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Bank under fire after market turmoil [09/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England faces mounting pressure to reveal more about its emergency lending after cryptic statements about multi-billion pound loans caused market turmoil
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Directors snap up firms' shares [09/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Directors have given a massive vote of confidence in their companies by snapping up shares at the fastest rate for four-and-a-half years
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Market report: Friday close [09/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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17.00:Shares of Central African Mining & Exploration Company were briefly suspended today before returning at 36½p
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UK house prices rise at twice Euro average [09/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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House prices in Britain have risen faster than in any other eurozone country except Spain over the past five years, according to a new report
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Postcode plan could cut pension payouts [09/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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A scheme unveiled by Legal & General will mean lower retirement payments for people in better off areas because they are expected to live longer
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Auctions soar as repossessions rise [09/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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The number of homes going under the hammer at auction has hit the highest level for more than two years following a rapid rise in repossessions
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Airport bosses fined £146,000 for delays [09/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Airports operator BAA has been fined £146,000 for failing passengers at Heathrow and Gatwick during the summer of chaos
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Insurer refuses crash payout over smoking [09/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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After his wife was killed when a suicidal motorist deliberately drove his car into theirs, David Webb was left to bring up their two-year-old daughter alone
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Oligarch wants to takeover Arsenal [09/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Exclusive: Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov has declared his intention to take over Arsenal after his shock purchase of David Dein's 14.58% shareholding in the Gunners
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£20,000 lottery fantasist convicted [09/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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When a Yorkshire man received a cheque for £20,000 sent to him in error he told his wife he'd won the lottery and went on a spending spree
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Britons default on £20m of debt a day [09/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Families are defaulting on their debts at a record pace, alarming figures from the Bank of England show
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£125,000 ticket to ride the world's largest jet [09/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Seats on the maiden journey of the world's biggest airliner will cost two passengers £125,000
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France trebles inheritance tax threshold [09/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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French holiday homeowners are set to benefit from a radical shake-up of the countrys inheritance tax laws - with the threshold raised by 300%
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Abbey tops league of rip-off bank charges [09/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Bank customers charged fees have paid an average of £742 in 'illegal' penalties over the past six years, it was claimed today
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HSBC bows to student Facebook pressure [09/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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HSBC has announced a U-turn on scrapping interest-free overdrafts for graduates following an online protest that attracted more than 5,000 people
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Nationwide warns of house-prices danger [09/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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House prices will suffer if financial markets do not recover soon from the credit-crisis turmoil, Britain's biggest building society warned today
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BAA misled customers on prices [09/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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BAA has been forced to drop claims that customers 'won't pay a penny more' in airport bars and shops than in their local high street
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Misinformation causing turmoil [09/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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Speculation and misinformation are deadly enemies of orderly markets, as the mauling experienced by Barclays shows
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A real failure of leadership [09/02/2007 01:17 PM]
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There is a general consensus that the turmoil in the credit and debt markets is as serious as anything which has happened in the past 20 years
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An elegant fix for house inflation [09/02/2007 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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Midas share tips: Jelf and Hat Pin [09/02/2007 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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