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Net criminals target home users [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Criminals are increasingly targetting home users, according to a survey which shows that attempts to 'phish' bank account details are soaring
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Ageism still rife in workplace [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Young as well as older people are getting a raw deal in the workplace, it emerged today just before new age discrimination laws come into effect
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Market report: Monday 12.00 [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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The future of the LSE rears its head again following the admission that it held merger talks over the summer with giant interdealer broker Icap
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Supermarket pledges petrol price cut [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Leading supermarkets today stoked up the petrol price war on the day oil prices slipped below $60 a barrel
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Warning against minimum wage hike [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Another big rise in the minimum wage would damage industry and boost the black market, the country's biggest business group warned today
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Fraudsters targeting eBay users [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Fraudsters are using the good name of Companies House to cheat people who buy goods on auction websites
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A-Z of the Sunday newspapers [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this week
- Sunday newspaper share tips
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Pay your credit card bill by text [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Financial company Mint today launched an new service allowing customers to pay their credit card bills via text message
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Drivers left without cover [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Two thousand motorists could be driving illegally after a major insurer failed to renew their policies despite telling them it would, the BBC has discovered
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John Lewis plots move into finance [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Department store giant John Lewis is poised to announce plans to relaunch its website as it moves into banking and insurance
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TV quiz The Mint and some killer questions [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Safeguards to protect television quiz game players from becoming addicted and running up huge bills failed in our test
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MPs demand curb on junk mail loans [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Politicians are calling for greater regulation of unsolicited offers of credit by lenders as part of the wider campaign against junk mail.
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Switch fee alert over credit cards [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Consumers switching credit cards to take advantage of interest-free deals could pay more than they expected
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Stores accused of 'illegal' practices [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Retailer Nisa-Today's has a policy of restricting competition with rival Costcutter, according to a letter written by a senior manager at the company
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Landlords selling up over licence [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Landlords with multi-occupation properties are quitting the letting market because of tough new Government rules
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Complaints against banks surge [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Complaints against UK banks have risen by 25%, led by anger over loans and overdrafts and default charges, according to industry figures
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Self-assessment deadline looms [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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The 9m people that need to complete a self-assessment tax return have until 30 September if they want the Revenue to do the sums
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One in ten towns caught by IHT [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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The number of households caught by inheritance tax net has swelled with house prices in 10% of English towns now above the £285,000 threshold
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Leftovers lucrative for oil group Venture [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Here is an oil firm that never looks for oil. In the world of exploration and production giants, it does virtually no exploration
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Curse of family that thrives on failures [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' letters, adding comments, advice and the results of his enquiries
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The 'plagued' societies that face takeover [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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There has been a lot of navel gazing in building society boardrooms in the past week after Nationwide's surprise decision to swallow the Portman
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Sad fall for Browne at the last fence [09/25/2006 01:17 PM]
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What a pity that the man who has been regularly voted Britain's most-admired business executive will spend his final days at BP fighting fires
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