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Growth spurt brings rates gloom [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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The odds on another rate rise before the end of the year shortened dramatically as official data showed the UK economy growing faster than expected
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Co-op to axe 1,000 finance jobs [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Co-operative is set to axe up to 1,000 jobs at its financial services businesses, it was reported today
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Market report: Friday latest [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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12.30:Investors heaved a sigh of relief today in response to a growing certainty that BHP Billiton will not be making a bid for aluminium giant Alcoa
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Morrisons and Asda in Potter price war [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Harry Potter price war intensified today - less than 12 hours before the final instalment goes on sale. Morrisons dropped its price to £4.99 to undercut rival chain Asda by a penny.
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The North South divide is expanding [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Rampant house price inflation has expanded the North South divide with average properties in London breaking the £300,000 barrier - double the cost of a home in the North
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Shock over ex-husband's debts [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Twenty years after they divorced, a woman may have to sell her home because of debts her ex-husband ran up in the Eighties
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£50bn losses from subprime meltdown [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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The head of the US Federal Reserve says the shockwaves from the subprime mortgages crisis could cause a credit crunch and slow the whole economy
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iPhone - overpriced and over here [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Apple's £400 iPhone has a mixed reception ahead of autumn launch in the UK. We review the latest must-have gadget
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Gas guzzlers face parking penalty [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Drivers of gas-guzzlers could be made to pay higher fees for using parking meters and council car parks
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RDF shares plunge in royal TV row [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Shares in the company at the centre of the row over a documentary about the Queen plunged almost 20% today when it was hit by more bad news
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Homes 'will rise just 1% by December' [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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The country's biggest mortgage lender has revised its property price forecast for the year, indicating a sharp slowdown over the next few months
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TV star Noel Edmonds loses a fortune [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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The presenter of the Channel 4 game show Deal or no Deal is suffering 'severe financial pain' following the collapse of his business with debts of £3m
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MP aims to end 'for sale' signs blight [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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War has been declared on the 'menace' of estate agents' boards, with proposed restrictions on the signs that critics say are unsightly and advertise the agent not the property
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Banks pay back £200m in charges [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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The rush of customers reclaiming unfair bank charges has cost Britain's banks an estimated £200m already this year, according to a new study
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Mortgage rip-off fees warning [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Homeowners desperate to remortgage have been warned to watch out for rip-off exit fees
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Vodafone's India plunge pays off [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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The £5.5bn plunge into India is already turning out better than expected, Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin claimed today
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Price boom for London's luxury homes [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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The value of luxury homes in London has continued to soar despite rising interest rates which have sent a chill through the rest of the market
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30-year credit card debt warning [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Millions of consumers face being in debt for up to 30 years if they make only the minimum repayments on their credit cards each month, research showed today
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Retail sales hit by miserable summer [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Wet weather and a fall in demand for summer food caused lower-than-expected retail sales in June, official figures showed today
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30 second guide to Qatar [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mails City team has a look at the Middle-eastern state looking to diversify away form traditional gas and oil money
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Delta should be sent packing [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Takeover Panel has been none too happy with the way in which the Qatari backed fund has been conducting its campaign to win the hand of Britain's oldest grocer.
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Care fees worry adds to hell of old age [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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The choices facing us as we and our relatives grow older are painful and choosing a means to fund long-term care can be treacherous territory
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Hetherington: NatWest and my dying husband; M&S blunder; Barclaycard despair [07/20/2007 01:17 PM]
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Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' problems. This week he helps a widow come to terms with a horror story at the local bank.
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