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Record British Gas loss [07/23/2006 01:17 PM]
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Gas bills could be on the rise again as British Gas prepares to announce record losses of up to £200m after soaring wholesale prices
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Whitbread is £3bn target of US giant [07/23/2006 01:17 PM]
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Starwood Capital is in talks with advisers about launching a £3 bn plus takeover bid for leisure group Whitbread
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Sunday newspaper shares tips [07/23/2006 01:17 PM]
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Every weekend we scan the tipsters' columns in the Sunday press - here's our selection
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Investors may sue over BetonSports [07/23/2006 01:17 PM]
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The thousands who lost cash on BetonSports shares were kept in the dark about founder Gary Kaplan's past
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Russians coming to seize suspects [07/23/2006 01:17 PM]
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Russian prosecutors are due in Britain this week to put pressure on the CPS to help them extradite high-profile businessmen
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Fresh raids over £10m mortgage'fraud' [07/23/2006 01:17 PM]
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A third wave of raids has been carried out by the Serious Fraud Office as part of its investigation into a suspected mortgage valuation fraud
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Red faces over 'green' bulb tax [07/23/2006 01:17 PM]
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A spectacular U-turn by the Government will see it drop its five-year support of EU tariffs on cheap energy-efficient light bulbs
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NTL slams Sky 'hot air' [07/23/2006 01:17 PM]
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Cable TV group NTL is launching a broadside at rival BSkyB, slamming the satellite broadcaster's free broadband offer to subscribers
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Brussels threat to credit unions [07/23/2006 01:17 PM]
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Britain's booming credit union sector could be strangled by new rules from Brussels
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A-Z of the Sunday newspapers [07/23/2006 01:17 PM]
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Our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this week
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Growth figures add to rate fears [07/23/2006 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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Elderly fear BT free-for-all [07/23/2006 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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Thames and Severn are worst leak culprits [07/23/2006 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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£173m PartyGaming plays down US threat [07/23/2006 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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Google at the double with £390m [07/23/2006 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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HSBC makes £920m Panama bank buy [07/23/2006 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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Boycott home packs, say agents [07/23/2006 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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Investors warned over new shares scam [07/23/2006 01:17 PM]
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Investors are being warned of a new scam where shareholders are being offered company directors' stock at a 50% discount
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All deals are risky with this broker [07/23/2006 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mail's ace investigator outlines his concerns with stockbroker Pacific Continental Securities and readers' problems with the company
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Pension funds bet on fools gold - Pensions [07/23/2006
01:17 PM]
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Tracker funds have to buy into the companies of the indicies
they track. It's a risky strategy says the Financial Mail
on Sunday editor
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New Star shines bright [07/23/2006 01:17 PM]
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Three cheers - or should that be five - to New Star Asset Management on its fifth anniversary, with £18bn of funds under its belt
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Dogs open lead over FTSE [07/23/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Mail on Sunday Midas updates readers on its Dogs fund and how it is starting to outperform the market
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