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Media giants reveal tie-up plan - Media giants Reuters Thomson today revealed details of plans create 'global leader' financial news information Bank considers half-point rate rise - The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee will almost certainly mark its tenth anniversary by ramping up interest rates



Media giants reveal tie-up plan  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Media giants Reuters and Thomson today revealed details of their plans to create a 'global leader' in financial news and information
Bank considers half-point rate rise  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee will almost certainly mark its tenth anniversary by ramping up interest rates
Market report: Tuesday latest  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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
Google voted UK's favourite brand  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Google is the UK's favourite brand while Pot Noodle is the 'most hated', according to a new poll out today.
Tap-and-go cards on the way  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Digging out loose change for small purchases may become a distant memory with banks preparing to launch 'tap-and-go' credit and debit cards
SWT's 20% fare increase is 'exploitation'  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
South West Trains was today accused of exploiting its passengers and told to explain why it is increasing fares by up to 20%
Standard Life in Sipps boom  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Rich people preparing for retirement are causing a sales boom at Standard Life, as sales of self-invested personal pensions soared 117%
Huge increase in budget flights  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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
Rogue fuel costs Tesco £8m  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Tesco has paid out £ 8m to motorists who bought contaminated fuel earlier this year, it emerged today
London leads world property league  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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
Banks told to come clean  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Banks should be forced to declare their charges in an 'honesty box' printed on customers' monthly statements, an MP said yesterday
Mortgage fees penalise first-time buyers  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Struggling homebuyers are being ripped off with mortgage fees that penalise borrowers who cannot afford a large deposit
City view: MPC key in stable economy  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Analysis:The battle to control inflation is never over. The Monetary Policy Committee can't afford to be complacent
RBS makes £12bn La Salle offer  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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
A to Z of the Sunday newspapers  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Here's our weekly round-up of some of the biggest news stories from the financial world this Sunday
Rivals sounded out for Direct Line  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Bidders are being lined up to make an £8bn offer for the Direct Line and Churchill insurance division of Royal Bank of Scotland
Green gets £1m for staying with Tesco  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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
400 phone jobs to go in revamp  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Mobile giants Vodafone and Orange are set to axe hundreds of jobs by forming a new company to manage and maintain their networks
3i to take stake in Foster firm  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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
Midas: City keeps eye on WSP  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Consultancy group WSP helps companies and government bodies in three distinct spheres - property, transport and the environment.
Performance is key to better situation  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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.
BP's new boss needs more oil, less blood  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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
Credit controls turn full circle  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
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
Small cap share tips: SovGem and Choices  [05/08/2007 01:17 PM]
Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week, unloved SovGEM undergoes a reappraisal