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Bank details sale for fiver - Credit card bank details stolen from hundreds of thousands of Britons are sale India for as little as £5 each Fat-cat pay running away from workers - Fat-cat pay at top British companies rocketed by 28% - more seven times rate of average earnings, survey shows



Bank details on sale for a fiver  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
Credit card and bank details stolen from hundreds of thousands of Britons are on sale in India for as little as £5 each
Fat-cat pay running away from workers  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
Fat-cat pay at top British companies rocketed by 28% - more than seven times the rate of average earnings, a survey shows
Market report: Monday 12.30  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
Shares in online gambling companies plunged at the open, as their entire US operations were jeopardised by a bill passed in Congress
New homebuying help for key workers  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
The Government will today launch a new housing initiative aimed at helping 20,000 key workers get onto the housing ladder
Taxman takes £600,000 in a lifetime  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
The average household pays more than £600,000 in taxes over a lifetime, research has revealed
Net-gaming shares in meltdown  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
Billions of pounds were wiped off Britain's online gambling sector today as investors reacted to the US Congress passing a shock internet betting bill
City punters back rate rise  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
City gamblers reckon there is an outside chance of a surprise interest rate rise this week, with an 80% chance of a November rise
Car cover premiums creep up  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
Car insurance premiums have crept up throughout the year according to latest figures - Insurers are turning to technology to keep premiums down
Tesco branches into software  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
Supermarket giant Tesco took on another new market today with the launch of its own brand computer software
Crackdown on TV quiz shows  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
Television quiz shows could be curbed drastically after watchdogs launched investigations into the programmes that make millions at the expense of viewers
A to Z of the Sunday newspapers  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
Our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this week | Sunday newspaper share tips
New age laws are threat to tribunals  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
Age discrimination laws - in force today - will cause the employment tribunal system to collapse unless the Government injects huge amounts of cash
Save a pound, get one free  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
Britain is on course to introduce a lavishly subsidised savings scheme where every pound put away is matched by a pound from the state
Exposed: High Street spying secrets  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
Colin Shaw, a specialist in 'extreme mystery shopping', believes many chief executives are unaware of how customers respond to their stores or the quality of service
The Apprentice splits with Sir Alan  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
Apprentice winner Michelle Dewberry is quitting Sir Alan Sugar's company to set up her own business consultancyGUIDES: Your employment rights
BA staff to work 10 years longer  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
The airline has revealed plans to tackle its 'massive' pension deficit by making staff work until 65 for a smaller payout
New energy price rise blow  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
Seven million homes will see their gas and electricity bills rise after Scottish & Southern Energy confirmed details of another price hike
Trapped by a never-ending loan  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
Millions of homeowners are being caught in a never-ending-mortgage trap and will still be making repayments in their 70s
Junk shares sales pitch caught on tape  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' letters, adding comments, advice and the results of his enquiries
Credit pushers no different to drug dealers  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
Like drug dealers skulking at schoolyard gates, the worst advertisements for credit target the vulnerable
Two basic rules worth heeding  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
Midas looks back on the past 15 months to see which shares have been the best bets, with BP and Vodafone both proving solid investments
Leopards of Labour pounce on business  [10/02/2006 01:17 PM]
Business has a major role to play in tackling climate change, but they should not be unilaterally be subjected to onerous and costly new rules