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Mortgage debt crisis looms - Three quarters of million homeowners fell behind with mortgage repayments during past year, prompting fears of mass repossessions Next beats High Street gloom - Fashion chain Next reported 3.6% rise profits as its website's excellent performance offset disappointment at High Street stores



Mortgage debt crisis looms  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Three quarters of a million homeowners fell behind with mortgage repayments during the past year, prompting fears of mass repossessions
Next beats High Street gloom  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Fashion chain Next reported a 3.6% rise in profits as its website's excellent performance offset disappointment at High Street stores
Market report: Wednesday 12.15  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Leading shares are tipped to open firmer this morning after yesterdays sharp gains on Wall StreetYesterday's Trading: Read Geoff Foster's report
Mobile calls to be cut by 10%  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Big price cuts could be on the way for mobile phone customers, after watchdog Ofcom ordered four more years of lower call charges
Petrol cut to lowest level since January  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Asda today dropped its unleaded petrol prices to their lowest level since January putting its unleaded fuel at a flat rate of 87.9p per litre
UK homes too dear says £130k footballer  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
He is the one of the richest players in Chelsea's squad of millionaires, but Michael Ballack still finds London too expensive
Financial adviser in £2m swindle  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
A financial adviser fleeced clients out of more than £2m to fund his luxury lifestyle and addiction to Internet gambling.
Unemployment hits six-year high  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Unemployment hit its highest level for six years in the months during the second quarter of the year as 93,000 left the workforce
The iPod blockbusters  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
The iPod revolution is about to be spread from music to movies with the launch of a movie download service
'No US rules' for London Exchange  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
The Government has promised that companies listed on the LSE will never be subject to the draconian American Sarbanes-Oxley regime
HSBC sounds end of easy credit  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Britain's biggest bank will crack down on customers who regularly dip into the red as it seeks to bring an end easy credit
Nationwide's Portman merger  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Nationwide and Portman building societies have unveiled shock plans to merge in a £150bn deal, triggering windfalls for thousands
Inflation rise sparks rate fears  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
The prospect of a further hike in interest rates has increased after inflation rose again in August| Sign up for free newsflashes
Sisters fight inheritance tax laws  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Elderly sisters who want the same property rights as gay couples take their fight to the European Court
Power firms pay less, but bills go up  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Power companies will collide with consumer groups after it emerged the cost of energy is tumbling - only days after the 13th price rise this year.
New Heinz recipe in battle of the beans  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Heinz has changed the recipe of its baked beans in what rivals say is a desperate attempt to fight off the UK's Branston
Boots joins rush to banish the chequebook  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Cheques are to be banned by Boots as High Street stores move to kill off the traditional method of payment| Tips on better banking
Battle of the iPod downloads  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
A massive download war was set to break out today as Apple is challenged by a cut-price rival music service with songs playable on iPods
30-second guide to . . . Opec  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail City staff explain the workings of the organisation that controls the world's oil supplies
Rebirth for mutual bonuses  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
As Nationwide ties up with Portman, the future status of the giant mutual may be affected by new financial regulations
KBC on the turn  [09/13/2006 01:17 PM]
Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week's report includes oil industry consultant KBC