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Bank shocks with rate rise [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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Borrowers' bills will be going up sooner than expected after the Bank of England today surprised everyone with a rate rise of a quarter-point to 5.25%
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Experts warn on mortgage crisis [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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More than 50 families will lose their homes every day this year because they cannot cope with their mortgages, experts have warned
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Market report: Thursday latest [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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12.45:: Big things are expected of ITV's new chairman Michael Grade and Deutsche Bank believes he is the right man to turn the broadcaster's fortunes around
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Rival sues Apple over iPhone name [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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Less than 24 hours after Apple unveiled its new iPhone, a rival company is suing for an alleged trademark violation
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NU boosts final with-profits payouts [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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Norwich Union is increasing final bonuses for its with profits customers thanks to strong investment returns in 2006 - but the majority of regular bonus rates remain unchanged
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FSA widens PPI crackdown [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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The financial watchdog is stepping up its work to crackdown on the selling of controversial payment protection insurance
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Novice landlords defy rental downturn [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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Newcomers are flooding the buy-to-let market, refusing to be spooked by the fact that rental returns have fallen to a five-year low
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Fanfare as iPhone unveiled [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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It's a phone, an MP3 player, a camera and a hand-held computer, and at £260 it's got Apple shares soaring. So is this the gadget the world's been waiting for?
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WHS closes final-salary pension scheme [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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WH Smith has announced that it is winding up its final-salary pension scheme, affecting 2,000 of its staff and 700 more at demerged distribution arm Smiths News
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Tesco to sell private medical cover [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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Tesco has announced that it is to sell private medical insurance in a further expansion into the personal finance market>> NEWS & ADVICE: Health insurance
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Warning on new year gym sign-ups [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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January is the best month of the year for gyms and health clubs - but This is Money reveals the various pitfalls of rushing to sign up
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Civil Service pensions curbed [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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Future recruits to the Civil Service will have to work until 65 and their pension will not be linked to their final salary
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British Gas fined £5,000 [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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British Gas has been fined £5,000 for keeping customers on hold on a premium rate telephone number and not properly informing them of the cost
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M&S wipes floor with rivals [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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Thousands of Marks & Spencer shop workers will receive windfalls of up to £45,000 from the extraordinary turnaround of the High Street chain
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Oil price at lowest for 18 months [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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The price of oil plunged to an 18-month low today as the apparent global warming is leading to vast energy stockpiles
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UK pensions are Europe's worst [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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Countries such as Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia and Slovakia all give their pensioners a better deal than Britain, according to a new report
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Rogue bosses face big low-pay fines [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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Employers who refuse to pay the national minimum wage will face a £200 fine for every worker involved said the Government as it announced a new crackdown
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Inflation up 72% since 1997, say Tories [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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The cost of living in the past 10 years has risen almost five times faster than official figures, say the Conservatives>> Calculate your inflation rate
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Beer is cheaper than water [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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Supermarkets have been branded reckless for selling lager at a lower price than water
>>TIPS: 50 money-saving ideas
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Harvey's African adventure [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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Ten months ago Aviva boss Richard Harvey was preparing to be cock of the walk - Now he is to march off into the African sunset for the gap year he never had
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30 Second Guide To Venezuelas nationalisation [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mails City team look at the changes in Venezuela that has big oil very worried indeed
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Midas: Credit Experian with a look [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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This week the Financial Mail's top stockpicker takes a closer look at credit checking agency Experian, and concludes it's a good time to buy
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They falsely invoiced then threatened me [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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This week the ace investigator takes a closer look at a company called Imprint, which has issued false invoices for children's safety handbook
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When insurers make a policy out of sleaze [01/11/2007 01:17 PM]
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There are apparently no tactics too base for some insurers in their efforts to squeeze every last drop of profit out of their policyholders
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