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Homeowners face rate crunch [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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Homebuyers were rocked by more depressing financial news last night, as they were warned to brace themselves for yet another interest rate rise
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Banks take revenge on charges [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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Banks and lenders earned an extra £624m in overdraft charges and credit card interest last year as they fought back against the OFT's cap on default charges
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Market report: Wednesday latest [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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10.15:Shire Pharmaceuticals was celebrating today after getting the go-ahead to launch a key treatment in the US - but this could make it a takeover target
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Online Xmas shopping soared by 54% [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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Internet spending soared by more than 50% in the run-up to Christmas, with consumers buying a record £7.6bn of presents and food online
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4m switch energy providers [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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More than 4m people switched their energy supplier last year, cutting their bills by around £150 each, new figures showed today
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£9bn Pru windfall in the air [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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Prudential is aiming to unlock its £9bn assets pot in a move which could see a windfall for shareholders of about £2.5bn, or £1 a share
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The first-time buyer challenge [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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Young people face bigger problems in buying their first home than any previous generation, a report has revealed
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Banks are 'mugging' customers [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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High Street banks were last night put on notice that they are to be stopped from 'mugging' customers of billions of pounds a year in unfair charges.
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Insurers face action over misleading ads [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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The financial watchdog has warned insurers they have three months to clean up their act on ads that promise big savings when very few customers can buy at low prices
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Best fixed-rate mortgages axed [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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Homeowners facing increased mortgage repayments following the rate rise are now seeing lenders pulling the plug on the best fixed-rate deals
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Organic lines give Tesco the edge [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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Booming sales of organic and luxury food and drink have helped Tesco to its busiest ever Christmas>> Read more about being a 'caring consumer'
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Rate fears as inflation hits 3% [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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Inflation has jumped to 3%, fuelling fears that there will soon be another increase in interest rates
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Brits snap up Berlin homes [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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Britons are flocking to Berlin as a resurgent economy makes German hot property while its capital remains Europe's cheapest major metropolis
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House price growth cools [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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House price inflation cooled in December in an indication that higher interest rates had begun to bite, a report today suggested
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Americans lash BP over death blast [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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The damning report into BP's fatal Texas City refinery explosion could force new chief Tony Hayward to break up the oil giant
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3 scraps roaming charges [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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Mobile phone giant 3 today announced plans to abolish roaming charges for UK customers in seven countries
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City betting on March rates rise [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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Fears are growing that homeowners could be hit with another interest-rate hike within the next two months
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Pensions watchdog bans trustee who lied [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Pensions Regulator has issued its first ever disqualification of a trustee who lied to bosses and lined his own pockets
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Tiner quits as chief of financial watchdog [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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Chief executive John Tiner will leave the Financial Services Authority to return to the private sector in July, it was announced today
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Train-bus scheme is a money saver [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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An all-in-one bus and train ticket scheme was extended today and is now available for more than half the population of Britain
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Mervyn's narrow escape [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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Mervyn King won't have to make his excuses to the Chancellor for surging inflation - But he cannot be pleased with the speed that indicators have moved against the MPC
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30 Second Guide ToThe letter to the Chancellor [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mail's City team look at the Bank of England's little way of saying 'sorry' to No.11
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The without-profits funds [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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Mortgage endowments are still a disaster. To blame the downturn at the start of the century, as many insurers continue to do, is pathetic
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Conman's tax avoidance scam [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mails ace investigator Tony Hetherington delves into a convicted conman pushing a tax avoidance scheme
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Final months needing some gloss [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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It's usually best for top execs to go sooner rather than later - and Lord Browne needs to put some gloss on the past 18 months
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Pushmi-pullyu inflation tips rate rise [01/17/2007 01:17 PM]
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As higher petrol and university bills push up inflation, the interest rate rises. So life becomes more expensive all round says Financial Mail's economics editor
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