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Sinking feeling over societies that floated [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
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The Evening Standard's Simon English examines why investors are sold short when building scoieties demutualise
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Arrears at the top hurt Bradford & Bingley [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
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The events at B&B and the woes of other mortgage banks bring back memories of September, 2007, when New Labour's reputation for financial competence collapsed
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London lawyers braced for job cuts [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
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Lawyers in London are braced for a wave of job cuts as the turmoil in the financial markets spreads to the wider economy
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Europe set for growth slowdown [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
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Growth in Europe will slow sharply this year despite a stronger than expected first quarter, economists warned today
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£475m for UU as water bills rise [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
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United Utilities reported a 17% surge in underlying pre-tax profits as it raised water bills for 7m people and 2.9m households by 8.3%
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Rising food costs outstrips parts of Europe [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
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Food prices are rising at their fastest rate since at least 1996 and more quickly than in many other parts of Europe
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B&B faces backlash on revised rights issue [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
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Bosses at Bradford & Bingley face a backlash from investors over the bank's cut-price £400m rights issue and share placing launched yesterday
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Cost of builders rises by 20% [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
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With the housing market in the doldrums, more families than ever are looking to extend and improve - but the cost is rising rapidly
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Market report: Tuesday latest [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
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14.10:Shares in RBS received a much-needed boost today with shareholders given until the end of the week to decide on the group's rights issue
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Cost of airline tickets to soar, bosses warn [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
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Passengers should brace themselves for an era of sky-high ticket prices, airline bosses have warned
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Ryanair may dive into red despite fare rise [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
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Budget airline Ryanair today said it would ground up to 10% of its fleet this winter to combat soaring airport charges
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Market report: Monday close [06/02/2008 07:54 PM]
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17.00:Shares in big oil companies have enjoyed a strong run but one of the City's big hitters is telling investors there is still plenty to go for
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UK's credit card has expired [06/02/2008 04:48 PM]
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Sterling's slide means our national credit card is being withdrawn: the only surprise is that it took so long
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Supermarkets accused of great egg rip-off [06/02/2008 04:48 PM]
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Supermarkets have been accused of profiteering from the huge rise in the price of eggs
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RBS rushes to ease fears over buy-to-let [06/02/2008 04:48 PM]
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Royal Bank of Scotland today moved to distance itself from the crisis at Bradford & Bingley just days ahead of its own £12bn rights issue
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Sellers 'knocking millions off asking price' [06/02/2008 04:48 PM]
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The owner of a central London flat has knocked almost £1m off the asking price in an attempt to sell as the credit crunch tightens
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Nationwide hikes rates as buyers halve [06/02/2008 04:48 PM]
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The dramatic property market decline has been revealed by official figures showing homebuyers halving in less than a year - while Nationwide has hiked mortgage rates again
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Market report: Monday latest [06/02/2008 04:48 PM]
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16.00:Shares in big oil companies have enjoyed a strong run but one of the City's big hitters is telling investors there is still plenty to go for
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Big banks raided in price-fixing probe [06/02/2008 04:48 PM]
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Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Barclays have been raided by the consumer watchdog as part of an investigation into price fixing
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Major banks in new shares crisis [06/02/2008 04:48 PM]
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Britain's banks faced a black Monday today as a £4bn shares sell-off was prompted by a major lender warning of plunging profits
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Fuel crisis nets Treasury £1.7bn [06/02/2008 09:13 AM]
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Gordon Brown is scooping a £1.7bn windfall from soaring oil prices and energy bills, research has shown
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Market report: Monday preview [06/02/2008 09:13 AM]
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UK blue chips are expected to open slightly lower with Bradford & Bingley likely to grab the spotlight
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4,000 more post offices could go, warn MPs [06/02/2008 09:13 AM]
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Another 4,000 post offices could disappear over the next few years, a group of MPs will warn today
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Bank crisis deepens as B&B shares plunge [06/02/2008 09:13 AM]
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Bradford & Bingley's shares plunged 26% today, as the bank was forced to slash the price of its planned fundraising, made another profits warning and took £173m of extra cash from a US private-equity house
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This rebrand could herald a golden age [06/01/2008 10:52 PM]
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Tomorrow, MGM Assurance, an insurer with a history going back 156 years, will announce it is changing its name to MGM Advantage
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