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Nasdaq in £2.7bn bid for LSE [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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Hi-tech American stock market Nasdaq today launched a £2.7bn takeover of the London Stock Exchange
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Water meters plan for millions [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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Proposals that could lead to millions of homes being forced to accept water meters are being unveiled by the Government today
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Market report: Monday latest [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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11:30Christian Salvesen shares slumped after the logistics group warned that second-half profits are going to fall short of expectations
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Pay-as-you-go costing more [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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Thrifty callers opting for pay-as-you-go to cut costs could be indulging in a false economy according to a study questioning their value
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BSkyB and ITV shares pay the price [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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Shares in BSkyB and ITV tumbled today as the stock market woke up to the former's near-£1bn investment in its rival
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Christmas will cost £975 [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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With just five weeks until Christmas, retailers are predicting a bumper festive season and say the average family will spend £975
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Nigerian scams cost UK billions [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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Financial crime stemming from Nigeria has become a 'large and pressing problem' for UK authorities, new research concluded today
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Five in six pay stamp duty [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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Five out of six homebuyers are forced to pay stamp duty most areas of England and Wales according to a study of properties for sale
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Lost laptop held account details' [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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A security lapse by Nationwide Building Society may have put 11m customers at risk of identity theft.
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A-Z of the Sunday newspapers [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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Here's our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this Sunday.
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Foxtons shapes up for £300m flotation [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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Controversial estate agency Foxtons has hired investment bank Credit Suisse to seek a stock market listing, valuing it at more than £300 million
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Six civil servants needed for each tax form [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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How many revenue inspectors does it take to deal with one tax return? It's no joke
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Britons win £47m share of Euro lotto [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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British punters claimed the biggest slice of this weekend's £123m EuroMillions jackpot as once again no-one picked all the winning numbers
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BAA security boost to cut airport queues [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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Heathrow operator BAA has promised Christmas holiday passengers shorter queues after a big investment in security measures
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Universal sues MySpace over copyrights [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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Universal Music, the world's largest music company, has filed a lawsuit against social networking site MySpace for breaking thousands of copyrights
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The impact of eco-car batteries [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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The green credentials of the Toyota Prius have been undermined by claims about the environmental impact of the nickel used in its batteries
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The moon hits a taxing phase [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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The lunar influence on tax bills has rarely been an issue, but the calendar has suddenly become relevant thanks to a rare conjunction of the moon, a Christian feast day and Pay As You Earn.
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NewLook shapes up for £2bn float [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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New Look, the low-price fashion chain, is planning aggressive expansion in India, China and the Middle East ahead of a possible £2 billion flotation next year.
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Banks will pay price of a bad reputation [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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As Irving Fisher, Yale's professor of economics discovered ahead of the Wall Street crash when he said share prices had reached 'a permanently high plateau', it is sensible to allow some margin for error
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Nasty sense of betrayal by a grasping bank [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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First Direct chief executive Chris Pilling has been frantically trying to downplay the reaction to his decision to impose monthly banking fees. For all his smooth words, it's a battle he is losing
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Midas: RPS cleans up in green boom [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Financial Mail's share picker believes while black may be all the rage on the catwalk this autumn, green has never been more popular in the commercial world
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Tony Hetherington investigates [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mail's readers' champion looks at the former gardener offering £150 a month if you invest £5,000
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Bank wields a blunt instrument [11/20/2006 01:17 PM]
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The British are often accused of yearning for yesterday, but one place where nostalgia is a no-no is economic policy.
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