process
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New currents with a catch [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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More than half of us still bank with the Big Four, but the competition is making inroads into the current account market
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Standard's sale looks a safe bet [07/01/2006 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mail's top stock-picker says that investors should be safe buying into Standard Life's share offer
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