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Private equity 'sharks' circle Jaguar - One of Britain's biggest car plants faces closure as Jaguar Land Rover are 'fed sharks' sell-off by parent company Ford Number of 'economically inactive' hits record high - Unemployment has fallen are fewer doll, but number of people classed as economically inactive has reached record high, new figures showed today



Private equity 'sharks' circle Jaguar  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
One of Britain's biggest car plants faces closure as Jaguar and Land Rover are 'fed to the sharks' in a sell-off by parent company Ford
Number of 'economically inactive' hits record high  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
Unemployment has fallen and there are fewer on the doll, but the number of people classed as economically inactive has reached a record high, new figures showed today
Market report: Wednesday 11:30  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
11:00Essex girls, football hooligans and others with a fetish for check clothing aren't the only ones who like Burberry
Orange rapped for unlimited claim  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
Broadband and phone giant Orange has been rapped by the advertising watchdog for falsely claiming a deal offered unlimited calls and downloads
Student debt soars to £18bn  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
Students borrow three times as much as a decade ago - with their total debt reaching a record £18bn, it emerged yesterday
North Sea running dry says BP  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
Britain only has enough gas and oil left under the North Sea to last six years at current production rates
Government begins home packs revival  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
Millions of families with three-bedroom homes will soon be forced to provide controversial Home Information Packs, ministers have confirmed
Waitrose ups the store war ante  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
Supermarket wars in London have intensified after American giant Whole Foods Market opened its first store in the capital
The exclusive energy club  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
Only one in eight energy customers are on their supplier's cheapest advertised tariff because they are exclusively offered to online consumers
First-time buyers worst off for 15 years  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
The affordability crisis hitting first-time buyers has been revealed by new figures showing that mortgage interest payments are at their highest level for 15 years
Eco-home that cuts bills by £800 a year  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
Built from wood and kitted out with solar panels, wind turbines and state-of-the-art insulation, versions of this eco-home will soon be springing up all around the country
Marry for money? No thanks says women  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
Marrying for money is no longer the main way for women to become rich, according to research
Average home hits £210,000  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
The price of property leapt by £2,500 in April according to official figures which revealed that the average UK home now costs almost £210,000
Police turn up heat on 'boiler rooms'  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
City of London detectives are warning of an explosion in so-called 'boiler rooms' punting dodgy share deals to vulnerable investors
ABN fears world housing crash  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
Soaring borrowing costs could spark a housing slump on a 'global scale', investment bank ABN Amro has warned
Home loans to rise again  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
Britain's top banker Mervyn King has warned families to brace themselves for further interest rate rises
Farewell, easy money  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
Borrowers were issued with a stark warning this week that rates are likely to rise even more, meaning the average standard mortgage variable rate would hit 8%
Bonds send a wake up call  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
The scourge of inflation has central banks worried and a surge in bond yields is a warning sign of trouble to come
30 second guide... Class action lawsuits  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
Daily Mail City gives a 30-second explanation to class action lawsuits - are they fair and why it might catch on in the UK
Hetherington investigates: Pacific Continental, A&L, Fox Hayes, KF Concept  [06/13/2007 01:17 PM]
Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' problems. This week Pacific Continental is back in the frame, this time for misleading an investor who lost money