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Bank turns rates screw with 0.25% hike [07/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Homeowners were facing mortgage misery today after the Bank of England raised interest rates to 5.75%Has your savings rate risen?
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Taxman wants to seize cash from accounts [07/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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The taxman is demanding powers to seize unpaid tax straight from bank accounts without our consent
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Market report: Thursday latest [07/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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10.45:If stock-market investors had any misgivings about another rise in interest rates today, they were trying to keep them well concealed
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Bank charges test case moves closer [07/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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A bank defending customers' claims for unfair charges has been ordered by a judge to justify its penalty fees, in what could be a major test case
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High Street sales a washout [07/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Fashion bosses are talking of carnage on the High Street, as retail chains are hammered by the dismal weather
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O2 winning race to offer iPhone [07/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Mobile phone operator O2 is close to winning the race to become the exclusive network for the hotly anticipated iPhone in the UK, according to reports today
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Watchdog slams sub-prime lenders [07/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Sub-prime mortgage lenders and brokers have been harshly criticised by the leading watchdog for failing to protect their customers
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Households face record debt burden [07/05/2007 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 [07/05/2007 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 [07/05/2007 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 [07/05/2007 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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BT abolishes the weekend to raise prices [07/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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BT has abolished the weekend and raised the cost of calling mobiles by up to 150% - despite a watchdog ruling that mobile networks must cut connection fees
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£200 to keep the gadgets going [07/05/2007 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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The £500,000 mobile home [07/05/2007 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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Darling sails to the rescue of North Sea oil [07/05/2007 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 [07/05/2007 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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IHG takeover talk as Hilton sold for £13bn [07/05/2007 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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AA and Saga cash in on tax loophole [07/05/2007 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 [07/05/2007 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 [07/05/2007 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 [07/05/2007 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 [07/05/2007 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 pensions minister merry go-round [07/05/2007 01:17 PM]
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Every so often a new pensions minister pops out of the box, why can we not have one for long enough to make a difference?
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Passing the debt parcel [07/05/2007 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 [07/05/2007 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 [07/05/2007 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 [07/05/2007 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 [07/05/2007 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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