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Npower undercuts British Gas [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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News:Energy company Npower fired the latest shot in the growing energy price war today as it announced cuts in gas and electricity bills
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Banks' profits soar 150% in 10 years [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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Banks are making £230 from each of us a year - almost twice as much profit compared to ten years ago, a report shows
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Market report: Monday latest [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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12.15:Barclays kicks off the bank reporting season for real tomorrow with the focus of attention likely to be on provisions for bad and doubtful debts
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Bank bids to hand back 'forgotten cash' [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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The UK's largest savings provider today launched a campaign to find the rightful owners of £44m of 'forgotten' money held in old and unused accounts.
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Butlins workers get £1m in back pay [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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Thousands of holiday camp workers are to share up to £1m in back pay after a 'landmark' court ruling, it was announced today.
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Could property be about to cool? [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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The average asking price of homes in England in Wales rose another £2,000 to almost £225,000 in February - but there are indications the market may be slowing
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Tax on 'peace and quiet' [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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Good views and 'peace and quiet' could be used as reasons to push up council tax, the Tories claimed today
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Be a patriot, says British Gas [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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Put up with poor customer service because we're a British company, says Phil Bentley - the new boss of British Gas
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Richard & Judy phone quiz scam [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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You Say, You Pay attracts 15,000 entrants a day, but viewers are being encouraged to enter after winners have been chosen
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Barclays' £1bn sell-off talks [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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Barclays is in talks to sell parts of its Barclaycard operations at close to £1bn in an attempt to offset losses in the struggling division
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A-Z of the Sunday newspapers [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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Here's our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this Sunday
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Warner eyes EMI and Kylie [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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Kylie Minogue could soon be singing along with fellow star James Blunt as Warner looks to bid for troubled EMI
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Norwich Union halts Indian jobs [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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Nowich Union will not transfer any more call centre jobs to India, chief executive Simon Machell has pledgedSurvey: Visit our call centre survey
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Vodafone's Google tie-up [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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Vodafone will put the Google search engine on the front page of its internet-enabled handsets within weeks
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John Lewis to create 35,000 jobs [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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John Lewis Partnership is planning to create 35,000 new jobs under an ambitious 10-year plan for the employee-owned business
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British Gas cuts online bills again [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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The energy price war heated up as British Gas made more cuts for online customers, just 24 hours after Powergen guaranteed to beat its prices
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M&S to launch eco-store [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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Marks & Spencer's first ' ecostore' will open by the end of this year as part of its £200m commitment to become carbon neutral by 2012
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Broadband paid for in 4 months [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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A broadband internet connection will save you enough money on cheaper purchases that it pays for itself in just four months, experts say
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World's largest Co-op formed [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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The UK's two biggest co-operatives have agreed the terms of a merger to form the world's largest consumer co-operative group
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Bank profits soar - along with complaints [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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Britain's High Street banks are to reveal record profits of £37bn as customer complaints soar to an all-time high | How to reclaim unfair fees
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Bank insider guilty of £1.3m fraud scam [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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A 'bank insider' was facing jail today after helping identity thieves plunder £1.3m from accounts
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Midas: Clamour for insulation boosts SIG [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Financial Mail's stockpicker looks at an insulation company that should benefit from Heathrow's Terminal Five
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I'm a big winner - where's the cash? [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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This week the ace investigator looks at a company that claims people have won big cash prizes, but are simply trying to sell them health products
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When will with-profits learn? [02/19/2007 01:17 PM]
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Richard Dyson comments on the disastrous with-profits industry and how it has failed savers for years
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