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Retail blow as bank holiday sales slump [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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Retailers look to have endured one of the slowest August bank holidays for years, prompting fears that uncertainty in financial markets may be feeding into the wider economy
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City bonuses up to record £14bn [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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City bonuses have risen 30% in a year - twice as big as 2006 and further widening the gap between executive and normal pay
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Market report: Tuesday latest [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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11.30:Shares of Bradford & Bingley were an early casualty today as the mortgage lender continues to count the cost of rising interest rates
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Businesses lose nerve amid market turmoil [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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Recent turmoil in the financial markets has left business confidence at its weakest since November 2005, says a report today
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Tax escape for a third of top companies [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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Many of the UK's 700 biggest businesses paid no corporation tax in the 2005-2006 financial year, an official study has revealed
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Paper flight tickets to end [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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Airlines will abandon paper tickets from next summer, cutting costs by about £5 per traveller when electronic ticketing takes over
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New push to ease Sunday trading laws [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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Asda is to spearhead another campaign to change Sunday trading laws, demanding that restrictions on opening times should be swept away for the benefit of customers and staff
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'Heads to roll' at ITV over phone scandal [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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ITV boss Michael Grade is expected to sack 'several' senior executives over the phone-in scandals that have rocked the television industry over the past six months
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A to Z of the Sunday newspapers [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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Here's our summary of what the Sunday broadsheets are reporting from the world of finance and business
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Beware of iTunes card con [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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Credit card holders are being warned to be on their guard against the latest ploy by crooks - the 51p iTunes fraud.
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Freeze charges, judge tells bank [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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A judge has ordered Barclays to freeze the penalty charges and interest on the account of a customer who has sued the bank for their return
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Mobile giants hit out at EC [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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Mobile phone firms, including Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile and Orange, are poised to launch a legal attack on the European Commission over cuts on overseas charges
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Tesco Direct scores with horse blankets [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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Tesco plans to raise the stakes in its assault on the non-food market by adding thousands of new products to its Tesco Direct website
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Northern Rock stages subprime retreat [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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The High Street lender has raised interest charges on fixed-rate loans and scrapped its range of trackers for borrowers with a poor credit history
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BMI flies empty in Heathrow bag chaos [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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BMI was forced to fly up to 10 empty planes from Heathrow this summer because the airport could not process passengers and baggage in time
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BP chief Browne lands new top job [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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Four months after being forced to quit, the former BP has been appointed managing director of a US private equity firm's European arm
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Cuts in City bonuses 'will hit house prices' [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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City bankers will see their annual bonuses slashed by as much as 20% this year as the turmoil in financial markets hits them in the pocket
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Abbey offers 5% cashback to shoppers [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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A cashback battle looks likely as Abbey announces credit card customers are to receive refunds of up to £50 on purchases at major supermarkets
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City View: Households hurt by crunch [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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We have heard a lot about the ongoing credit crunch over recent weeks but how might it affect households and what might it mean for the interest rates that we face?
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An elegant fix for house inflation [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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Nostalgia, as an idea, has been hijacked by those to whom it means women in Twenties dresses and men in white tie and tails
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A Promise: We will fight for justice on claims [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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When it comes to paying insurance claims, some companies have a terrible record. Rather than pay up they go out of their way to avoid payment despite the heartache they cause
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Midas share tips: Jelf and Hat Pin [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Mail on Sunday's share tipper Midas runs the rule over insurance broker Jelf and headhunter firm Hat Pin
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