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BA facing winter misery [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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Millions of passengers face New Year flight chaos from a looming all-out strike by British Airways cabin crew
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2006: Business year in review [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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A year of frenetic takeover activity has helping the FTSE 100 Index to rise by 10%. Here are some of the highlights from a rollercoaster few months
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A-Z of the Sunday newspapers [12/31/2006 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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Nasdaq plans LSE rival [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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Nasdaq has warned that it will set up a rival market to the London Stock Exchange if its bid for the LSE fails
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More UK firms to fall to foreign predators [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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British companies are expected to continue to fall prey to foreign takeovers this year, thanks to the debt-fuelled acquisitions spree
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You're too British Branson [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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Like many before him, the billionaire Virgin Boss is finding that his business is not welcome in America
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Splits scandal boss pockets £4.5m [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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The boss of Aberdeen Asset Management, at the centre of the split capital trusts scandal, pocketed nearly £4.5m in pay
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Mixed fortunes on festive High Street [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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January trading statements will reveal it has been a tale of two Christmases for the High Street, with clear winners and losers
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Gas price fears over Russian threat [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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Gas prices in Europe are expected to soar if crucial talks between Russian giant Gazprom and the Belarus government collapse
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Shares pip property in 2006 [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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The stock market just shaded residential property in 2006, but it was an excellent year for both asset classes
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Record levels for bad debts [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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Banks wrote off a record £1.4bn of customers' bad debt in 2006 as thousands of consumers took advantage of debt-relief tools like bankruptcy and IVAs
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Mortgage lending hits new record [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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Mortgage lending by banks hit record levels in November but consumer credit remained subdued, new figures today indicated
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Massive rail fare rises slammed [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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A chief passenger watchdog has launched a stinging attack today on massive public transport fare increases.
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Crush hour in the sales [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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Spending in the sales is predicted to be up 50% on last year as the post-Christmas shopping boom continues
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Pensions gap cut by half [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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Pension deficits of the UK's top firms fell by almost half in 2006, according to figures out today
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Women race into top business league [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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For the first time, women make up about one in four on an annual list of Top 100 Entrepreneurs, a 25% increase on the 2004 figure
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Householders face 4% hike in council tax [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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Homeowners face council tax rises of more than 4% in April because of an increasing reliance on private sector contracts
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House prices up 10.5% in 2006 [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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The typical cost of a home rose by 10.5% last year after another sharp jump in December house prices
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Little Chef on brink as bid fails [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Little Chef roadside restaurants chain was today on the brink of collapse and expected to call in the administrators
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Shopping at £800 a second [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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Retailers enjoyed their busiest day in history yesterday as bargain-hunters besieged shops in search of savings
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US grounds Branson's low-cost airline plan [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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Sir Richard Branson's US plans have suffered another setback, with regulators throwing out an application by his budget airline
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Brawling over the bargains [12/31/2006 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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Property boom set for 2007 [12/31/2006 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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Midas' top picks for 2007 [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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Our top stockpicker chooses five shares to shine in the coming 12 months, including Barclays, Halfords and Biffa
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The risk of costly deals [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Financial Mail on Sunday editor says the wave of mergers will continue in 2007 but that the risks will rise
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Winds of change at the Treasury [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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Economics editor Dan Atkinson looks at the prospects for the Department of Trade and Industry when Brown steps down
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2007 - a year for justice [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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The Financial Mail's personal finance editor wants justice for thousands of pension victims in 2007
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A worrying invitation [12/31/2006 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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Web raffle falls flat [12/31/2006 01:17 PM]
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Tony Hetherington investigates a web raffle for a flat in Liverpool that he says is unlawful and will fail
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