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Media giants reveal tie-up plan [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Media giants Reuters and Thomson today revealed details of their plans to create a 'global leader' in financial news and information
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Bank considers half-point rate rise [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee will almost certainly mark its tenth anniversary by ramping up interest rates
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Market report: Tuesday latest [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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13.00:Bid target Reuters put on 39¼p to 655p today despite being downgraded by at least two brokers following confirmation of Thomson's offer of 697p a share
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Google voted UK's favourite brand [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Google is the UK's favourite brand while Pot Noodle is the 'most hated', according to a new poll out today.
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Tap-and-go cards on the way [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Digging out loose change for small purchases may become a distant memory with banks preparing to launch 'tap-and-go' credit and debit cards
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SWT's 20% fare increase is 'exploitation' [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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South West Trains was today accused of exploiting its passengers and told to explain why it is increasing fares by up to 20%
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Standard Life in Sipps boom [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Rich people preparing for retirement are causing a sales boom at Standard Life, as sales of self-invested personal pensions soared 117%
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Huge increase in budget flights [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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This month will see a record number of airline flights being taken worldwide, with figures boosted by a huge increase in budget carrier operations, it was announced today
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Rogue fuel costs Tesco £8m [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Tesco has paid out £ 8m to motorists who bought contaminated fuel earlier this year, it emerged today
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London leads world property league [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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London is the most expensive city in the world to buy a house - even higher than Monaco, research by upmarket estate agent Knight Frank has found
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Banks told to come clean [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Banks should be forced to declare their charges in an 'honesty box' printed on customers' monthly statements, an MP said yesterday
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Mortgage fees penalise first-time buyers [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Struggling homebuyers are being ripped off with mortgage fees that penalise borrowers who cannot afford a large deposit
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City view: MPC key in stable economy [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Analysis:The battle to control inflation is never over. The Monetary Policy Committee can't afford to be complacent
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RBS makes £12bn La Salle offer [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Royal Bank of Scotland was today reported to have made a £12bn offer for LaSalle, the US bank at the heart of the ABN Amro takeover saga
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A to Z of the Sunday newspapers [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Here's our weekly round-up of some of the biggest news stories from the financial world this Sunday
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Rivals sounded out for Direct Line [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Bidders are being lined up to make an £8bn offer for the Direct Line and Churchill insurance division of Royal Bank of Scotland
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Green gets £1m for staying with Tesco [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Tesco clothing boss Terry Green landed a £1m pay rise, taking his salary to at least £2.5m, after choosing to stay at Tesco rather than moving to M&S
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400 phone jobs to go in revamp [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Mobile giants Vodafone and Orange are set to axe hundreds of jobs by forming a new company to manage and maintain their networks
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3i to take stake in Foster firm [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Private equity group 3i is poised to buy a stake in the architectural business of Lord Foster, which designed Wembley Stadium and the Millennium Bridge
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Midas: City keeps eye on WSP [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Consultancy group WSP helps companies and government bodies in three distinct spheres - property, transport and the environment.
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Performance is key to better situation [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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New funds being launched by Fidelity are nothing more than a smokescreen to its problems. It needs to get its performance numbers back up to scratch.
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BP's new boss needs more oil, less blood [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Lord Browne showed a lamentable lack of judgment, but it would be unfortunate were other boardrooms not to be able to share in his strategic business thinking
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Credit controls turn full circle [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Should you be feeling hard done by at the prospect of Thursday's expected quarter-point rise in the base rate, spare a thought for our exporters
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Small cap share tips: SovGem and Choices [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week, unloved SovGEM undergoes a reappraisal
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