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Market report: Thursday close [04/17/2008 08:20 PM]
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17.00:It was not the sort of start that bosses of Thomson Reuters were looking
for following completion of the merger  
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M&S investors play it long [04/17/2008 05:16 PM]
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Marks & Spencer has chosen to keep silent on the botched boardroom shake-up
at the retailer since it wrote to all shareholders explaining its decision a
couple of weeks back
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Pensions police get more teeth [04/17/2008 05:16 PM]
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When the penny drops there is likely to be a huge row over the dramatic
extension of powers of the Pension Regulator, proposed this week by the
Government
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First-time buyers' struggle is hardest ever [04/17/2008 05:16 PM]
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First-time buyers are facing the 'hardest ever battle' to get on the housing
ladder, a report warns today  
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Financial fears over Britons living to 95 [04/17/2008 05:16 PM]
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Britain is facing the 'ticking time bomb' of an ageing population, with
middleaged men and women now having a 50% chance of living until they are 90
 
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Broadband customers getting only half-speed [04/17/2008 05:16 PM]
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Broadband customers on the highest tariffs are still getting less than half the
download speed they are paying for, a survey says  
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Financier makes £2bn from subprime [04/17/2008 05:16 PM]
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A hedge fund manager predicted the US property slump and earned almost
£2bn last year by betting on the collapse of subprime mortgages  
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Sainsbury's vows to halve plastic bag use [04/17/2008 05:16 PM]
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Sainsburys has pledged to halve the number of plastic bags it gives out within
a year in a move designed to head off a Government crackdown  
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Savings bonanza erupts in fixed-rates [04/17/2008 05:16 PM]
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A savings bonanza has kicked off in the fixed-rate bond market as banks become
increasingly keen to attract investors' money  
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Taylor Wimpey's alarm growing over housing woe [04/17/2008 05:16 PM]
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Taylor Wimpey's alarm is growing over housingwoe The property slide is turning
into a disaster for housebuilders, Britain's largest firm, Taylor Wimpey,
warned today  
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Pound could slump 20% on trade fears [04/17/2008 05:16 PM]
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The fault lines emerging in Britain's economy could trigger a 20% drop in
sterling, a leading City institution has warned  
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OFT to probe 112 builders in 'bid scam' [04/17/2008 05:16 PM]
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Construction giants Balfour Beatty and Carillion head a list of 112
construction firms today accused by the Office of Fair Trading of ripping-off
taxpayers in a £3bn bid-rigging scandal  
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Thames bungles its way to £3m cut in fine [04/17/2008 05:16 PM]
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The fine imposed on Thames Water has been reduced by nearly £3m with
watchdogs deciding the firm's processes were so bad it was unaware it had
breached rules  
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Market report: Thursday latest [04/17/2008 05:16 PM]
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16.00:It was not the sort of start that bosses of Thomson Reuters were looking
for following completion of the merger 
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£50bn finance package to avert recession [04/17/2008 05:16 PM]
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Chancellor Alistair Darling will seek to finalise details of a £50bn
finance package aimed at averting the threat of recession  
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Financial giants begin City jobs bloodbath [04/17/2008 05:16 PM]
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The long-expected City jobs bloodbath began today as two financial giants axed
1,300 jobs, and the figure expected to double tomorrow  
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Gift cards foul-up is another customer service mess [04/17/2008 12:44 AM]
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M&S had a nationwide foul-up with their gift cards, but it claims they are
isolated incidents. Not sure I agree, says the Money Mail editor
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Halifax defies plea by PM and raises its loan rates [04/17/2008 12:44 AM]
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Britains biggest mortgage lender today defied Gordon Brown's plea to cut
mortgage rates, dealing a fresh blow to the Prime Minister's authority  
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Market report: Wednesday close [04/17/2008 12:44 AM]
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17.00:The rumour mill was working overtime at Rio Tinto today as the share
price surged 360p at 6367p on hopes of a takeover  
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Corporate tax exiles [04/16/2008 12:58 PM]
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The Daily Mail city team explains what corporate tax exiles are
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Keeping the banks afloat [04/16/2008 12:58 PM]
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Another day, and another meeting between the banks and the government. The
script is familiar
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Families 'need a safety net' from reposession [04/16/2008 12:58 PM]
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Struggling families at risk of repossession must be given a 'safety net' by the
Government, a banking chief said yesterday  
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Call for 10p deposit on drink cans and bottles [04/16/2008 12:58 PM]
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Countryside campaigners are calling for a deposit system on plastic bottles and
cans to help reduce unsightly litter  
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Homes crisis making us a nation of Royles [04/16/2008 12:58 PM]
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More than 80,000 homes have three generations living under the one roof, as
tight finances push families together  
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Halifax hikes mortgage rates again [04/16/2008 12:58 PM]
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The biggest lender will hit homeowners with a second increase in mortgage rates
in nine days 
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