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Banks' £200m Christmas cash-in [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Banks could take an extra £200m from Christmas shoppers this year after raising their charges and interest rates, an investigation has found
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Post Office in phone tricks row [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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An investigation has been launched into the Post Office for allegedly using dirty tactics to persuade customers to join its fledgling phone service
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Market report: Tuesday latest [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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13.00:Now Britvic knows what it feels like to be Tango'd after one of its biggest shareholders sold out, leaving the soft drinks supplier vulnerable to takeover
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House prices 'steady' but set to rise [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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House prices reached a plateau in November with rising interest rates failing to deter buyers according to a report released today
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Alert over 'mystery shopper' scam [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Consumers are being tricked into sending cash overseas, after being convinced they are working as customer-service investigators
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War of the super DVD players [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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The next generation of DVD players has arrived, with two formats battling it out to become the super system of the future
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£9.50 M&S 'Jimmy Choo' bags trashed [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Jimmy Choo has forced Marks & Spencer to withdraw a £9.50 evening from sale - claiming it was uncannily similar to a £495 bag made by the designer
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We've never had it so good [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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The wealth of the nation's households has surged to a record £6.9 trillion thanks to soaring property prices and a buoyant stock market
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UK's out-of-stock supermarkets [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Supermarkets have been running out of basic items in the run- up to Christmas with staples such as bread and milk missing from the shelves
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Stamp prices to rise by 2p [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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The cost of a first-class stamp is to increase by 2p to 34p from next April, the Royal Mail announced today
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New Farepak cash hopes dashed [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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A High Court judge ruled today that legal obstacles stood in the way of a distribution of cash to some victims of the Farepak collapse
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Giant windfarm gets green light [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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The world's largest windfarm is to be built off the coast of South East England, the Government said today
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BT in huge pension payment [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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BT Group is to make a massive one off payment into its pension fund in a bid to fill a £3.4bn black hole
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Bishop's attack on huge City bonuses [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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A leading Church of England bishop yesterday condemned the huge salaries and bonuses awarded to City workers
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Fined for organic food con [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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A London restaurant popular with celebrities has become the first in the country to be fined for falsely claiming to use organic meat
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Car insurance set for big increases [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Motorists face big cost increases next year as the UK's biggest car insurer looks set to push through double-digit percentage rises in premiums.
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HBOS attacks Farepak savers [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Banking giant HBOS has attacked customers of the failed Farepak Christmas club, claiming a lack of gratitude may have deterred donations to a charity fund
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Skype duo to launch online TV service [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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A broadband TV service developed by the founders of online telephone business Skype is expected to be launched next year
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NI error hits 700,000 [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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A mix-up by the Inland Revenue has led to letters incorrectly seeking extra National insurance payments being sent out to thousands of people
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UK facing isolation over BAE surrender [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Britain could be frozen out of international co-operation to fight corruption because of its shock decision to drop the bribery inquiry into defence giant BAE Systems.
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The ex-wives club [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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We uncover the extraordinary business affairs of a five-times-married boss who paid off two of his lovers, and then rewarded them with plum jobs
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A-Z of the Sunday newspapers [12/19/2006 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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City workers who don't clean up [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Millionaire workers at Goldman Sachs are pondering how to spend their huge Christmas bonuses, but lowpaid cleaners at the investment bank are in no mood to celebrate.
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Plotting a nuclear retreat [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Blair government, which put up an anti-nuclear front before the last election, has moved full circle and is anxious to get the process under way
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30 Second guide toCorporate debt default [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mail's City team look at the early warning sign that a company is in serious trouble
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A worrying invitation [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Tony Hetherington investigates another boiler room swindle and the case of a disappearing jeweller.
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2006 Midas portfolio licks market [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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The past 12 months have been good for investors in equities - Paerticularly those following the 2006 Midas portfolio which has made 30% gains.
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Russia's a cuddly bear in the energy war [12/19/2006 01:17 PM]
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Drilling for oil and gas has never been for faint hearts - Energy giants are being forced to confront bigger and bigger risks in an effort to replenish their reserves.
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