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Gas bills set to rise again [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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Britain's energy crisis is threatening 1.4m manufacturing jobs in Britain and is about to spark another round of household power bill rises
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Standard Life customers miss out [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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Up to 140,000 Standard Life customers will be denied the full allocation of shares because the the offer is three times over-subscribed
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Market report: Friday close [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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Online poker group PartyGaming crashed 9½p, or more than 8%, to 105¼p today as investors cashed in their chips
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Matalan boss 'should reveal bid details' [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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John Hargreaves, chairman of Matalan, will come under increased pressure to give shareholders details of his plans to bid for the company
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Burberry checks out male market [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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Angela Ahrendts, the new boss of the iconic brand Burberry is planning 'men-only' stores in a move to reach a wider audience
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New fears over US bank spies [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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Britain's privacy watchdog is to investigate whether personal information from payment clearing system Chaps has been handed to the US authorities
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EMI joins battle for songs giant [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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EMI is expected to join most of the world's major music groups and table a first-round bid tomorrow for £800m song rights giant BMG Publishing
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Four left in John Lewis search [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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John Lewis is down to a shortlist of four in its search for the first two external non-executive directors ever to join the group
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EU row over mobile costs [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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European Commissioner Viviane Reding will put herself on a collision course with Ofcom and phone operators over charges for using mobiles abroad
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EBay shaken by PayPal chief's exit [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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The boss of PayPal, eBay's payment system, has announced he is leaving, just as the online giant faces a threat from Google's new service
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Top performing shares revealed [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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New research has revealed that the best performing stocks of the past decade have largely been those exposed to Britain's property boom
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Redrow bullish on housing market [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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Redrow Homes reinforced optimism in the housing market today after it said it expected to see further growth over the coming year.
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EasyJet announces profit boost [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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Low-cost airline easyJet upgraded its profits forecast today on the back of rising revenues- REPORT: Holiday firms in rip-off row
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Worries grow as iSoft haggles on loans [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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Troubled NHS software supplier iSoft was fighting for survival today after it delayed publication of full-year figures
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Warner 'considering' raising EMI bid [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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The takeover battle between two of the world's biggest record labels intensified today amid reports that Warner Music will improve its bid for EMI
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Homeowners cash in £12.5bn [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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Renewed confidence in the housing market value has led homeowners to release more cash from their properties
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Aviva to launch US raid [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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Fresh from its failed attempt to buy the Prudential, Aviva is attempting another megabucks deal for US life assurer AmerUs
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AHG's Village vision for De Vere [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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Property magnate Richard Balfour-Lynn is planning a massive expansion of De Vere once his hotel group completes its £767m purchase
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Oil giants in India gas hunt [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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Oil and gas majors Royal Dutch Shell, BP, BG Group and Exxon Mobil are bidding to buy up to 30% of a giant Indian gas field.
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Firms not ready for new terror attack [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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A year on from the 7/7 bombing London's businesses are woefully under-prepared to deal with another terrorist atrocity
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House prices in surprise fall [07/09/2006 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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Opportunities abound during Ashtead lull [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mail's top stock-picker takes a closer look at plant hire company Ashtead Group, and says it's time to buy
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Is creme egg all over Cadbury's face? [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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Cadbury's management should realise that it's failure to deal effectively with crises that undermine confidence
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Begbies Traynor going for broke [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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strong>Tips & tactics: Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week's report includes Begbies Traynor
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Don't pass the ports just yet [07/09/2006 01:17 PM]
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There is a tendency to dismiss Parliamentary inquiries as toothless wonders. But government and business ignore them at their peril
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