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Qatar ups Sainsbury's stake

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Qatar ups Sainsbury's stake - The future of Sainsbury's was back spotlight today after emerged that Qatari-backed investment group had built 25% stake supermarket chain Bank charges claims must improve - Bank charges claimants have been warned ensure cases are watertight after signs that judges are becoming exasperated with volume of claims lack of precedent



Qatar ups Sainsbury's stake  [06/15/2007 01:17 PM]
The future of Sainsbury's was back in the spotlight today after it emerged that a Qatari-backed investment group had built a 25% stake in the supermarket chain
Bank charges claims must improve  [06/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Bank charges claimants have been warned to ensure their cases are watertight after signs that judges are becoming exasperated with the volume of claims and lack of a precedent
Market report: Friday latest  [06/15/2007 01:17 PM]
09:15:Sainsbury's was on red alert today after Qatari investment team Delta Two confirmed it has raised its stake in the supermarkets group to 25%
EDF and Scottish Power finally cut bills  [06/15/2007 01:17 PM]
EDF and Scottish Power customers will finally see their gas and electricity bills fall with cheaper prices kicking in today
The great garden grab  [06/15/2007 01:17 PM]
One-third of new houses in some parts of Britain are being built on gardens as developers take advantage of new planning rules
How to turn 25p into £12m  [06/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Four executives with links to City bank Goldman Sachs are set to make millions when a company they bought for £1 is floated
BA attacks BAA over Heathrow  [06/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Leading carriers including BA and American Airlines today launched a scathing attack on BAA over its running of Heathrow Airport
Two million to be hit by fixed-rate rises  [06/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Mortgage lenders have dramatically increased the cost of fixed-rate deals despite interest rates being kept on hold, research has found
Salary growth sooths Bank's concerns  [06/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Salary increases slowed in the quarter to May, which may ease the Bank of England's concerns that inflation will stoke higher wage demands
Food giants pledge to cut packaging  [06/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Powerful international food and drink manufacturers have joined moves to cut the amount of packaging they use in a bid to reduce waste
Home pack plan faces chaos, say surveyors  [06/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Plans to introduce Home Information Packs should be scrapped, property experts will tell ministers today
A £60 overdraft could cost £133  [06/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Going just £60 overdrawn could cost as much as £133 as big banks rig overdraft interest rates and charges
The Apprentice: She's fired, he's hired  [06/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Simon Ambrose was the surprise winner of The Apprentice last night after beating Kristina Grimes to a £100,000 job
Tax credits 'unfair to two-parent family'  [06/15/2007 01:17 PM]
A startling report today damned Gordon Brown's flagship tax credits programme for 'brutal discrimination' against the traditional two-parent family
House prices slowest for a year  [06/15/2007 01:17 PM]
House prices rose at their slowest level for more than a year in May, with rising interest rates slashing surveyors' confidence in future prospects
Wanted: people to set interest rate  [06/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Gordon Brown today lifted some of the secrecy over the men and women who set interest rates
Farewell, easy money  [06/15/2007 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%
Labour's pension bungles  [06/15/2007 01:17 PM]
Pensions policy has been one of Labour's greatest failings. The fear is its latest effort to repair the damage will heap new disaster on the country
30 second guide toThe Commonwealth Development Corporation  [06/15/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail's City team look at the government-owned group that ploughs money into energy projects in the developing world
Hetherington investigates: Pacific Continental, A&L, Fox Hayes, KF Concept  [06/15/2007 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