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Property turmoil sees rents hit £1,000 [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Buy-to-let landlords taking a battering from the mortgage storm have received a ray of sunshine with the news that average rents have passed the £1,000 mark  
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Shares soar on brighter US jobs picture [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Global stock markets roared ahead today as news from the giant American economy appeared to indicate the worst of the US downturn may have passed  
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Market report: Friday close [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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16.45:Talk of a possible private-equity bid for Royal Bank of Scotland's insurance businesses thrust the whole sector into the limelight today  
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Watchdog to cut the cost of 0870 numbers [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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The cost of telephoning 0870 numbers is to be slashed under new proposals following gripes from consumers over high costs  
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Commercial property the key [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Just because banks see light at the end of the subprime tunnel, don't dismiss the possibility that it could be a property crash coming in the other direction
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Switzerland breaks a leg [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Smith & Nephew, one of Britain's higher-rated companies, has a 'Swiss problem' that is costing the company dearly
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Bank 'too upbeat' on credit crisis [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England was criticised in the City yesterday for being too optimistic about the prospects of an end to the credit crisis  
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Banks told to tighten lending rules [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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New taxes and draconian legal restrictions need to be imposed on the banking industry to prevent another credit bubble, a leading research body said  
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Crunch has pushed UK economy to the brink [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Britains economy is in its most 'precarious position in over a decade' because of the credit crunch, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research said  
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Negative equity shock for first-time buyers [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Recent first-time buyers have borne the brunt of the great spring slump in the property market, research reveals today  
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Free HD TV service to launch next week [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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TV viewers will be able to get free high definition channels from next week as the BBC and ITV launch the freesat service  
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Market report: Friday latest [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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13.45:Talk of a possible private-equity bid for Royal Bank of Scotland's insurance businesses thrust the whole sector into the limelight today 
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Insolvencies rise for first time in a year [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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The number of people declared insolvent rose for the first time in more than a year between January and March  
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Property prices down 4.2% since New Year [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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House prices fell 1.3% in April and property has now lost 4.2% of its value since the beginning of the year, Britain's biggest mortgage lender reported today  
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Talks start over Rock job cuts [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Nationalised mortgage lender Northern Rock today began consultations with unions and staff over plans to axe 2,000 jobs  
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Investigation into £70m HSBC fraud [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Banking giant HSBC today said police were investigating an alleged €90m (£70m) attempted fraud at the group  
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Market report: Thursday close [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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16.45:BG Group rallied 29p to 1260p today following the shares sell-off yesterday that greeted record first-quarter profits  
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Old Lady is back on top [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Financial Stability Report from the Bank of England used to be a non-event but the credit crunch has re-empowered the Bank
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Crisis over? Don't bank on it [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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We have heard a lot in recent days about how the bankers feel they are over the worst. Even if true, it applies only to bankers
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Fed cuts rate as US battles the crunch [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates by a quarter point as part of its offensive against the housing slump and the credit crisis  
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Egypt and Turkey best for holiday bargains [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Record numbers of holidaymakers are heading for Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia this summer because of the strength of the euro  
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600 tax staff caught snooping our files [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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More than 600 tax staff have been sacked or disciplined for snooping on personal files, raising fresh concerns about security  
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Cut fuel tax by 9p a litre, Brown is urged [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Brown could afford to cut fuel tax by 9p a litre, scrap a 2p-a-litre tax rise planned for October and not feel the pinch  
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Supermarkets threaten price rises [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Supermarkets are threatening to put up prices if they are forced to implement a Competition Commission plan to offer suppliers a fairer deal  
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Market report: Thursday latest [05/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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13.30:BG Group rallied 20p to 1250p today following the shares sell-off yesterday that greeted record first-quarter profits 
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