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Bank pauses for breath on rates

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Bank pauses for breath rates - Borrowers can breath sigh of relief after Bank of England decided keep interest rates hold at 5.25% today British Gas slashes prices 15% - British Gas today became first energy company pass falling wholesale prices as said was cutting its gas electricity prices from next month



Bank pauses for breath on rates  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Borrowers can breath a sigh of relief after the Bank of England decided to keep interest rates on hold at 5.25% today
British Gas slashes prices 15%  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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
Market report: Thursday latest  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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
M&S ponders takeover bid for Sainsbury  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Shares in Marks & Spencer dipped in early trading on reports that it has been weighing up a bid for supermarket group J Sainsbury
Virgin sparks TV price war  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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
House prices bounce back  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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
Royal Mail profits savaged by pensions  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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
My £23,000 bank fee victory  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
A single mother has reclaimed more than £23,000 in bank charges for herself and her friends despite having no financial or legal training
BA want £120 for each extra bag  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
British Airways passengers from Thursday face an each-way charge of up to £240 a bag if they check in additional luggage
Man Utd slip in wealth league  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Manchester United have slipped down the football wealth league after its first full season under the ownership of the Glazer family
HSBC in shock profit warning  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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
Which? launches football shirt battle  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
A consumer group plans to sue JJB Sports on behalf of thousands of fans who were overcharged for football shirts
Top watchdog takes on PPI  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
The OFT today criticised the way payment protection insurance is sold and referred the industry to the Competition Commission for investigation
Green car move to cost £3,300  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Drivers face paying thousands of pounds extra for new cars under EU proposals aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions
Court fight over pensions begins  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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
Standard enjoys life as Plc  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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
Pension victims still waiting  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
An emergency fund set up to compensate more than 100,000 people whose company pensions were wiped out has helped only 871 victims
Millions lost to petrol Pin thiefs  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Gangs have stolen millions after accessing thousands of motorists' credit or debit card details at petrol stations
Taxman traps 'compensation king'  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
The founder of the collapsed Accident Group, which famously sacked its staff by text message, has been cornered in Spain by UK tax officials
Women 'retiring in poverty'  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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
Mervyn's painful decision  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
If there has to another rate rise, let's get it out of the way now so we can enjoy a more benign summer
Devious banks make a mockery of code  [02/08/2007 01:17 PM]
The Banking Code is meant to protect us, but the banks are warping its good intentions to their own ends
Turnaround sees Regus learning from mistakes  [02/08/2007 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.