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Pearl Standard scrap for Resolution - The battle for zombie insurer Resolution erupted into new life today as Standard Life saw its accepted £4.9bn bid immediately trumped by rival Pearl Standard Life Code prevent 'another Rock' pipeline - Signs that Alistair Darling is considering shake-up of City rules prevent another Northern Rock-style crisis have been welcomed by parliament Northern Rock shares woes



Pearl and Standard scrap for Resolution  [10/26/2007 01:17 PM]
The battle for zombie insurer Resolution erupted into new life today as Standard Life saw its accepted £4.9bn bid immediately trumped by rival Pearl Standard Life
Code to prevent 'another Rock' in pipeline  [10/26/2007 01:17 PM]
Signs that Alistair Darling is considering a shake-up of City rules to prevent another Northern Rock-style crisis have been welcomed by parliament Northern Rock shares woes
Market report: Friday latest  [10/26/2007 01:17 PM]
11.45:Mining shares made much of the early running on the stock market today, as investors looked to end the week on a much better note than it had begun Traders on the phone
Family homes needed to solve shortgage  [10/26/2007 01:17 PM]
Housing experts have warned that an extra 250,000 homes above the existing 3m target must be built by 2020 - but building should be targeted at family homes four bedroom house
Barclays slammed for 'sly' credit card  [10/26/2007 01:17 PM]
Barclays has been criticised for promoting irresponsible spending by releasing a trial version of a credit card today with a limit of £25,000 Barclaycard
House prices rises slow as market cools  [10/26/2007 01:17 PM]
The cost of a home rose by £700 in September as house price inflation continued to slow, but the average property costs almost £15,000 more than a year ago Terraced house
Darling under pressure over tax reforms  [10/26/2007 01:17 PM]
Chancellor tells Commons committee he will talk to businesses 'about the detail' of his controversial changes to capital gains tax Darling
BP slapped with huge US fines  [10/26/2007 01:17 PM]
BP must pay £182m to settle US prosecutions over the fatal blast at its Texas City refinery, oil spills in Alaska and improper trading of propane gas BP oil refinery Texas
Middle East tension fuels crude highs  [10/26/2007 01:17 PM]
The price of crude oil hit new highs today, surging past $91 a barrel as tensions rose in the Middle East | Latest oil price Oil rig
Sir Philip Green wades into CGT row  [10/26/2007 01:17 PM]
Retail titan Sir Philip Green has joined the growing chorus of business leaders who have slammed the government's decision to abolish taper relief on capital gains tax Philip Green and Kate Moss
Toy firms face prosecution over safety  [10/26/2007 01:17 PM]
Firms that import dangerous toys into Britain have been warned they will be prosecuted, after US firm Mattel was forced into another embarrassing recall Mattel rescue boat
Littlewoods snatches back £25 discounts  [10/26/2007 01:17 PM]
Thousands of shoppers who used an online discount code to get £25 worth of goods from Littlewoods have had the money grabbed back from their accounts by the retailer
Britain 'on brink of credit crunch slump'  [10/26/2007 01:17 PM]
The UK economy faces its first recession for 16 years, with both the property market and shares at risk of a serious slump, banks have warned Terraced houses and graph
Microsoft beats Google to '£7.5bn' Facebook deal  [10/26/2007 01:17 PM]
Software giant Microsoft has seen off competition from bitter rival Google to purchase a 1.6% stake in popular social networking site Facebook, valuing it at £7.5bn Zuckerberg - Facebook
Minister's admission on 'terrible' tax  [10/26/2007 01:17 PM]
An industry minister has admitted that the increase in capital gains tax for small firms is seen as terrible by businessmen
Resurrection of the dead  [10/26/2007 01:17 PM]
Here is a puzzle. Since the turn of the century traditional life funds have been an investor's nightmare
Hetherington: Failure to Google rogue trader; British Gas bills; Pacific Continental  [10/26/2007 01:17 PM]
Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' letters, adding comments, advice and the results of his inquiries
30 second guide to a market maker  [10/26/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail City Team explain what exactly a market maker is