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Sky steps up broadband battle

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Sky steps up broadband battle - The broadband price war gathered pace today with launch of BSkyB's new service, which existing customers can get free of charge Inflation jump sparks rate fears - A hike interest rates looked cards today after soaring gas electricity bills drove inflation its highest rate since 1997



Sky steps up broadband battle  [07/18/2006 01:17 PM]
The broadband price war gathered pace today with the launch of BSkyB's new service, which existing customers can get free of charge
Inflation jump sparks rate fears  [07/18/2006 01:17 PM]
A hike in interest rates looked on the cards today after soaring gas and electricity bills drove inflation to its highest rate since 1997
Market report: Tuesday 13.00  [07/18/2006 01:17 PM]
Investors scuttled to safety today as the conflagration in the Middle East seemed set to spill over into a second week
US swoop hits online gambling firms  [07/18/2006 01:17 PM]
Online gaming stocks took a battering today amid shock at a crackdown by US authorities against web-gambling group BetonSports
'North-South gap the widest ever'  [07/18/2006 01:17 PM]
The North South property divide reached a record level in June as prices continued to boom in southern regions, figures showed today
Luminar in battle to boost business  [07/18/2006 01:17 PM]
Nightclubs operator Luminar has reported an overall drop in like-for-like sales of 8%
The flat-panel TV bargain rush  [07/18/2006 01:17 PM]
Bargain flat-panel TVs are in abundance leaving families who paid out large sums for the latest in technology wishing they had waited a little longer
Stelios easyDeath plan is quietly buried  [07/18/2006 01:17 PM]
The easyJet tycoon lays to rest a plan to make life's final journey cheap and cheerful
World Cup boost for Walkabout  [07/18/2006 01:17 PM]
Walkabout and Jongleurs owner Regent Inns today said trading for the year had met expectations as it felt the positive impact of the World Cup
Court fears act as a drag on Rosneft  [07/18/2006 01:17 PM]
Rosneft shares had a disappointing debut in Moscow yesterday as a cloud of litigation overshadowed the impending London flotation
New surge in house prices  [07/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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
Cash boost to revive Longbridge  [07/18/2006 01:17 PM]
Millions of pounds will be invested in the former MG Rover car plant at Longbridge in Birmingham under plans to resume production of a sports car
BetonSports boss held by US agents  [07/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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
Shares turmoil knocks confidence  [07/18/2006 01:17 PM]
London business confidence, which had been recovering steadily since last year's terrorist bombings, stalled in the past three months
McCarthy & Stone accepts £1bn bid  [07/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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.
Airbus in £5.5bn rethink on new jet  [07/18/2006 01:17 PM]
Airbus is set to unveil overhauled designs for the new A350 airliner, doubling development costs to £5.5bn
Ford invests £1bn in greener UK cars  [07/18/2006 01:17 PM]
Ford is to invest £1bn in producing 'green' cars for the British market that cut petrol bills by 20%
Betting against the Americans  [07/18/2006 01:17 PM]
The US fear of organised crime has nothing to do with internet gambling companies quoted in London
FSA in share push shame  [07/18/2006 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's ace investigator exposes a shocking situation where the FSA appears to have given a law firm carte blanche to deal with a boiler room operation:

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