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Airline complaints soar 50% [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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Complaints against airlines have soared 50% in a year, following the EU's introduction of a new bill of passenger rights
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Google at the double with £390m [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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Google said it sees no limits to how far it can grow after reporting a doubling of second-quarter net profit to $721m (£390m)
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Market report: Friday 13.00 [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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NHS supplier iSoft sent shivers through its shareholders today as it emerged it is investigating possible accounting irregularities
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Boycott home packs, say agents [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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U-turn on property survey will mean scheme is now a shambles that holds no benefit for buyers and sellers, says Spicerhaart
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Thames and Severn are worst leak culprits [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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Thames Water and Severn Trent have been rapped by regulator Ofwat as the two worst offenders on missing leakage targets
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Elderly fear BT free-for-all [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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The ending of price controls on BT could mean low users will be hit hardest by higher line rental bills
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Growth figures add to rate fears [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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Coming on the back of rising inflation and strong retail sales figures, faster-than-expected growth data will add to fears of an imminent rate rise
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£173m PartyGaming plays down US threat [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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Partygaming, the world's biggest online gambling group, today reported a near-50% rise in revenues to $319m (£173m)
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Airline fees that leave golfers teed off... [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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Golfers and skiers have been moaning about it for years: the hidden extra charges on many so-called cheap flights
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HSBC makes £920m Panama bank buy [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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Banking giant HSBC is to buy Panama's leading bank, Grupo Banistmo, for £920m to boost its presence in Latin America
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M&B forks out for Whitbread restaurants [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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Pubs group Mitchells & Butlers today swooped to buy 239 struggling Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants from Whitbread for £497m
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Fees up for eBay sellers [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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The auction giant is raising some of its charges for UK users and targeting postage rip-offs and ticket touts as it gets back to basics
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Online betting fights US ban [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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BetonSports is making a desperate attempt to reverse an American court order which has forced it to shut up shop and put the fear into other operations
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£1.8bn 'lost' in National Savings [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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The amount of money left lying dormant in NS&I accounts has soared to £1.8bn, the boss of the Government's official savings arm said today
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MFI loses £45m as it waits for buyer [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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The furniture retailer has closed factories in an attempt to stabilise the business it plans to sell off
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World Cup effect boosts Comet [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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Demand for flat-screen TVs lifts the electrical goods chain, but parent company Kesa remains cautious
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Home loans hit another record high [07/21/2006
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Mortgage lending reached a record high during June on the back of the housing market revival, figures showed today
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Durex maker on target [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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Durex condoms maker SSL has shrugged off the soaring price of latex rubber, saying it will hit its earnings targets this year
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iPod sales back on song [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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Apple today declared iPod sales are soaring again across the world, soothing fears the music-player craze might be running out of steam
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Avoiding the land of the free [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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Now that the US has laid down its cards on internet gambling, the real prize for Ladbrokes would be the Blackpool super-casino
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Don't bank on these policies [07/21/2006 01:17 PM]
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insurance offered as part of a packaged bank account can lull people into believing they are covered when they are not
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