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Property prices surge again [06/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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House prices rose by over 1% this month - more than double the rate of increase seen in May, says the country's biggest building society
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'Safe' Darling gets City nod as Chancellor [06/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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City economists today broadly welcomed the appointment of Alistair Darling as Chancellor of the Exchequer, calling him a 'safe pair of hands'
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Market report: Thursday latest [06/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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13.00:Rising oil and energy prices are expected to outperform a faltering stock market in the months ahead, says one of the City's big-hitters
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Pottermania boosts acquisitive Bloomsbury [06/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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Harry Potter fever surrounding the seventh and final book in the series about the schoolboy wizard has driven a boom in overseas demand, publisher Bloomsbury said today
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Co-op members get £20m in points scheme [06/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Co-operative Group said today its members would share dividend payments of £19.6m after another strong year from the business
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'Hooray Henwis' from the east join millionaire's row [06/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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Millionaires are busting out all over. There are at least 485,000 in Britain and 9,500,000 in the world, says a new study
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US lending shockwave hits the UK [06/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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Fears of fresh contagion from the meltdown in US sub-prime mortgages have spread after this week's dramatic losses at AIM-quoted Queen's Walk Investments
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Crackdown on financial advisers [06/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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Financial advisers will soon have to justify the title 'independent' after a watchdog today proposed a crackdown on accepting commission from providers
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Millionaires' huge cash boost to Brown [06/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Brown's first day as Prime Minister faces being marred by a funding row as new details emerged of his millionaire backers
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BBC on demand to launch in July [06/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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The BBC will launch its on demand service for hit TV shows, but sports fans will not be able to catch up with live matches or highlights
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Ryanair's Aer Lingus bid blocked by EU [06/28/2007 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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Bank chief: 'Rates must go up next week' [06/28/2007 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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Food giants should face packaging fines [06/28/2007 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 [06/28/2007 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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Housebuilders sound rates warning [06/28/2007 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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Delis and farm shops fear Waitrose most [06/28/2007 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 [06/28/2007 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 [06/28/2007 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 [06/28/2007 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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Picking up Brown's pieces [06/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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Chancellors rarely leave the Treasury unscathed by the experience. Yet there is no escaping the fact that the last ten years have been the most benign in Britain's modern economic history
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30 second guide to...measuring wealth [06/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mails City team examine the difficulty in measuring rich people's wealth
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Homebuyers at mercy of twist of the screw... [06/28/2007 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 [06/28/2007 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 [06/28/2007 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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