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House prices in surprise fall [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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The fear of rising interest rates and the knock-on effect of higher bills has led to the biggest monthly fall in house prices in six years
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Interest rates stay on hold [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold today at 4.5%. Some experts are still expecting a rise in 2006
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Market report: Thursday 12.45 [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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The oil sector, a dominant element of the Footsie, helped drive the index higher today as crude prices stayed close to record highs
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New merger threat to Royal Mail [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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A new threat to Royal Mail emerged today after a deal was announced to merge two firms responsible for handling 270m items of mail a year
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Umbro is a World Cup winner [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Sports kit maker Umbro saw record demand from shops for England football shirts ahead of the World Cup
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First Choice and Kuoni in tie-up talks [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Two of the UK's best-known tour operators were today reported to have held talks about creating a rival to market leaders Tui and Thomas Cook
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HMV sales and profits crumble [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Sales of music and books at HMV and its Waterstone's division have collapsed sensationally in recent weeks
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Elderly miss out on web benefits [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Many older people are missing out on vital services by not using the internet, a watchdog has warned
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Shareholders sue Apple as scandal grows [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Apple Computer, which is investigating possible breaches of stock option rules, is now being sued by shareholders in the growing scandal
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Standard windfalls set to be revealed [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Standard Life's 2.4m members who are about to become shareholders will learn the scale of their windfalls this weekend
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No change yet to Sunday trading [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Sunday trading laws will not change following a wide-ranging review, the Government said today
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Former Enron boss Lay dies [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Kenneth Lay, convicted for his part in the collapse of energy giant Enron, has died as he awaited sentencing
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A&L tumbles as suitor retreats [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Shares in Alliance & Leicester fell sharply today as potential French takeover suitor Crèdit Agricole retreated back across the Channel
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The holiday insurance rip-off [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Holidaymakers who buy insurance from travel agents are paying over the odds and could be left with inadequate cover
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1m a month switch to save [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Gas and electricity customers switched in their thousands to cheaper suppliers in March in the biggest price protest for years
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BAE demands Eads audit [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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The wrangle over the sale of BAE's stake in Airbus is set to drag on until the autumn
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Financial claims treble in a year [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Compensation claims from investors hit by bankrupted financial services firms have more than trebled over the past year
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Ferrovial could be forced to sell assets [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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The government thought Ferrovial would reconsider its bid for BAA when threatened with probes by the OFT and CAA, it has emerged
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Treasury sharpens its knives [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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The most important document to be released by the Government before the next election will be the spending review
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Endowment anguish goes on [07/06/2006 01:17 PM]
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Almost 70,000 disgruntled endowment investors are still being forced to take their fight to the Financial Ombudsman Service every year
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