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Barratt boss warns of house-price falls [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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The credit crunch and woes of Northern Rock will push down demand for new homes and could result in price falls, Britain's biggest housebuilder has warned
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GMTV fined £2m for viewer phone-in scam [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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GMTV was fined £2 million today, the largest penalty imposed against a broadcaster, for duping biewers into paying to enter a competition they could not win
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Market report: Wednesday latest [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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12.30:RBS, along with its partners the Belgian-Dutch bank Fortis and Spain's Banco Santander, is stepping-up the pressure to takeover ABN Amro
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More firms rapped but PPI rip-off goes on [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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The City watchdog has rapped the knuckles of Payment Protection Insurance providers today for mis-selling some of their products to customers
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Mortgage availability unchanged by credit crisis [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Mortgage lenders said today that the availability of home loans for consumers should not be affected by the current turmoil in global credit markets
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Nationwide admits Isa backlog persists [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Nationwide has admitted experiencing continued delays with Isa transfers even though it had promised the problem was solved
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Rock holds bid talks and scraps dividend [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Northern Rock has bowed to pressure and scrapped next month's 14.2p interim dividend, after its shares sank to another all-time low
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Fury of the pensioners dodged by Brown [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Brown was accused yesterday of running away from pensioners protesting at being robbed of their life savings when retirement schemes collapsed
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Homebuyers 'told to lie about salary' [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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More evidence has emerged that unscrupulous brokers are encouraging homebuyers to lie with some borrowers getting mortgages up to eight times salary
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£50 threat to car-park space invaders [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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For a hard-pressed mum with a screaming infant, there are few sights more annoying than seeing a childfree driver pulling into the last parent-and-toddler space at the supermarket
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BP 'dreadful' gaffe wipes £3.5bn off shares [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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BP was plunged into further crisis today, after its new chief executive admitted its current performance is 'dreadful'
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Rock shareholders: Board hid problems [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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As the share price tumbled, shareholders accused Northern Rock of hiding the fact that it was in trouble, holding secret takeover talks and in need of an emergency bail-out
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Microsoft in talks for stake in Facebook [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Bill Gates's Microsoft is reportedly in talks to take a stake in Facebook, a deal that could value the social networking site at £5bn
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Consumer confidence at two-year low in US [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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US consumer confidence fell to its lowest ebb in nearly two years on worries about jobs and the financial market turmoil
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High court shuts down boiler rooms [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Two UK firms that were pushing unsuspecting investors into the hands of boiler rooms in Gibralter have been shut down by the industry watchdog
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Property boom trebles £1m-plus homes [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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The effect of the property boom has been revealed by a new report showing that the number of homes selling for more than £1m has almost trebled over the past five years
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Apple accused of 'scare tactics' on iPhone [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Apple has warned that anyone unlocking the iPhone other than O2 in the UK risked losing the use of the device
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Rock rescue a blunder from the beginning [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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The rescue of the troubled mortgage bank has been blundering from beginning to end, with the Treasury constantly playing catch up
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30 second guide to... the tote [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Daily Mail City team delve into the background of the tote
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Why panic was sensible in the Rock debacle [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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No one is emerging unscathed from the blood-letting in financial markets - except, of course, the architect of Britain's failing frontline defence
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Hetherington: Cold comfort over fate of Foster's farm [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' letters, adding comments, advice and the results of his enquiries.
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Why are customers always the last to know? [09/26/2007 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority knew as long ago as August 14 that Northern Rock was in trouble. So why did they allow the bank to take money from savers?
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