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Lenders cash rate rise - Millions of homeowners with variable mortgages are being stung by above base rate hikes repayments Foreign raiders storm Footsie - Up quarter of Britain's top companies could come under foreign takeover attack next few months as world merger boom peaks



Lenders cash in on rate rise  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Millions of homeowners with variable mortgages are being stung by above base rate hikes in their repayments
Foreign raiders to storm Footsie  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Up to a quarter of Britain's top companies could come under foreign takeover attack in the next few months as the world merger boom peaks
Market report: Monday latest  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
12.30:Avoiding bankruptcy is looking like an increasingly bankrupt idea, with investors selling large stakes in all the main individual voluntary arrangement providers
Careless risking ID theft  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
People are putting themselves at risk of identity theft by not protecting their personal details, a watchdog warned today
Watch TV via the web, says Gates  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
The internet will revolutionise television within five years with viewers being able to watch what they want when they want, Bill Gates has predicted
YouTube mulls ad revenue share  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
YouTube is mulling a plan to share advertising revenue with users who contribute to the site
Norwich Union call centre U-turn  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
In a dramatic U-turn Norwich Union is switching call centre work back to Britain, because workers in India 'don't know what the customer is talking about'
Ebay auction-fixing exposed  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Users of eBay are being defrauded by unscrupulous dealers who secretly bid up the price of items on sale to boost profits, claims a report today
Banks using 'underhand' tactics  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Banks are employing 'underhand' tactics to deter customers who challenge them over overdraft charges, a leading consumer body claimed today
A to Z of the Sunday newspapers  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Here is This is Money's round-up of some of the bigger stories from the Sunday finance and business pages
BA to pay strike-breakers £200  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Exclusive:BA staff are being offered £200 a day to break a series of strikes threatening to bring holiday chaos for tens of thousands of passengers
MPs back call for quiz fair play  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Broadcasters are being urged to take immediate action to make TV quiz shows fairer and more transparent rather than waiting for regulatory changes
Banks' £40bn profits record as debts soar  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Bank profits are set to break the £40bn mark this year - a record that is sure to reignite criticism over the sector's earnings
Mortgage fee refunds ordered  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Millions of borrowers could receive up to £200 each following a crackdown on unfair mortgage exit fees. We explain how to get yours back
New pension crisis on the cards  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
The legal battle over pension compensation is 'a high-stakes poker game' that could speed the closure of more final-salary schemes
Fast food fights back  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Fast food firms are fighting back against the anti-junk food push. Our special report investigates the turnaround
Tesco's Trojan horse trick exposed in email  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Tesco stands accused today of using ' dirty tricks' to increase its domination of the country's high streets
Future's bright for Manchester United  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Manchester United are predicting 'dramatic growth' in their income over the next two years after seeing profits rise by £20m last year.
Mortgage demand plunges  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
The number of homeloans being approved tumbled to its lowest level in almost six years in December, new figures reveal
BMW sales hit a record high  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
German car maker BMW said today that sales hit a record high during 2006, boosted by new versions of its 3-Series models
Ford hit by a record £6.4bn loss  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Car giant Ford crashed to a £6.4bn loss last year as sales went into reverse and it was hit with huge restructuring costs
Midas: High-yield portfolio triumphs  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
Our portfolio of the ten highest-yielding shares in the FTSE 100 has triumphed over the past three months, easily outperforming the Footsie
PDS and Orpery exposed  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
This week ace investigator Tony Hetherington follows up on tha case of the PDS investment scheme and its parent company Orpery
Furse plays a blinder in the LSE defence  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
The battle for the London Stock Exchange has reached a nail-biting finale with chief executive Clara Furse refusing to soften her hostility to Nasdaq
Only Blair can't hear the pensions anger  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
It has become increasingly obvious that the victims of failed pension schemes remain shortchanged
Welcome gloom amid the boom  [01/29/2007 01:17 PM]
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