Sterling could spend years doldrums because of enfeebled state of economy, Bank of England rate setter Andrew Sentance said. Currency, Sterling, US Dollar, The Euro


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Market report: Friday preview - UK blue chips look set open marginally higher, but with underlying caution until UK GDP figures come out Traders New York
Heavy going for pound says Sentance - Sterling could spend years doldrums because of enfeebled state of economy, Bank of England rate setter Andrew Sentance said. Currency, Sterling, US Dollar, The Euro




Market report: Friday preview  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
UK blue chips look set to open marginally higher, but with underlying caution until the UK GDP figures come out Traders in New York
Heavy going for the pound says Sentance  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Sterling could spend years in the doldrums because of the enfeebled state of the economy, Bank of England rate setter Andrew Sentance said. Currency, Sterling, US Dollar, and The Euro


Fares shake-up to end train ticket confusion  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
The rail fares system will be simplified in an effort to make it easier for passengers to buy the best-value ticket First Great Western train
Early sales and big price cuts 'on the way'  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
High Street price-cutting and early summer sales were forecast today after retail figures revealed a dip in spending Marks & Spencer shop assistants


Market report: Thursday close  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
17.00:Nasty news from Schroders compounded by Credit Suisse's new horrors, led to yet another pounding for the banks Hugo Duncan
Fares shake-up end train ticket confusion  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
The rail fares system will be simplified in an effort to make it easier for passengers to buy the best-value ticket First Great Western train


Bankers must curb greed  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
In conditions when investors have suffered so badly, the rewards to Barclays president Bob Diamond and other executives look malodorous
Workers 'blind to pension disaster'  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Workers are failing to understand that their pensions may not pay for a decent retirement Edward Leigh, Conservative MP


Green car tax 'will barely cut emissions'  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Labour's green taxes on gas-guzzling cars will cost motorists an extra £2.5bn while cutting harmful emissions by less than 1% Car being filled with petrol
Channel 4 boss's £1.2m reward  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
The head of Channel 4 almost doubled his pay to more than £1.2m last year - while the broadcaster's profits plummeted by almost £20m Andy Duncan, Chief executive at Channel 4


Barclays chief Varley hits back at the critics  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Barclays chief executive John Varley today defended his bank, claiming that unlike rivals it does not need a rights issue to repair its balance sheet in the wake of the credit crunch Barclays Sign
Power firms that penalise the poor  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Power companies which penalise customers paying by cheque, cash or meter have been 'named and shamed' by the industry watchdog Reception at E.ON UKs Westwood HQ


Petrol price panic as pumps start rationing  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Petrol prices around Britain are continuing to soar as workers at one of our biggest oil refineries decided to go on strike Petrol prices panic
Exposed: the great 'luxury' food fraud  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Cheap food is being dressed up as top-quality produce in a vast fraud costing shoppers £7bn a year groceries


Confusion over Brown's 10p tax payout  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Gordon Brown was forced to clarify his 10p tax retreat today after the fine print came under question Gordon Brown
Market report: Thursday latest  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Sales at delivery firm Domino's Pizza have leapt 13.3% in the past 16 weeks as millions of couch potatoes stay home in front of the box rather than go out Traders Stock exchange


House sales crisis halves property market  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
The property market has halved in a year, according to a series of reports, with house sales through agents down 50% Estate agents, property for sale
Banks lose first stage in charges battle  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
UK High Street banks have lost the initial court case on bank charges to the Office of Fair Trading, but a definitive verdict on their fairness and reclaiming will not emerge until next year Bank branches on a High Street


Online ordering suspended on Wii Fit  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Retailers have pulled their online ordering service for Nintendo's new fitness gadget ahead of Friday's launch amid fears of shortages Nintendo Wii console
Market report: Wednesday close  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
17.00:Lara Croft was turning heads today after the firm behind the Tomb Raider star rejected a takeover offer Traders in New York


Graduate loan interest rates are set to fall  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Millions of university graduates should see the rate of interest they pay on student loans fall this year Woman Graduates
MPC split three ways on cutting bank rate  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Members of the monetary policy committee were locked in a three-way split over how to address the economic crisis Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England.


Brown halts 10p tax revolt with handout  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Gordon Brown bought off the great 10p tax revolt today with cash payments for pensioners and childless people Alistair Darling and Gordon Brown in the House of Commons
BAA must now be broken up  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
If Competition Commission ever used Heathrow, Gatwick or Stansted they would know immediately how poor is their passengers' experience compared with what is on offer in Europe


When cash became king  [04/25/2008 01:17 PM]
RBS is essentially declaring that almost everything it did in the past was incorrect