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Rate relief as Bank votes to hold at 5.25% [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Borrowing costs will not go up for at least another month after the Bank of England today decided to keep interest rates on hold at 5.25%
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House prices come off the boil [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Britain's raging housing market is coming off the boil, the Halifax declared today, as it announced house prices went up 1% in March
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Market report: Thursday latest [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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12.30:ABN Amro is not ruling out the possibility of mega-mergers taking place in the oil sector before long as the big blue-chip producers strive for cost savings
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Tough new rules for TV quiz shows [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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TV channels will have to show viewers their chances of getting through to quiz lines under new rules issued today
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DVD shops hit by surge in downloads [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Record numbers of film and TV downloads are threatening high street DVD and video shops, a study has found
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'Put green warnings on travel ads' [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Adverts for flights, holidays and cars should carry tobacco-style warnings to curb a growing public 'addiction' to environmentally damaging travel
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Sainsbury set for bid sweetener [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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The private equity firms stalking Sainsbury will today put forward a sweetened takeover proposal in a bid to convince the supermarket group to open up its books
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Cost of a hospital phone call leaps 160% [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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A controversial hospital phone company has increased the cost to patients of making calls from their bed from 10p to 26p a minute
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Watchdog probes takeover leaks [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Hedge funds are under suspicion as the FSA investigates four big takeovers to discover how sensitive information leaked into the market
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Crisis warning on UK home loans [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Homeowners and lenders were today given a chilling warning that a slowdown in the housing market could lead to a crisis in the subprime mortgage sector
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Brown ignored insurers' pension grab warning [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Brown was warned days after the 1997 election that his planned £5bn-a-year pension tax raid could damage funds and increase the volatility of the stock market
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50/50 chance Bank will hike interest rates [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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An interest rate rise is on a knife-edge this week after figures indicated the economy is in far stronger shape than previously thought
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House boom locks up UK wealth [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Soaring house prices have substantially increased the national wealth locked up in bricks and mortar in the past two years - What have prices done where you live?
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House price inflation nudges 10% [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Annual house price inflation in the UK rose to 9.5% during the first three months of 2007, figures from Nationwide showed today
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BA tops lost luggage league [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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British Airways had the worst missing luggage performance among major European airlines last year, it was disclosed today
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Red tape slashed for solar panels [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Homeowners will no longer need planning permission to install solar panels under new plans to cut the cost of going green
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New wave of pension closures [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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A second pension crisis is on the way as employers who closed generous final salary schemes for inferior alternatives are now starting to shut these down
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Apple faces £300m fine over iTunes prices [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Apple is facing a fine of more than £300m because it makes customers pay more to download music in Britain than in the rest of Europe
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OFT move leaves German bid for Boots in doubt [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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The £10bn takeover of Alliance Boots was thrown into doubt today when the OFT announced a probe into how medicines are distributed in the UK
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Mums don't know about maternity leave [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Many women are unaware that they are now legally entitled to nine months of paid leave when they have a baby, says a report
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Firms' record returns raise inflation fears [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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The profitability of British companies hit a record high at the end of last year after a strong recovery in manufacturing
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Reluctant breadwinners kept at work [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Modern men are happy sharing breadwinning duties with their wives, but there's one problem - women are dreaming of a man who earns enough for them to stay at home
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Housing boom boost for builders [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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A strong housing market and buoyant commercial property sector have boosted growth in the construction industry, chartered surveyors said today
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Small cap share tips: Mission Marketing and Hexagon [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week, Mission Marketing is rated a 'strong buy'
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30 second guide to... Debt rating companies [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mail City teams explains why debt rating companies have been causing a big upset in the City
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The old ones are the best [04/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Saga, the golden-oldies' favourite, would be a welcome addition to the stock market, particularly following the departure of so many of our best-loved brands
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