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Hard to see why B&B cash call is so costly

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Hard see why B&B cash call is so costly - A banker friend opines that investment banking activities are tax investors. After eye-watering fees paid by B&B one can see exactly what he meant




UK economy teeters ravine - Mervyn King warned October 2006 that 'nice decade' was coming an end. But he could not have guessed then how violent shock would be



Hard to see why B&B cash call is so costly  [05/15/2008 10:25 AM]
A banker friend opines that investment banking activities are a tax on investors. After the eye-watering fees paid by B&B one can see exactly what he meant




UK economy teeters on a ravine  [05/15/2008 10:25 AM]
Mervyn King warned in October 2006 that the 'nice decade' was coming to an end. But he could not have guessed then how violent the shock would be
Boost your savings rate | Insurance comparisons  [05/15/2008 10:25 AM]
High Street banks rip off millions of savers, says Tony Hazell. The Money Mail Editor also rages against the FSA over comparison websites




Pound slumps on recession fears  [05/15/2008 10:25 AM]
The pound slumped to fresh three-month lows today as investors began fearing the worst for the British economy falling pound coins
Darling: Tax giveaway could stave off a slump  [05/15/2008 10:25 AM]
Alistair Daling today compared his £ 2.7bn giveaway to the popular American tax rebate - saying it could stave off a slump Alistair Darling delivers his Budget speech




Credit hit may mean rights issue for A&L  [05/15/2008 10:25 AM]
Alliance & Leicester has not ruled out a rights issue after the bank took a further £391m credit crunch hit Alliance & Leicester, Branch
B&B under fire over quest for £300m  [05/15/2008 10:25 AM]
Shares in mortgage bank Bradford & Bingley plunged after announcing plans to raise £300m to shore up its balance sheet | Should you back the B&B rights issue? Bradford & Bingley bank




Tesco winning fans in America  [05/15/2008 10:25 AM]
Tesco's gamble to break into the US grocery market with its Fresh & Easy chain is winning over customers, according to independent research Tesco Shopping trolly and bags
Sale and rent back to be probed by OFT  [05/15/2008 10:25 AM]
Controversial sale and rent back firms are to be investigated by the OFT amid growing fears of a consumer scandal in the making Property for sale signs




Brown's £200m to buy unsold homes  [05/15/2008 10:25 AM]
Gordon Brown launched his political fightback today with plans to buy unsold homes to help poor families into good properties Gordon Brown
Bin tax plan 'has not been scrapped'  [05/15/2008 10:25 AM]
Pay-as-you-throw rubbish taxes have not been abandoned, ministers have told MPs, despite assurances that the tax had been scrapped Refuse collection




Phones4U in 'rip-off' probe  [05/15/2008 10:25 AM]
The mobile phone retailer Phones4U is being investigated by the telecoms watchdog over claims it ripped off thousands of customers Phones4U
Anger at Sainsbury's food price claim  [05/15/2008 10:25 AM]
The boss of Sainsbury's has defended a surge in profits by claiming food bills have risen by only 2% Justin King of Sainsbury's




King: 'Nice' decade is behind us  [05/15/2008 10:25 AM]
The good times are gone and there is now a real risk of recession from higher bills, mortgages, pay and growth, the Bank of England has warned Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England.
Illegal music sharing hits download sales  [05/15/2008 10:25 AM]
Music fans are continuing to download songs illegally despite the advent of legal alternatives such as Apple's iTunes itunes, ipod




Market report: Thursday latest  [05/15/2008 10:25 AM]
09.15:Broker UBS is forecasting that the price of a barrel of oil will reach $200 within seven years Mickey Clark
Barclays' £1bn hit leaves rights issue open  [05/15/2008 10:25 AM]
Barclays today refused to rule out a rights issue as it revealed it lost another £1bn to the credit crunch Bob Diamond




Royal Mail 'has to be privatised'  [05/15/2008 10:25 AM]
Royal Mail is haemorrhaging cash and must be part-privatised to stop it collapsing, the postal regulator has concluded Post Office-interior
Inflation: A return to the Dark Ages  [05/13/2008 12:09 PM]
No one could have foreseen the rocketing price of food currently fuelling inflation and squeezing living standards. Really?






Rock starting to crumble  [05/13/2008 12:09 PM]
Eyebrows were raised over Northern Rock's arrears policy as far back as last October
Northern Rock: Taxpayers £24bn at risk  [05/13/2008 12:09 PM]
Up to £24bn of taxpayers' cash is at risk if the mortgage drought does not ease, Northern Rock warned Northern Rock branch






Finances force 25% more mums to work  [05/13/2008 12:09 PM]
The number of mothers who stay at home to bring up their children has dropped by a quarter in 15 years, it was revealed Working mum with child
City losing 300 jobs a week  [05/13/2008 12:09 PM]
Some of the highest-paid executives in the Square Mile and Canary Wharf have been sacked as the world's financial markets go into paralysis City workers






High St suffers worst month for three years  [05/13/2008 12:09 PM]
The High Street suffered its worst performance for three years in April as retail sales fell for the second month in a row, figures have shown High street shoppers
New tax to pay for care in old age  [05/13/2008 12:09 PM]
Every working family could face paying an 'ageing tax' to provide care for the elderly, Gordon Brown proposed yesterday Pensioner