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Bank chief: 'Rates must go up next week' [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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Interest rates need to rise next week to head off an unsustainable boom in the City and in property, the Bank of England's second-in-command has warned
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Crackdown on financial advisers [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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Financial advisers will soon justify the title 'independent' after a watchdog today proposed a crackdown on accepting commission from providers
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Market report: Wednesday latest [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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13.00:City investors were suffering a bad case of subsidence today on the back of a profits warning from mortgage provider Northern Rock
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Ryanair's Aer Lingus bid blocked by EU [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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Ryanair's takeover of Ireland's national carrier Aer Lingus was today blocked by the European Commission, which said it threatened less choice and higher fares
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Housebuilders sound rates warning [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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The slowdown in the housing market was laid bare today as rising interest rates put off potential buyers and housebuilders sounded warnings
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Food giants should face packaging fines [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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Food companies which use too much packaging should be fined £50,000 for each offence, trading standards experts demanded yesterday
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Pre-pay users should switch [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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Households using pre-payment meters to pay for their gas and electiricty have been urged to switch top a new supplier by the energy regulator
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Prices cut on a million holidays [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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Package holiday firms are slashing prices and offering free foreign currency in a desperate attempt to shift more than 1m unsold summer breaks
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Delis and farm shops fear Waitrose most [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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Farm shops and traditional delis could be forced out of business by a major revamp of Waitrose supermarkets, food experts have warned
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Record fine for TV phone-in con [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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Channel Five has been ordered to pay a £300,000 penalty over Brainteaser quiz show that featured fake winners
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Crackdown on travel agent cover [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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Holidaymakers will have more protection when they buy insurance from travel agents after the government announced it would regulate the sector
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US launches BAE bribes probe [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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Shares in BAE Systems crashed more than 10% today as the US Department of Justice launched a full-blown criminal investigation into corruption allegations at the defence giant
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New help with care home bills [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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Families in England are to receive extra help towards the cost of long-term care under new rules announced today
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Watchdog acts over credit card maze [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Office of Fair Trading is to work with credit card providers and consumer groups to make it easier to find the best plastic card deals
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Care shake-up angers charities [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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Changes intended to iron out injustices in NHS funding for care home residents will leave more than 60,000 people still facing huge bills, say charities
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Homeowners count flood costs [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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As homeowners survey the devastating effect of floods that struck across swathes of Britain last night, insurers offer advice on what to do
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How Dr Who makes us all richer [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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Cultural exports including top TV shows are as valuable to the British economy as the financial services sector
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The men making £140m from AA and Saga [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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Analysis:Private equity chiefs will share a £2bn windfall after a deal to merge two of Britain's most trusted firms - the AA and Saga
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Call for Brown to close pay gap [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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The new prime minister faced an early challenge today as a leading women's campaign group called for new measures to close the gender pay gap
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30 second guide to Brand extensions [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mails City team examine the companies so confident in their public image that they slap their it on all sorts of unfamiliar products - with varying success
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Gieve sounds the sirens [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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A chief executive of a rival quoted travel company could barely hide his disdain at the fat cattery in private equity that is tarring the name of British business
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Homebuyers at mercy of twist of the screw... [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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Mortgages offering a mouth-wateringly low rate followed by a compulsory period of standard-rate borrowing can be catastrophic for householders
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Paying for Brown boredom [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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For someone routinely accused of lacking understanding of the English middle class, Gordon Brown has shown a firm grasp of one yearning throughout our suburbs
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Hetherington: From Big Brother to shady share tipping [06/27/2007 01:17 PM]
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Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' problems. This week he waves goodbye to Pacific Continental but examines their latest spin-off
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