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New surge in house prices [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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House prices surged by more than £1,500 a week during the past month, as they rose at their strongest pace for nearly five years
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BSkyB 'to slash broadband prices' [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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The price of broadband will plummet when BSkyB enters the market, a leading internet provider said today
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Market report: Monday 13.00 [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Confusion shrouded 3i's recent cash return and share consolidation today, as its shares plunged nearly 16%
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BetonSports boss held by US agents [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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The online betting industry has been shaken by the news that the chief of a major UK gambling site has been detained by Federal agents in the US
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Shares turmoil knocks confidence [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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London business confidence, which had been recovering steadily since last year's terrorist bombings, stalled in the past three months
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McCarthy & Stone accepts £1bn bid [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Old people's homes builder McCarthy & Stone today accepted a £1 billion takeover offer from one of its three suitors but the City was braced for a rollicking takeover battle ahead.
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Airbus in £5.5bn rethink on new jet [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Airbus is set to unveil overhauled designs for the new A350 airliner, doubling development costs to £5.5bn
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Ford invests £1bn in greener UK cars [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Ford is to invest £1bn in producing 'green' cars for the British market that cut petrol bills by 20%
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Gladedale set for £500m raid on rivals [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Britain's largest privately owned housebuilder, Gladedale, is ready to spend up to £500m buying up rivals
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Standard books a ticket to Pakistan [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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International bank Standard Chartered is believed to be on the verge of acquiring Union Bank, Pakistan's sixth-largest lender, for up to £400m
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Get ready for the light bulb tax [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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A light bulb tax on families is being planned by the Government as part of its tough campaign to lower household carbon emissions
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Matalan in £780m bid [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Matalan chairman John Hargreaves has secured boardroom support for a planned takeover bid for the discount fashion chain
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Sunday newspaper A - Z [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Here is This is Money's round-up of some of the bigger stories from the Sunday finance and business pages
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Phone fight commissioner speaks [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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I'm so happy, says the feisty EU boss delighted to have slashed your holiday mobile phone bills, but angry telecoms chiefs are on the warpath
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Vodafone calls in headhunters [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Vodafone has hired a top headhunting consultancy to beef up its top executive team following a boardroom cull this year
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BAE ready for £3bn deal [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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BAE Systems is this week expected to announce orders worth about £3bn to supply the MoD with new aircraft
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Fraud officials move in on Severn [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Fraud officials have begun interviewing Severn Trent staff - a move that signifies it is stepping up its investigation of the company
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TNS a private equity bid target [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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International market research firm Taylor Nelson Sofres is thought to have received bid approaches from private equity firms
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Standard Life: Stick or twist? [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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This week Financial Mail on Sunday's stock picking expert Midas looks at Standard Life's shares and whether investors should sell
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Light bulb tax must go on enviroment [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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The need for greener energy is clear but with energy bills soaring those hit by a proposed light bulb tax will be least able to afford it
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Goodbye to fat government [07/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Next year's Comprehensive Spending Review, when it comes, will mark the end of the Government's spending explosion
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