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Brawling over the bargains

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Brawling over bargains - Angry scuffles marred start of first full day of sales as huge crowds of bargain hunters jostled for massive discounts Barclays hit by Xmas email scam - Conmen have targeted Barclays customers over Christmas by trying persuade them hand over account details.



Brawling over the bargains  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
Angry scuffles marred the start of the first full day of the sales as huge crowds of bargain hunters jostled for the massive discounts
Barclays hit by Xmas email scam  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
Conmen have targeted Barclays customers over Christmas by trying to persuade them to hand over their account details.
Market report: Tuesday latest  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
12.30Shares in InterContinental Hotels stood out from the crowd as they extended last week's gains with a rise to record highs
Property boom set for 2007  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
Britain's unprecedented property boom looks set to continue with one in three people expecting house prices to power ahead in 2007
Christmas PCs in virus threat  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
Thousands of computers given as Christmas presents are creating a computer virus timebomb, experts warned today
Energy price wars ahead in 2007  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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.
First-time buyers at record low  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
The number of first-time buyers has fallen to its lowest level since records began, with the average house price approaching £200,000
Pensions black hole shrinks by £20bn  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
The combined pension deficits of the UK's biggest companies fell dramatically in 2006 thanks to an improvement in equity markets and higher contributions
Firm sells kayaks to eskimos  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
A UK firm is enjoying an unusual export success by selling sea kayaks back to the people who first created them
A to Z of the Sunday newspapers  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
Our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this Sunday
Boom goes on for Brown  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
The economy is growing at 2.9%, its fastest pace in two years, the latest Government figures show
Licence fee to rise less than inflation  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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
DVLA sells 8,000 names in six weeks  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
The DVLA has sold the names and addresses of nearly 8,000 drivers to clamping and car park companies in just six weeks
Quarter of our pay goes to Chancellor  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
Gordon Brown is grabbing almost a quarter of the average person's salary - the highest proportion for almost two decades
Ofcom boss to get tougher on broadband  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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
Bank's £51m bonus king revealed  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
The latest name connected to Goldman Sachs' jackpot bonus is French-born trader Pierre-Henri Flamand who heads the successful in-house hedge fund
Pension fund doubles its levy  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
Poorly-run company pension schemes will feel the squeeze as the Pension Protection Fund seeks to raise £675m to cover compensation payments
EU to slap emissions quotas on airlines  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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
Two more firms punished for PPI failings  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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
Five building societies 'to go'  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
At least five building society names will disappear as mutuals merge to become more competitive, says a leading business advisory firm
BlackBerry is top exec stocking-filler  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
More executives can expect to find a BlackBerry smartphone in their Christmas stockings this year, judging by soaring sales of the devices
Tax burden risks harm to economy  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
The tax burden risks damaging the economy and extravagant public spending should be reined in, the world's top economic watchdog warned last night
Small cap share tips: Growth ahead for Invocas  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
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
The Kremlin's oil grab  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
Big oil has a long history of having assets appropriated by hostile governments, but investors need to beware Russian moves
A worrying invitation  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
Tony Hetherington investigates another boiler room swindle and the case of a disappearing jeweller.
2006 Midas portfolio licks market  [12/27/2006 01:17 PM]
The past 12 months have been good for investors in equities - Paerticularly those following the 2006 Midas portfolio which has made 30% gains.