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Alliance Boots in takeover talks [03/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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Shares in Alliance Boots closed 14% higher this afternoon after the High Street retail group confirmed it was the subject of takeover interest
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Terrace homes rise fastest [03/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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Forever associated with two-up two-downs and Coronation Street, terrace houses may not have much glamour, but their value has risen faster than any other property type
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Market report: Friday close [03/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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17.00:It was supermarket sweep on the leaderboard today as a bout of fresh rumours saw investors piling into J Sainsbury, Wm Morrison and Tesco
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Russians storm billionaires' club [03/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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The world's richest are getting younger and wealthier with more Russians and Indians among the 946 billionaires on Forbes magazine's 2007 list
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Ramsay takes £2m bite out of his profits [03/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Ramsay has awarded himself a £2.1m bonus from the earnings of his burgeoning restaurant empire which has slipped £2.4m into the red
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Bulgaria homes bulldozer threat [03/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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Bulgaria is a fast-growing destination for Britons buying property abroad but could an environmental row lead to dream homes being demolished?
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Action as TV quiz scandal grows [03/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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Channel Five quiz shows featured fake 'winners' it was revealed today as the official regulator announced a crackdown on premium rate phone services
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Shortage pushes homes up £3,500 [03/10/2007 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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Interest rates remain at 5.25% [03/10/2007 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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Waitrose is UKs favourite shop [03/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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Shoppers have voted up-market grocer Waitrose as their favourite retailer while sister store John Lewis was voted second best
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Garden grabs claim 30,000 plots a year [03/10/2007 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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Breaking the bank [03/10/2007 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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TV quiz shows accused of fraud [03/10/2007 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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Town halls in fat-cat pay row [03/10/2007 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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John Lewis gives record bonuses [03/10/2007 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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MPs to investigate free banking [03/10/2007 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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Post office closures 'will hit communities' [03/10/2007 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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Watchdog urged to probe 'landbank' scams [03/10/2007 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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Property could slump, warns IMF [03/10/2007 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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Minimum wage to rise by 17p an hour [03/10/2007 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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Fraud costs £330 each a year [03/10/2007 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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Stores will pay for 'fuel' repairs [03/10/2007 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 [03/10/2007 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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Blackstone beats a retreat [03/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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Private equity groups, including Blackstone, are unhappy about the close scrutiny that the Treasury is planning
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Banks must get the basics right [03/10/2007 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 [03/10/2007 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 toshareholder debt [03/10/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mail's City team look at what private equity firms use to finance their purchases
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