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Interest rates remain at 5.25% [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Borrowers will see no increase in their monthly repayments for the time-being as the Bank of England today kept interest rates on hold at 5.25%
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Shortage pushes house prices up £3,500 [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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A shortage of homes for sale in high cost areas helped push house prices up by more than £3,500 in February, but a property slowdown may be beginning
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Market report: Thursday latest [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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12.15:A strong overnight performance in Tokyo held the key to a rise in London, where share prices extended yesterday's gains
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John Lewis gives record bonuses [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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John Lewis was crowned king of the high street today after making record profits, which sparked a pay bonanza for the partnership's 68,000 staff
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Garden grabs claim 30,000 plots a year [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Garden-grabbing by developers is leading to 30,000 gardens being lost per year. Now MPs from across the parties are trying to fight back against misguided planning laws
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TV quiz shows accused of fraud [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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The row over television phone quizzes intensified today when a watchdog accused some shows of being engaged in 'semi-fraudulent behaviour'
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FSA warns insider trading rife [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Insider trading in company takeovers is still flourishing and draconian new rules on market abuse have made little decisive difference, a study by the FSA finds
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Breaking the bank [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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A customer who took on his bank after it refused to supply details of illegal charges on his account is celebrating victory
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Town halls in fat-cat pay row [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Claims that council taxes have risen to fund an army of overpaid town hall executives were rejected by local government chiefs today
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Paying off bank charge victims [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Banks are trying to pay off customers who they believe might be about to complain about their overdraft charges to stop them trying to reclaim even greater sums
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Post office closures 'will hit communities' [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Plans to close 2,500 post offices will 'significantly' affect local communities, especially hitting pensioners and disabled people, a new report warned today
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MPs to investigate free banking [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Banks are to be investigated by MPs amid allegations of profiteering, rip-offs and threats to impose annual fees on current accounts
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Watchdog urged to probe 'landbank' scams [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Office of Fair Trading came under pressure today to investigate firms that 'scam' consumers into buying small plots of rural land on the promise of high returns
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Fraud costs £330 each a year [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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More than £300 is defrauded every year for each person in Britain, a specially commissioned police report has revealed. Find out more about who pays for fraud
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Minimum wage to rise by 17p an hour [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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The minimum wage is to increase by 17p an hour to £5.52, the Government announced today, an increase of 3.2%
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Stores will pay for 'fuel' repairs [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Supermarkets vowed to pay for repairs to cars damaged by contaminated petrol - meanwhile a customer sent in the bailiffs to Tesco in a three-year-old fuel dispute
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BBC ready to launch online rival to iTunes [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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The BBC was accused of 'creeping commercialisation' yesterday after announcing plans for a new online media player that could rival Apple's iTunes
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Grade unrepentant on phone-ins [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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ITV boss Michael Grade insisted today he was 'not ashamed' of anything as he promised his channel's controversial premium-rate phone lines would return
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Tycoon fills trolley with J Sainsbury [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Secretive property tycoon Robbie Tchenguiz has launched a raid on Sainsbury shares as the battle for control of the grocer hots up
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Retiring BP boss picks up £72m [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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BP boss Lord Browne will retire with a payoff of up to £72m, including a £1m-a-year pension
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Property could slump, warns IMF [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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World finance super-body the International Monetary Fund has warned that the UK property market is 'overvalued' and could be heading for a slump
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Barclaycard moves call centre to India [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Barclaycard is to close a call centre and move some of the work to India with the loss of more than 600 jobs, it was announced today
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Private grief for tax breaks [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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The private equity charm offensive doesn't seem to be working that well. The City Minister Ed Balls has doubts about some of the tax advantages granted to the industry
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Banks must get the basics right [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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They were intended to help the most vulnerable, but for many people basic accounts are a rotten introduction to the world of banking
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Midas: Take a good look at your portfolio [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Mail on Sunday's shares tipper this week advises investors to keep calm. It also focuses on HBOS bank
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30 Second Guide ToContract Rights Renewal [03/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mail's City team look at the measure that is exacerbating the fall of income at ITV
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