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Browne to stay on til end-2008 [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Chief executive Lord Browne today declared he will quit BP at the end of 2008, ending frenzied speculation about his retirement date
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'Wild west' taking over travel industry [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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The confusion surrounding the financial safeguarding of foreign holidays is 'profoundly worrying', a report warns today
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Market report: Tuesday 12.30 [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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The sun is shining on budget airline easyJet these days, and the shares today climbed after strong forecasts from Morgan Stanley
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Vodafone boss fends off critics [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin today rode out the storm of investor disapproval that came to a head at the company's annual meeting
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Pensions lifeboat for MG workers [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Pension Protection Fund is set to ride to the rescue of former MG Rover staff made redundant when the car company went bust last year
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Shares fall as 888 loses a few hands [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Shares in online casino 888 plunged 6% today after the business reported a drop in active members and revenues short of expectations
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Yell in the pink as online revenue rockets [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Directories group Yell today said online revenues in the UK jumped 71% during an 'outstanding' quarter for its Yell.com business
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Jailed BetonSports chief fired [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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David Carruthers has been fired as chief executive of online gambling site BetonSports amid allegations of fraud and sleaze
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Domino's serves up 25% profit surge [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Pizza delivery chain Domino's Pizza today served up a 25% increase in profits thanks to the launch of its Simpsons branded pizza and the World Cup effect
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Enodis opens books to US bidder [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Kitchen equipment group Enodis said today it had agreed to open its books to a US bidder - as long as it sticks by a pledge to pay at least £892m
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£940,000 package for Stagecoach boss [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Souter pockets a fat bonus as rising passenger numbers boost profits for bus and train operator
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Copper soars on strike threat at BHP [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Copper futures surged today after workers at the world's largest copper mine said they would strike next month
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Rates prediction cheers borrowers [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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A forecasting group has said there is enough slack in the UK economy to allow the Bank of England to keep interest rates at 4.5%
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Billions lost in CSA shambles [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Moves to replace the Child Support Agency will mean that billions of pounds owed by absent fathers will go uncollected
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High gas prices give BG lift [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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BG Group grabbed another 100,000 square kilometres - in Alaska, Madagascar, Nigeria and China- to explore for gas in the second quarter
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EDF hikes energy prices [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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EDF Energy is increasing its gas price for domestic customers by 19%, and its electricity price 8%, it announced today
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Huge rise in passport fee [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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A passport will cost £66 from October - an increase of more than 50% in 10 months
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Shops facing World Cup hangover [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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British retailers who made hay during the World Cup with record sales of flat-screen TVs and lager are fearing a major hangover
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Loose talk costs us all dearly [07/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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The impact of the failure of the world trade talks will be felt the moment stockmarkets start to stutter
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Pension funds bet on fools gold [07/25/2006 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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Dogs open lead over FTSE [07/25/2006 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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