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Supermarkets 'colluded to fix dairy prices'

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Supermarkets 'colluded fix dairy prices' - Britain's biggest supermarkets were today accused of running massive cartel over price of milk, cheese butter Abbey under fire for 125% mortgage - High Street mortgage lender Abbey has been accused of fuelling debt by launching new 125% mortgage plunging borrowers into instant negative equity



Supermarkets 'colluded to fix dairy prices'  [09/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Britain's biggest supermarkets were today accused of running a massive cartel over the price of milk, cheese and butter
Abbey under fire for 125% mortgage  [09/20/2007 01:17 PM]
High Street mortgage lender Abbey has been accused of fuelling debt by launching a new 125% mortgage plunging borrowers into instant negative equity
Market report: Thursday latest  [09/20/2007 01:17 PM]
9:00The banking sector was the focus of attention as Northern Rock shares came under further selling pressure after the Treasury limited its pledge to the bank
Fear of property slump as mortgages fall  [09/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Fears of a painful slowdown in the housing market grew today as the credit crunch spilled over into the wider economy with mortgages tumbling in August
King faces MPs over £10bn loan  [09/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Bank of England boss Mervyn King will face MPs today for a grilling over the Northern Rock crisis and the subsequent U-turn that will lead to billions pumped into the markets
Treasury limits Northern Rock guarantee  [09/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Northern Rock's future looked even shakier as the Government said its guarantee to savers would only apply to existing accounts set up before midnight last night
Sainsbury's poised to fall to Qatari bid  [09/20/2007 01:17 PM]
J Sainsbury looks certain to fall into foreign ownership after the board and the founding family indicated they would accept a £10.5bn offer from the Qatari bidders
TV network takes on iTunes on downloads  [09/20/2007 01:17 PM]
US television network NBC has launched an assault on iTunes by offering a new avenue to directly download episodes of its shows free
Hallifax machines offer dollars and euros  [09/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Halifax has become the first High Street bank to dispense US dollars and euros from its cash machines
Mortgage rates to fall after Bank U-turn  [09/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Homeowners should see mortgage rates fall after the Bank of England announced it would inject £10bn into the money markets in a bid to make lending between banks cheaper
Will UK cut interest rates after US move?  [09/20/2007 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England came under more pressure to cut interest rates last night after the Federal Reserve swooped to the rescue of the American economy
No reclaimed charges until summer 2008  [09/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Savers fighting for reclaimed bank charges may have to wait into the middle of next year before they see a return of their money
Rock let off Banking Code violation  [09/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Northern Rock has been let off violating the Banking Code for restricting access to its online accounts due to 'exceptional circumstances'
Time to invest in bank shares?  [09/20/2007 01:17 PM]
The banking sector may have bounced back but potential investors should be wary of the smaller players. Experts suggest big is best
£3m crackdown on loan sharks  [09/20/2007 01:17 PM]
A crackdown on loan sharks has begun today with the £3m launch of specialist teams tasked with tracking down illegal lenders following a successful trial run
Letting King go would be dire  [09/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Has Bank of England Governor Mervyn King done enough to save his job? It would be embarrassing for him and the government were he to leave
30 second guide to... hedging  [09/20/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail's City desk considers the oft mentioned but little understood concept of hedging
Don't bank on cheaper mortgages  [09/20/2007 01:17 PM]
Even if the official bank rate comes down, homebuyers should not count on the benefit being passed on to them