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City braced as US investors play safe

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City braced as US investors play safe - The City experienced another jittery session today after turbulent ride Wall Street saw investors turn safety of US Treasury bonds £14bn National Savings has best-ever year - Extra £1m Premium Bond jackpots, top-rated tax-free Isa Sir Alan Sugar all helped NS&I achieve record-breaking year



City braced as US investors play safe  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
The City experienced another jittery session today after a turbulent ride on Wall Street saw investors turn to the safety of US Treasury bonds
£14bn National Savings has best-ever year  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
Extra £1m Premium Bond jackpots, a top-rated tax-free Isa and Sir Alan Sugar all helped NS&I to achieve a record-breaking year
Market report: Tuesday latest  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
12:15Shares generally struggled to make headway following an unconvincing performance on Wall Street overnight
Britain's No2 video rental chain goes bust  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
ChoicesUK, Britain's second-biggest video rental chain after Blockbuster, today went into administration, making it the biggest victim yet of the collapse in the market
City focus: Has property run out of steam?  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
Record mortgage lending, bumper tax revenues and buoyant money supply growth were reported in July, but is it the end of the bull run for the UK housing market
Interflora website 'rips off' customers  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
Flower delivery firm Interflora was accused today of ripping off consumers over the internet
Travel claims soar after BA baggage mess  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
Travel insurance claims for lost luggage have soared in the wake of the British Airways baggage crisis that has left a backlog of 22,000 bags
Go-ahead for £400m gas-fired power station  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
A £400m gas-fired power station which will create 650 skilled jobs in Newport, Wales was given the final go-ahead today
Housebuilders defy rate-rise buffeting  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
Housebuilders today delivered a bullish update on the housing market despite rising interest rates and the shake-out of financial markets
Brands boosted by healthy choices  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
Leading brands Kellogg's, Coca-Cola and Walkers have leaped in the public's affections on the back of campaigns to promote their health credentials
Banking shares lead Footsie fightback  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
London shares continued to claw back recent losses today after strong gains in stock markets across Asia
London falls 'could signal property slump'  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
Asking prices for homes in London - seen as the engine of the property market across the country - have fallen for the first time in a year
Rate hike fears drive remortgage rush  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
Fears that interest rates will continue to rise drove homeowners to hunt out better deals in July, with more than £1bn worth of mortgages per day taken out during the month
Alert over poison in clothes from China  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
Cheap clothes made in China have been found to contain levels of a potentially dangerous chemical hundreds of times above the safety limit
Hard-up can still make bank charges claims  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
Confusion surrounds the ability of those facing financial hardship to still make bank charges reclaims, despite the financial watchdog's waiver for banks dealing with cases
From Camden stall to £150m firm  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
A London mother whose stall on Camden Market became hot property supplying Radley brand bags to the stars has built up a £150m business
Millions face an impoverished retirement  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
Experts are urging people to get saving as new research reveals that 22m UK adults face poverty in retirement
Midas: Now is not the time to sell shares  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's top stock-picker says investors should sit tight through the market turmoil
Greifeld gives up on London  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
Nasdaq boss Bob Greifeld has landed himself in pickle as a result of his determination to fulfil some of his expansionist ambitions
30 second guide to discount window  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail's City Team explain discount window
Hetherington: Golden Goal ... at the wrong end  [08/21/2007 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's readers' champion attempts to unravel the obscure trail left by Golden Goal International