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Powergen inflicts bills misery [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Millions of households were slapped with another big fuel bill hike today as Powergen increased its gas prices by 18.4% and electricity 9.7%
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New rules for easy broadband switching [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Broadband users will find it easier to switch service provider under new rules proposed today
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Market report: Thursday 12.30 [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Mining shares saw heavy gains today but struggled to keep investors' heads above water today as the FTSE 100 fell anyway
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Retail sales slide as Cup effect runs dry [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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A surge in demand for suncreams and World Cup hangover cures failed to stave off a shock fall in sales at shops in July
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National Savings raises rates [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Following the Bank of England base rate change, NS&I has today increased the rates on its variable rate products
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Multiplex beats Wembley blues [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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The company behind the delays at Wembley has more than doubled net profit to more than £87m
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Age 34 - costliest of your life [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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If you're around 30, get saving. You are about to hit the most expensive year of your life, thanks to kids, cars, homes and weddings
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Bonuses reach record £19bn in the City [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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City bonuses have reached a new high as a record £19bn was paid out in rewards to bankers and traders
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MFI assembles 'dowry deal' to sell stores [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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MFI looks set to offload its retail business, which lost £85m last year, to Merchant Equity Partners
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Stockbroker fined for pressure selling [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Stockbroker Hoodless Brennan have been hit with a £90,000 fine for pressuring customers into buying shares
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Buy-to-let loans at a record 770,000 [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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The number of mortgages taken out by Britain's army of buy-to-let speculators has hit a record 770,000, it was revealed yesterday
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Scandal-hit Weir hoists its profits to £37m [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Engineering group Weir has shrugged of its role in the Saddam Hussein bribery scandal to post first-half profits up 50%
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British Energy profits up fivefold [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Nuclear generator British Energy forecast profits of more than £1bn this year as latest trading revealed a near-fivefold rise in earnings
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Celtic loses £5m from early Europe exit [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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An early exit from European football last season cost Scottish giant Celtic £5m in lost revenues and sent the Glasgow club crashing to a £4.2m loss
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Jobs worry may temper rate rises [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Bank of England minutes and unemployment figures both today appeared to allay fears of a series of interest rate rises before Christmas
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Standard & Poor's provides relief for BAA [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's today said it would not be downgrading its view of BAA's prospects, despite the terror-scare chaos
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Carillion banned from new rail contracts [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Network Rail has suspended contractor Carillion Rail from bidding for any new business for the immediate future until its workforce safety improves
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BA flight cancellations to continue [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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British Airways passengers endured more flight cancellations today as the airline struggled to reunite missing bags with their owners
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Rewriting the pension rules [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Clamping down on executives who fail is only one aspect of a much bigger debate on fair pensions
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Dull but a nice little earner [08/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Those of you in search of a quick buck should look elsewhere. If you want to buy a share whose value might leap, stop reading now
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