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US tycoons buy Liverpool FC - American tycoons George Gillett Tom Hicks have closed deal take over Liverpool FC for £470m BP rides out winter travails - BP's 2006 year of woe ended with 12% last-quarter crash profits warning of significant slashing of production forecasts



US tycoons buy Liverpool FC  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
American tycoons George Gillett and Tom Hicks have closed a deal to take over Liverpool FC for £470m
BP rides out winter travails  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
BP's 2006 year of woe ended with a 12% last-quarter crash in profits and a warning of a significant slashing of production forecasts
Market report: Tuesday latest  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
11.30:BHP Billiton, the world's biggest mining company, is sending out signals to shareholders that it wants to get even bigger following the explosion in metal prices
Benjys goes under again  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
All 46 branches of beleaguered sandwich chain Benjys were closed today after the business went into administration for the second time since last July
Live-in lovers in court battle  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Unmarried couples who separate could be forced to divide their assets equally if a legal challenge before the House of Lords proves successful
Health kick sees January High St boom  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
A New Year healthy eating drive meant retailers and High Street stores enjoyed their strongest January for three years
Bird flu could kill off exports  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Several countries have banned UK poultry, posing a threat to exports worth more than £300m a year to British companies
Train chiefs 'to raise fares twice a year'  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Rail company bosses are planning to sneak through inflation-busting fare rises, it was claimed today
Aviva leaves door open for the Pru  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Aviva, Britain's largest insurer, today revealed record sales figures, and appeared to leave the door open for the resumption of merger talks with rival Prudential
Interest rates 'to stay on hold'  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Most market commentators expect the Bank of England will keep interest rates at 5.25% on Thursday
Bookies switch off Sky Sports channels  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Hundreds of bookmakers have pulled the plug on BSkyB after the satellite broadcaster raised subscription charges to £4,500 per shop
Ombudsman calls for stricter lending rules  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
The UK's Banking Code is failing to protect consumers from being mis-sold credit cards and loans, the Financial Ombudsman Service has warned
Ryanair profits on baggage fee  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Controversial baggage charges - adding up to 25% to its average fare - are helping Europe's biggest budget airline to post record profits
Beware 0% credit card trap  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Miss just one payment and that attractive 0% deal will be scrapped, card users are warned. Skipping a single monthly payment could cost the holder almost £300
Taxing burden for Brown's successor  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Monday view:Gordon Brown's successor will not have an easy task - He is likely to hand on plans to cut spending and increase the tax burden
Brown's 'hidden debt of £500bn'  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Creative accounting by the Treasury has concealed the fact that the Government is dangerously in the red, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies
'Gherkin' sold for £600m  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
The public will be able to buy a share in iconic City skyscraper the Gherkin under an innovative plan from its new owners
Asda aces in bid for Sainsbury's  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Former Asda chiefs Allan Leighton and Archie Norman have been approached to lead a multi-billion pound takeover bid for Sainsbury's
Tax snoopers scan web activity  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Dutch guitarist Rob van der Veer has devised a software system that explores the web, silently searching for business and trading activity
Barratt buys Wilson Bowden  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Housebuilder Wilson Bowden backed a £2.2bn takeover today in a deal that should net its co-founder a family fortune of more than £700m
'Inflated accounts at Torex' probed  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Fraud detectives investigating computer group Torex are looking at an alleged conspiracy to manipulate accounts to sell it at an inflated value
Banks bow to calls pressure  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
More companies have promised to redirect customers to UK call handlers if they are frustrated by their overseas service
Sainsbury's is takeover target  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Supermarket group Sainsbury's emerged as a takeover target today after three private equity firms confirmed they were mulling a possible offer
A to Z of the Sunday newspapers  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Welcome to this week's round-up of top business stories from the Sunday papers
Directory of deceit is far from 'brilliant'  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
This week ace investigator Tony Hetherington reveals more lies from GAP, silence from Universal Telecom and missing documents at the tax office
Respect the LSE's values  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
The approach for the London Stock Exchange by Nasdaq has been so cack-handed that the offer will likely lapse later this week
Turnaround sees Regus learning from mistakes  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
The Mail on Sunday's share-tipping column Midas this week turns its attention to a buoyant-looking offices supplier and a diamond company that may be worth a punt.
Private equity years too late for Sainsbury's  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
So, where were the gutless investors when the supermarket needed help, ask the Financial Mail on Sunday editor
Let's catch the ringleaders of this racket  [02/06/2007 01:17 PM]
GE Capital Bank's £610,000 fine for failing to ensure PPI was sold only to those new cardholders where cover was appropriate is only the start. Or it should be