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Travel chaos set continue - Flight cancellations delays are continuing today for thousands of travellers caught up terror alert BetonSports crisis after US pullout - Online gambling company, BetonSports, faced business meltdown today as pulled out of US market under pressure from prosecutors



Travel chaos set to continue  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
Flight cancellations and delays are continuing today for thousands of travellers caught up in the terror alert
BetonSports crisis after US pullout  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
Online gambling company, BetonSports, faced a business meltdown today as it pulled out of the US market under pressure from prosecutors
Market report: Friday 13:00  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
London shares opened higher following yesterday's lull instigated by a sprung terrorist attack, with BA bouncing back
Powder room gamble for betting duo  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
The founder of online gambling giant Sportingbet is launching a chain of upmarket venues where women get spruced up for a night on the town
Water boss's £2.6m reward  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
A fresh fat-cat storm erupted at Thames Water over a £2.6m package paid to its former boss last year
Inquiry after ban on cheap return tickets  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
A rail company is facing an investigation for restricting cheap day return tickets to London.
Terror plot could cost £400m  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
The long-term impact of the foiled terror attack could wipe £400m off the economy, with a drop in takings from foreign tourists
High profits but RWE may still hike bills  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
Stand by for higher gas and electricity bills. Annual profits from Npower and Thames Water parent company RWE will not be as high as hoped.
Flat tax 'helps the poor'  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
A single tax rate for every earner would help poorly paid workers and families with children, says an influential think-tank
Catalogues at dawn for Tesco and Argos  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
Tesco is gearing up to launch a homewares catalogue in four weeks' time, in a move that will send shivers down the spine of rival Argos
BP go-ahead to get Prudhoe oil flowing  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
BP has won concessions from US regulators to keep more than a quarter of the output from the giant Alaskan oil field Prudhoe Bay flowing.
Superdrug to lift spending as profits slide  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
Profits fell 20% last year at high street retailer Superdrug, buffeted by aggressive supermarkets and a revived Boots
Competition watchdog raps Stagecoach  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
Stagecoach has been criticised by the Competition Commission for unfairly increasing coach fares in Scotland
Risk to 3m HSBC web accounts  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
A major security loophole has left the online accounts of 3.1m HSBC customers vulnerable to criminals who can access their details with ease, it has been claimed
Post Office to offer broadband  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
Another big hitter is about to step into the broadband market after the Post Office revealed its intention to join the battle for the nations web users
Starbucks sales rocket to £244m  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
Plans for world domination continued apace last year as Starbucks UK sales rocketed 20% to £244.2m
Another rate hike on the cards  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
Homeowners are facing a further rise in borrowing costs after the Bank of England predicted it faces a challenge to keep inflation in check
ITV shake-up to find the X Factor  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
ITV announced a dramatic shakeup of its programming today following a disastrous slide in advertising over the summer
Footsie takes plot in its stride  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
The City has traded through two world wars, so we should not be surprised that the FTSE weathered yesterday's thwarted terror plot.
FKI a bargain buy - despite the challenges  [08/11/2006 01:17 PM]
The news at FKI isn't all good. But is it sufficient to justify the rock-bottom rating that the market is giving its shares? We think not

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