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House prices up £20,000 on year [09/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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The cost of the average home in Britain has risen by nearly £20,000 in a year, as prices have shot up by 10% over the last 12 months
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Return of the rate hike [09/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Britons are bracing themselves for further rate hikes after chancellor Gordon Brown hinted he would lift his growth forecasts.
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Market report: Monday 09.15 [09/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Technology investors were hunkering down for heavy losses today following a profit-warning from CSRSHARE TIPS: Financial Mail's Midas
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Bolton's fund splits in two [09/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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The UK's largest retail investment fund, Fidelity's Special Situations, has been split in twoDATA: The Special Situations fund
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Lib Dems want £2,000 extra council tax [09/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Families would be hit by a home and car tax bombshell amounting to £4,500 a year under the Liberal Democrats, it emerged last night
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Bleak future for the 'IPOD generation' [09/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Today's under 35s risk becoming IPODs - Insecure, Pressured, Overtaxed and Debt-ridden - a new report warns today
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North tops energy efficiency league [09/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Homes in the north of England are more energy efficient than those in the south, according to a survey released today.
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ID theft costs British firms £50m a year [09/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Identity theft cost British businesses £50m in 2005 - and the figure is set to increase 1,300% by 2020, new research suggests
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Funds discuss £40bn merger [09/18/2006 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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Jeff Banks to launch menswear chain [09/18/2006 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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TV quizzes under spotlight [09/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Ofcom is investigating TV craze participation quizzes which are infuriating viewers, with most money made from those who do not get through
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A to Z of the Sunday newspapers [09/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this week
And don't miss the Sunday newspaper share tips
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Dazzling rise for diamonds [09/18/2006 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 [09/18/2006 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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MFI in final talks before £1 sale [09/18/2006 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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Beware 'mates' bad credit trap [09/18/2006 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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Story behind Nationwide deal [09/18/2006 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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Blunder hid my divorce costs for 11 years [09/18/2006 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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Clampdown on doorstep sales [09/18/2006 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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14,000 Ford management jobs to go [09/18/2006 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 [09/18/2006 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' [09/18/2006 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 [09/18/2006 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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Brown excels on world stage [09/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Brown may be wrong on fiscal policy at home where his tax and spend has become toxic, but on the international front his instincts, work rate and enthusiasm are difficult to fault
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Bermuda triangle for car sales [09/18/2006 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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Charter makes it mark [09/18/2006 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mail's stockpicker Midas takes a look at Charter engineering and its interesting ride over the past few years
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End this TV quiz disgrace [09/18/2006 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 [09/18/2006 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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