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Funds discuss £40bn merger [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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The private equity firm that controls Gartmore, the investment group, is proposing a merger with Jupiter that would create a £40bn giant
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TV quizzes under spotlight [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Ofcom is investigating TV craze participation quizzes which are infuriating viewers most money made from those who do not get through
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Market report: Friday close [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Bid speculation circling the City gave the market a boost after a shakey startYesterday's Trading: Geoff Foster reports
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A to Z of the Sunday newspapers [09/17/2006 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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Story behind Nationwide deal [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Nationwide's new boss reveals the strategy behind a £140bn merger, telling Jeff Prestridge how it was planned down to the last detail - with a codename inspired by his dog
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Jeff Banks to launch menswear chain [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Designer Jeff Banks, former presenter of The Clothes Show on the BBC, is to launch a chain of own-label menswear stores
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MFI in final talks before £1 sale [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Veteran investment banker Henry Jackson is poised to win control of MFI Furniture's lossmaking retail division for a nominal £1
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Dazzling rise for diamonds [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Diamond prices are expected to rise 30% annually for the next few years after last year's 95% surge
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AWG backs £2.2bn bid [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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AWG, the owner of Anglian Water and support services group Morrison, is expected to recommend a £2.2bn takeover offer within the next few days
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Beware 'mates' bad credit trap [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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First-time buyers clubbing together to climb onto the property ladder with 'mates mortgages' could be in danger of falling into a bad credit trap
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Clampdown on doorstep sales [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Government is planning to introduce laws to give consumers greater powers against salesmen that come to their door
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Blunder hid my divorce costs for 11 years [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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An admin error hid the costs of Sue Ewing's legal aid for 11 years - when they finally emerged, interest had doubled the bill to £5,000
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14,000 Ford management jobs to go [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Ford is to cull 14,000 American white-collar staff within the next six months and accelerate the axeing of 30,000 production line workers
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London house prices leap £9k in a month [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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The average asking price for property in London is at a record high of £328,607, figures out today reveal| This is Money's house prices section
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Tesco reveals plan to cut 'food miles' [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Tesco has pledged to cut down on its 'food miles' by opening six offices in England and Wales responsible for buying food from nearby farms
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March of the fee-pay machines [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Four out of five cash machines installed since 1999 charges a fee to withdraw money, but Brits are rejecting them in their droves
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The Gherkin up for sale for £600m [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Swiss Re Tower, better-known as the Gherkin, has been put up for sale with a price tag of at least £600m
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£2bn cost of Brown Energy delay [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Brown may have lost about £2bn for the taxpayer through the Treasury's failure to cash in on the soaring price of British Energy
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Debt firm boosted by borrowers' woes [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Debt firm ClearDebt has cashed in on 'phenomenal' rise in the number of people unable to pay off loans and credit card bills
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Famous face ads? Too much Hassel... [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Firms who shell out huge sums for celebrities to endorse their products are probably wasting their money| Does celebrity backing impress you?
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Boom in business tycoon mums [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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An increasing number of new mums are becoming entrepreneurs, according to a new study. Meet the women who have made a million
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Banker joins billionaires club [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Investment banker Mark Coombs will join the exclusive dollar billionaire club when his finance company floats next month
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£20,000 threat over wrong-day bin bags [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Homeowners face fines of up to £20,000 for putting their rubbish out on the wrong day, it was revealed yesterday.
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End this TV quiz disgrace [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Lucrative participation TV quizzes are the latest craze and for companies of the stature of ITV, Channel 4 and Five to perpetuate this con is unacceptable, says Lisa Buckingham
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Millions should love Sharpe [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Love or hate him, you can't accuse Robert Sharpe, the suave boss of Portman Building Society, of not being true to his word
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Bermuda triangle for car sales [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mails investigator Tony Hetherington responds to readers' complaints - this week he looks at a firm targeting car sellers
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Brown's shabby inheritance [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Despite the surprising strength of the British economy this year, the IMF's World Economic Outlook casts some shadows over the Chancellor's stewardship
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KBC on the turn [09/17/2006 01:17 PM]
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Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week's report includes oil industry consultant KBC
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