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Mega-mortgages 'turning us into slaves'

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Mega-mortgages 'turning us into slaves' - Spiralling house prices mean Britain could become 'grossly divided' society as massive mortgages turn young buyers into wage slaves Shanghai slump as China cools markets - A move by Chinese government today cool its raging stock market sparked massive fall shares Shanghai, sending shiver through global markets



Mega-mortgages 'turning us into slaves'  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Spiralling house prices mean Britain could become a 'grossly divided' society as massive mortgages turn young buyers into wage slaves
Shanghai slump as China cools markets  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
A move by the Chinese government today to cool its raging stock market sparked a massive fall in shares in Shanghai, sending a shiver through global markets
Market report: Wednesday latest  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
12.15:Share prices fell sharply in London today after investors learnt that the Chinese government had effectively doubled stamp duty on share trading in its overheated stock markets
Green label plan for everything  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Big retailers are working with the Government on plans to fix 'carbon footprint' labels to everything we buy to tell us how 'green' the product is
New head of World Bank named  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Robert Zoellick, former US trade representative and number two official at the State Department, has been nominated to replace Paul Wolfowitz
Is this the end of cheap online CDs?  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
The sale of cheap CDs through online music stores has been dealt a hammer blow by a landmark legal case brought by record industry bosses
House prices leads to London exodus  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
The number of London home owners trying to move to the countryside has doubled in the past year
Lenders accused on rate hikes  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
The UK's biggest mortgage lenders have raised their interest rates by more than the Bank of England's latest increase
Electricity giant unveils £600m gas station  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Electricity giant RWE npower is to build a £600m gas power station, it announced today
Why prices are rising faster in Britain  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
British consumers are suffering the biggest increases in food prices and energy bills of any major economy
Premium Bond sales rocket £6bn  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Savers have invested billions of pounds in new Premium Bonds in the hope of scooping one of five £1m jackpot prizes next month. Watch the video
Trouble-hit Kwik Save shuts stores  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
The struggling economy supermarket chain Kwik Save is closing 79 stores today in an attempt to save the business, it has announced
Taxman to swoop on buy-to-let  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
The taxman is planning to clamp down on thousands of landlords with buy-to-let properties who may not have paid enough tax
Lloyds wins second reclaim case  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Consumers reclaiming their bank charges are urged to make sure their paperwork is up to scratch after a judge threw out a second case against Lloyds TSB
Property slowdown will not halt rate hikes  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Even a sharp slowdown in the housing market will not stop the Bank of England from increasing borrowing costs further
RBS shares slide as ABN bid revealed  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland slumped today after it offered more cash than expected in its £49bn bid for ABN Amro
New law to kill off scams  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
More than 30 types of unfair practices will be made illegal as part of a blitz on scams, rogue traders and aggressive sales methods
MG assembly line runs again at Longbridge  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
MG Rover's historic Longbridge factory in Birmingham reopens today under Chinese ownership, though doubts remain about its long-term viability
Rain dampens retailers' sales  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
The Bank Holiday wash-out has taken its toll on High Street chains already under pressure from a slowdown in consumer spending
30 second guide to...impairment charges  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail's City team looks at impairment charges which occur when companies realise they've done a duff deal
Small cap share tips: APC, Carluccio's, Plethora  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week's report rates APC and Plethora as 'speculative buys'
Midas: Vector checks in first hotels Reit  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's stockpicker Midas runs the rule over hotel group Vector and NeatraHealth, a company in the growing food science market
It was Sorrell's fight, not shareholders  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
The Financial Mail's deputy editor says WPP's decision to pick up the £1m bill for Sir Martin Sorrell's libel battle was wrong
Bring down the curtain on Equitable saga  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Jeff Prestridge says that the Equitable saga has dragged on for too long and that the with-profits business should be sold
Hetherington: I'm cautious, but was sold risky shares  [05/30/2007 01:17 PM]
Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' problems. This week he tackles a stockbroker that sold shares in high-risk company