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Bank pauses for breath on rates [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Borrowers can breath a sigh of relief after the Bank of England decided to keep interest rates on hold at 5.25% today
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British Gas slashes prices 15% [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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British Gas today became the first energy company to pass on falling wholesale prices as it said it was cutting its gas and electricity prices from next month
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Market report: Thursday latest [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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13.00:Shares of Imperial Tobacco were under a cloud today as investors sucked on a clutch of stories>> Top stocks for value, income and growth
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M&S ponders takeover bid for Sainsbury [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Shares in Marks & Spencer dipped in early trading on reports that it has been weighing up a bid for supermarket group J Sainsbury
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Virgin sparks TV price war [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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A television price war was set to break out today with the launch of a combined on-demand TV, broadband and phone service from Virgin
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House prices bounce back [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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The cost of a home leapt by more than £2,500 in January despite the shock bank rate rise, according to the latest Halifax report
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Royal Mail profits savaged by pensions [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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A huge increase in the Royal Mail's pensions deficit saw the postal group's interim profits plunge 86% in the first six months of the financial year, it said today
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My £23,000 bank fee victory [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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A single mother has reclaimed more than £23,000 in bank charges for herself and her friends despite having no financial or legal training
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BA want £120 for each extra bag [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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British Airways passengers from Thursday face an each-way charge of up to £240 a bag if they check in additional luggage
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Man Utd slip in wealth league [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Manchester United have slipped down the football wealth league after its first full season under the ownership of the Glazer family
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HSBC in shock profit warning [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Shares in global banking giant HSBC fell more than 2% after the lender shocked investors with a profit warning due to its US bad-debt problem
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Which? launches football shirt battle [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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A consumer group plans to sue JJB Sports on behalf of thousands of fans who were overcharged for football shirts
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Top watchdog takes on PPI [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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The OFT today criticised the way payment protection insurance is sold and referred the industry to the Competition Commission for investigation
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Green car move to cost £3,300 [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Drivers face paying thousands of pounds extra for new cars under EU proposals aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions
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Court fight over pensions begins [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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The High Court has begun hearing a legal test case brought by pension wind-up victims who accuse the Government of acting unlawfully over compensation
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Standard enjoys life as Plc [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Standard Life today firmly threw off the shackles of its mutual past as it revealed a leap in sales in its first year as a public company
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Pension victims still waiting [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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An emergency fund set up to compensate more than 100,000 people whose company pensions were wiped out has helped only 871 victims
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Millions lost to petrol Pin thiefs [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Gangs have stolen millions after accessing thousands of motorists' credit or debit card details at petrol stations
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Taxman traps 'compensation king' [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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The founder of the collapsed Accident Group, which famously sacked its staff by text message, has been cornered in Spain by UK tax officials
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Women 'retiring in poverty' [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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A forgotten generation of women who have devoted their lives to caring for others are struggling to cope in old age, says a leading charity
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Mervyn's painful decision [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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If there has to another rate rise, let's get it out of the way now so we can enjoy a more benign summer
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Devious banks make a mockery of code [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Banking Code is meant to protect us, but the banks are warping its good intentions to their own ends
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Turnaround sees Regus learning from mistakes [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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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.
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