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Brawling over the bargains [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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Angry scuffles marred the start of the first full day of the sales as huge crowds of bargain hunters jostled for the massive discounts
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Barclays hit by Xmas email scam [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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Conmen have targeted Barclays customers over Christmas by trying to persuade them to hand over their account details.
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Market report: Tuesday latest [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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12.30Shares in InterContinental Hotels stood out from the crowd as they extended last week's gains with a rise to record highs
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Property boom set for 2007 [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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Britain's unprecedented property boom looks set to continue with one in three people expecting house prices to power ahead in 2007
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Christmas PCs in virus threat [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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Thousands of computers given as Christmas presents are creating a computer virus timebomb, experts warned today
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Energy price wars ahead in 2007 [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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Britains big six energy suppliers are poised to launch a price war in the coming weeks that should send household bills tumbling by the spring.
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First-time buyers at record low [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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The number of first-time buyers has fallen to its lowest level since records began, with the average house price approaching £200,000
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Pensions black hole shrinks by £20bn [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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The combined pension deficits of the UK's biggest companies fell dramatically in 2006 thanks to an improvement in equity markets and higher contributions
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Firm sells kayaks to eskimos [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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A UK firm is enjoying an unusual export success by selling sea kayaks back to the people who first created them
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A to Z of the Sunday newspapers [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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Our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this Sunday
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Boom goes on for Brown [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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The economy is growing at 2.9%, its fastest pace in two years, the latest Government figures show
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Licence fee to rise less than inflation [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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The BBC's income is to go up less than 2.5% a year on average in a six-year deal hammered out by Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell
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DVLA sells 8,000 names in six weeks [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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The DVLA has sold the names and addresses of nearly 8,000 drivers to clamping and car park companies in just six weeks
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Quarter of our pay goes to Chancellor [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Brown is grabbing almost a quarter of the average person's salary - the highest proportion for almost two decades
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Ofcom boss to get tougher on broadband [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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Ofcom boss Ed Richards has promised to 'up the ante' in the war against dodgy telephone and broadband suppliers, which could mean hefty fines for mis-sellers
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Bank's £51m bonus king revealed [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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The latest name connected to Goldman Sachs' jackpot bonus is French-born trader Pierre-Henri Flamand who heads the successful in-house hedge fund
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Pension fund doubles its levy [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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Poorly-run company pension schemes will feel the squeeze as the Pension Protection Fund seeks to raise £675m to cover compensation payments
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EU to slap emissions quotas on airlines [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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The European Commission today unveiled proposals to add civil aviation to an EU emissions trading scheme which already puts a cap on CO2 output from heavy industry
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Two more firms punished for PPI failings [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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Home shopping firm Redcats has been handed a £270,000 fine for selling payment protection insurance to 160,100 customers who may not have needed it
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Five building societies 'to go' [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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At least five building society names will disappear as mutuals merge to become more competitive, says a leading business advisory firm
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BlackBerry is top exec stocking-filler [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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More executives can expect to find a BlackBerry smartphone in their Christmas stockings this year, judging by soaring sales of the devices
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Tax burden risks harm to economy [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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The tax burden risks damaging the economy and extravagant public spending should be reined in, the world's top economic watchdog warned last night
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Small cap share tips: Growth ahead for Invocas [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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Tips & tactics: Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week's report includes Invocas, Concurrent Technologies and Micap
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The Kremlin's oil grab [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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Big oil has a long history of having assets appropriated by hostile governments, but investors need to beware Russian moves
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A worrying invitation [12/27/2006 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 [12/27/2006 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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