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Personal insolvencies soar [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Personal insolvencies rocketed to a record level in the final three months of the year as consumers struggled with interest rate rises
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BA 'sorry' as profits dive [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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British Airways reported lower quarterly profits today as it admitted a series of disruptions had tested 'the patience and loyalty' of customers
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Market report: Friday latest [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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11.00:Brokers appeared divided today about prospects for business information and education publisher Reed Elsevier
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Sainsbury's is takeover target [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Supermarket group Sainsbury's emerged as a takeover target today after three private equity firms confirmed they were mulling a possible offer
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Standard Life payouts fall again [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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More than 80% of Standard Life mortgage endowments maturing this year will not pay off the home loans they are secured on
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Tycoon shrugs off £1m tax hit [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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The tycoon boss of Matalan over-paid £1m in tax - But could only shrug when the revenue refused to give it back
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Taxman eyes offshore accounts [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Individuals hiding money in offshore bank accounts could be forced to pay up after the Revenue & Customs won a legal victory against four leading banks
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ING Direct keeps rate at 4.75% [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Millions of ING Direct savers suffered another blow today when the bank announced it would not raise the rate on its original savings account
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£1m Premium Bond quick on the draw [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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A Bond bought last October has scooped one of this month's two £1m jackpot prizes, National Savings & Investments announced today
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Gadget firms 'ripping off' Britons [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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British consumers are being ripped off by gadget-makers who charge higher prices here than anywhere else, it was claimed today
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Families' £1m lifetime tax bill [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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The lifetime tax bill of an average family will top £1m within eight years, a report reveals today
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AstraZeneca to shed 3,000 jobs [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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AstraZeneca, Britain's second largest drugs firm, has revealed plans to cut 3,000 jobs over the next three years, as it announced a 28% rise in profits
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Ruthless greed of the scammers [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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The heartlessness of the criminals who operate scams on a massive scale in Britain was exposed today in a report by consumer watchdogs
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Google pulls in £3,400 an hour [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Online search giant Google has again surged past expectations, trebling net profits in the last three months of 2006 to more than $1bn
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Shell reports record £13bn profit [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Royal Dutch Shell today slashed its production targets because of ongoing problems in Nigeria and its recent dust-up in Russia - taking the shine off record profits
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New flight tax 'could be illegal' [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Brown faces legal challenges from airlines and tour operators over a controversial doubling of air passenger duty which comes into effect today
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John Lewis is the nation's favourite [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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With its emphasis on quality and being 'never knowingly undersold' John Lewis is the nation's favourite store, according to Which?
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Money is our biggest worry [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Britain is in the grip of an epidemic of stress with half of us saying we are more stressed than five years ago and one in five saying they are under strain every day
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Uninsured cars to be clamped [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Drivers who fail to renew their car insurance could be fined £100 - even if they have stopped using their car
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Energy group to cut prices [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) today signalled its intention to cut prices for the first time in six years
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Triple risk alert to firms and consumers [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Terrorist attacks, a flu pandemic and spiralling debts are the three main risks facing UK firms and consumers the Financial Services Authority warned today
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Union fears as Tata wins Corus [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Thousands of British steelworkers were today left pondering their future under new Indian masters after Tata Steel won the shootout for control of Corus
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Nasdaq takes a panel rap [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Nasdaq chief's aim in coming to London was to win friends and influence people, but he clearly failed. All he has received as a result of his visit is a rap across the knuckles
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30 Second Guide ToThe Debt Management Office [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mails City team look at the division of the Bank of England is charged with selling government bonds
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PDS and Orpery exposed [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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This week ace investigator Tony Hetherington follows up on tha case of the PDS investment scheme and its parent company Orpery
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Welcome gloom amid the boom [02/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Rightmove.co.uk is a property website and is jolly good at what it does. Sell your home and buy another is its message
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