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House prices slow but rate rise looks a cert [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England appears set to raise interest rates for the fifth time in 12 months despite a sudden fall in consumer confidence and muted house price figures
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Watchdog shames sub-prime lenders [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Sub-prime mortgage lenders and brokers have been slammed for failing to protect their customers
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Market report: Wednesday latest [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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13.15:Further evidence of a slowdown in Britain's housing market and the continuing slump in US home sales do not bode well for newly merged housebuilder Taylor Wimpey
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Households face record debt burden [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Households are facing a record debt burden following the recent spate of interest rate rises
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Drivers' soaring insurance premiums [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Motorists are paying record amounts to insure their cars, with premiums more than doubling during the past 13 years
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UK food and fuel inflation double Europe's [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Bills for food, gas and electricity are rising twice as fast in Britain as in the rest of the European Union, as a report shows consumer confidence is falling
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Private equity tax perks to stay [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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The new Chancellor today ruled out a 'knee jerk' clampdown on the tax breaks for private equity bosses.
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IHG takeover talk as Hilton sold for £13bn [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Britain's InterContinental Hotels Group was today firmly in the takeover spotlight after private-equity firm Blackstone's £12.9bn swoop on Hilton Hotels
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The £500,000 mobile home [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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It is a far cry from the traditional beach hut. And with a price tag of £500,000, it is way beyond the budget of the ordinary holidaymaker
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£200 to keep the gadgets going [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Our dependence on plasma TVs, mobile phones and similar gadgets will soon cost each home £200 a year in electricity, a report shows
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Darling sails to the rescue of North Sea oil [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Alistair Darling is considering significant tax concessions to the North Sea oil industry amid dramatic declines in revenues and production
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'Local' Tesco milk is from 150 miles away [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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A Tesco store in the Midlands is selling milk branded as 'local' despite being produced 150 miles away
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Contaminated water in recall [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Hundreds of thousands of bottles of mineral water under the Sainsbury's and Hadham brands have been recalled amid fears of contamination
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AA and Saga cash in on tax loophole [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Private equity firms sparked fresh outrage today after it emerged that Saga and the AA are paying almost no corporation tax
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Equity bosses: We should pay more tax [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Private equity chiefs ahve admitted their taxes are too low and new company takeovers could collapse spectacularly because of high debts
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Top pension funds back in black [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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For the first time in more than five years, the pension funds of FTSE 100 companies have together moved into a surplus, totalling £4bn at the end of June
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UK behind Mexico in global wealth index [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Britain is ranked 17th, one spot below Mexico, in the latest Global Prosperity Index despite a stable economy and a booming property market
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FSA wants help on market abuse [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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The departing boss of the Financial Services Authority has called for greater powers to stop insider dealing as a damning report found companies too complacent about leaks
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The £160m that comes out in the wash [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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More than £160m in cash was laundered last year - in the nation's washing machines - with six out of ten people admitting losing paper money in the wash
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Young 'fail to save' for retirement [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Almost two-thirds of young adults are not saving for their retirement with many pinning hopes on inheritance, a survey suggests
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Tesco will sell your home for £199 [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Supermarket giant Tesco will go head-to-head with estate agents allowing homeowners to sell their property online for a fraction of the normal fee
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Passing the debt parcel [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Jon Moulton may find he's scratched off several dinner party lists after highlighting the similarities between risky private equity debt and America's sub-prime mortgage meltdown
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30 second guide to Private equity finance [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily mails City team examine the deals that use massive debt from pension and hedge funds on very favourable terms
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Small cap share tips: ACM, Debt Free Direct [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week ACM and Debt Free Direct are both 'buy's
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Midas: Synergy poised for boost from NHS [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mail's top stock-picker says Synergy is set to benefit from a new NHS hygiene code
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Hetherington: Last hope for endowment victims; Pacific Continental sinks [07/04/2007 01:17 PM]
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Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' problems. This week he looks at an endowment mis-selling claim and the collapse of broker Pacific Continental
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