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Experts say rates may hit 7.5% [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Interest rates could soon hit 7.5% as inflation risks spiralling out of control, senior economists have warned
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KKR raises Boots bid to £11.1bn [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Guy Hands and his Terra Firma acquisition vehicle were today close to defeat in the battle for Alliance Boots after KKR launched a knockout £11.1bn bid
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Market report: Tuesday latest [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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13.00:Not everyone is impressed with AstraZeneca's decision this week to pay a chunky £7.6bn for Med-Immun
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Carphone rings High St alarm bell [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Carphone Warehouse, which warned on broadband profits earlier this month, today said profits from its traditional High Street shops are likely to be flat
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Branson pledge to win cheap flights war [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Sir Richard Branson today squared up to Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary and pledged to offer the cheapest transatlantic flights
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Six billion copper coins missing [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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They lurk in the corners of handbags, down the back of sofas and in the glove compartments of cars behind the mints and the de-icer
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£11,000 a year to run the typical house [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Spiralling mortgages and higher power bills have forced the cost of running a home up by 12% in just two years, with mortgage payments accounting for 60%
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The £655,000 houseboat [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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A houseboat described as one of the most desirable homes in London has gone on sale for £655,000, but it does come with a prized asset - a Thames mooring
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Jobs could go in TV row [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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GMTV staff fear there could be massive job cuts as the broadcaster pays back viewers who were victims of a phone-in swindle
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Homeowners borrow £1bn a day [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Homeowners borrowed more than £1bn a day in March as mortgage lending hit a new record for the month, but the market may be ready to cool
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Mobile giants in price warning [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Mobile phone firms are threatening to raise fees for British customers if the EU forces them to cut the cost of calls from overseas
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Millions duped by GMTV [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Viewers of Britain's most popular breakfast television show GMTV have fallen victim to the biggest phone-in scandal yet uncovered
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Ofgem names rip-off suppliers [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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The energy regulator has named and shamed EDF Energy and Scottish Power for giving customers a bad deal on gas and electricity prices
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Average home costs £192,314 [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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The cost of the average home has soared to £192,314, accordfing to new figures from the Halifax
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Top firms offer discounts to cut carbon [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Eight of the country's biggest businesses launched a campaign today to make Britain greener
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Wine prices set to rise [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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British drinkers are facing big increases in the price of Australian wine as the industry suffers from a widespread drought
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Barclays and ABN tie knot [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Barclays today launched the world's biggest banking takeover deal with an agreed €67bn (£45.6bn) bid for ABN Amro
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20% of homeowners overpaying [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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The predicted rate rise next month will hit many homeowners harder than necessary, with one in five paying more than they need to by staying on their lenders' standard rate
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Banks stall on charges refunds [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Complaints over the way banks handle claims from customers demanding the return of unfair charges have reached record levels
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Bogus stockbrokers plotted shares fraud [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Three men who ran a bogus stockbroking firm from a private house in Essex have been convicted of conspiracy to defraud after Financial Mail exposed them
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British Gas swamped by billing complaints [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Complaints against British Gas have almost tripled following the introduction of a billing system that over-estimates costs
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A-Z of the Sunday newspapers [04/24/2007 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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Homebuyers borrow £2bn from parents [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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The number of graduates tapping into the bank of mum and dad to fund buying a home has doubled over the past 10 years - with more than £2bn owed to parents
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Interest rates to be 'painfully' high [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Interest rates will stay ' painfully high' until at least 2011, forecasters warned last night
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Varley's surprise package [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Barclays needed a surprise if it was going to convince investors that its offer for ABN Amro was a real runner. It came up with the deal to sell ABN's US-based offshoot La Salle
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30 second guide to bank regulation [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mail's City team take a look at the organisations that have the job or overseeing the most crucuial sector in any economy
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Midas share tips: Ashtead and PHC [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mail's top stock-picker says that macinery hire firm Ashtead knows what it is doing
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£2m to watch over Equitable woes [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Equitable Life's 2006 accounts demonstrate that while customers continue to get a raw deal, the executive responsible reaps rich rewards
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How low will banks stoop to keep our cash? [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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Banks are attempting to browbeat those customers trying to recoup overdraft charges by offering them a few pence in the pound and hoping they will go away
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30 second guide to Chinese reform [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mails City team look at how the Chinese economy is heating up and why American politicians are finding it is harming their constituents
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