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BA faces £350m price-fixing fine [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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British Airways revealed today it has put aside a massive £350m to cover possible fines and legal claims over price-fixing allegations
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Blair mooted as successor to Wolfowitz [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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Tony Blair may be asked to head the World Bank after its president Paul Wolfowitz quit last night in a sleaze row
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Market report: Friday latest [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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11.45:Cadbury Schweppes provided the main talking point today as rumours emerged that two private-equity consortia are cooking up rival £8bn-plus bids for its US drinks arm
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High Street sales in shock fall as rates bite [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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High Street sales fell unexpectedly last month as rising interest rates and higher prices put off shoppers
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Football-crazy punters set to wager £30m [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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Gamblers will bet £30m on the finale of the football season, including the FA Cup Final clash between Chelsea and Manchester United
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New superstores face High Street block [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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New curbs to protect High Streets and block out-of-town superstores are to be at the centre of the Government's overhaul of planning laws
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Taxman wants to raid homes and offices [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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The taxman wants new powers to raid homes or offices to check the paper work of suspected cheats
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China could be heading for a crash [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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Asia's richest man warned China's stock market has turned into a 'bubble' that may be on the brink of collapse
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Kate paying off for Topshop's Sir Philip [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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Kate Moss's collection for Topshop, for which Arcadia boss Sir Philip Green reportedly paid £3m, looks like it will comfortably earn its keep
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Energy firms raking in 'outrageous' profits [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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Three of Britain's biggest energy suppliers have come under fire after revealing 'outrageous' increases in profits and sales
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Axe falls on 2,500 post offices [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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Around 2,500 post offices are to close under plans to put the network on a sustainable footing for the 'email age', the Government confirmed today
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BT investors in line for £2.5bn [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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BT will buy back £2.5bn of its shares over the next two years in one of the largest returns to investors by a British company
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Home pack plans in chaos [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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Plans for home information packs are in chaos, with just half of energy assessors trained and the fine for not having a pack lower than their average cost
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Complaints soar over water bills [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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Complaints about water companies to the official customer watchdog are at their highest level since 1994
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Nationwide confident as housing booms [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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Interest rates are likely to rise again but house-price inflation will continue to outstrip borrowing costs, the chief of Britain's biggest building society said today
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Dealers' services three times dearer [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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Official car dealers are charging three times more for routine servicing than 'fast-fit' centres do, a survey reveals today
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900 jobs go as building societies merge [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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Up to 900 jobs will be cut across Nationwide and Portman after the two building societies merge later this summer, it was disclosed today
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Penalty points won't drive up premiums [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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Drivers with penalty points will no longer suffer higher premiums after insurers said speeding fines no longer signify that a motorist is a greater risk on the roads
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Dealers' services three times dearer [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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Official car dealers are charging three times more for routine servicing than 'fast-fit' centres do, a survey reveals today
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Bank warns on rates [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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Another rise in interest rates is needed if inflation is to hit the Government's 2% target, the Bank of England suggested today
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Angry ING savers pull £3bn [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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Customers at ING Direct removed a massive £3bn from the savings giant after it failed to pass on base rate increases, figures showed today
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Banks forced to come clean [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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A move to force banks to come clean on their charges and warn consumers that they are about to be charged has been launched by the Competition Commission
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Millionaire spending on middle income [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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Britain has become a nation of wannabes, chasing a millionaire's lifestyle on a middle-class income
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Art of detecting a bubble [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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This week's record breaking art auctions in New York had a top of the market feel about them. When collectors are willing to pay £36m you really know the world has gone mad
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30 second guide to The broadband market [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mails City team examine the internet services that companies believe will become as common as gas, electricity and water supplies in our homes
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Midas: Renold in shape to boost margins [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mail's influential stock-picker says that chain maker Reynold can be successfully turned around
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Hetherington: Get some answers before buying [05/18/2007 01:17 PM]
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Every week readers' champion Tony Hetherington investigates your problems - this week a dodgy financial advice firm and some carelessness from Abbey
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