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Petrol prices pump Shell profits to £7bn [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Soaring oil prices have sent profits at Shell to all-time highs, up 20% over the past three months and taking earnings in the first half of the year to £39m a day
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Arctic Systems tax victory turns to defeat [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Tax laws are to be changed following the landmark House of Lords legal ruling in favour of husband-and-wife businesses
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Market report: Thursday latest [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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12.00:The subprime credit crunch loomed large over the Square Mile today, amid fears it may signal the end of the debt-financed private-equity bid boom
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Moneysupermarket shares slide on debut [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Moneysupermarket.com's stock market debut, the largest retail float since the dotcom boom, began badly today as the shares plunged 8%
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Taxman to go easy on flood victims [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Individuals and businesses affected by the floods will not suffer the added misery of being penalised for late payment of tax, says the Treasury
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Upstarts set the pace in broadband battle [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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The battle for Britain's broadband customers is hotting up, with traditional suppliers BT and Virgin Media scrambling to keep up with newcomers
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Property inflation back to single figures [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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House prices are rising by their slowest rate for more than a year, bringing annual property inflation back into single digit figures, data showed today
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Post strike 'harms small businesses' [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Government was urged to intervene in the postal workers' dispute as a business group warned strikes were putting jobs at risk
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Ex-wife's cash claim barred after 30 years [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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A retired builder has won his appeal over a court ruling that he must bail out the woman he divorced nearly 30 years ago because she has lived beyond her means
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GMTV boss quits over phone-in scandal [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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The managing director of GMTV has resigned - becoming the first senior figure to leave his job over the TV phone-ins row
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Bank charges: Account closure threats [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Thousands of people attempting to reclaim their bank charges have been threatened with having their accounts closed, in breach of industry guidelines
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Air travel complaints soaring [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Complaints by air passengers have risen by more than a fifth over the past 12 months - with worse to come in the peak summer travel season
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Court may shut down Facebook [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Owners of a rival social networking site will today ask a US court to shut down Facebook, alleging that its founder stole their ideas while they were students together
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Jobs threat in Resolution merger [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Friends Provident and Resolution today unveiled an £8.5bn merger that promises to reshape Britain's insurance industry
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Commuters to pay for £58bn rail shake-up [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Peak-time commuters will finance most of the £58bn Government revamp of the railways
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Inflation is twice as high for the elderly [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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The cost of living for the elderly is rising at more than twice the rate of other households, research shows
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Travel prices soar on rush for holiday sun [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Travel agents have seen late holiday bookings soar as millions try to escape the downpours at home for some summer sun
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Insurers braced for £2bn claims deluge [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Insurers were today bracing themselves for thousands of further claims as it was predicted the summer floods could cost the industry £2bn
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Royal Mail row over retirement age [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Thousands of postal workers will have to work an extra five years to qualify for a full pension, their union claimed today
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30 second guide to Phase III Clinical Trials [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mail's City desk look at the long process to get medicines from development onto the shelves at Boots
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High tide for easy money [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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The taps have been turned off at double-quick speed in the corporate loans market. It seems that anyone planning a debt-funded takeover will have to rework their numbers
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Keep an eye on Umeco, the god of small things [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Keep an eye on Umeco, the god of small things
Building an aircraft is not a simple process. The engine alone has about 15,000 parts and each has to be in the right place at the right time to make sure it can be put together efficiently and cost-effectively
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£500 debt stalks a mother as chatoic CSA crumbles [07/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' problems. This week he helps sort a CSA disaster and tracks down some missing Isa savings
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