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Halifax's underwater heroics  [06/12/2008 11:24 AM]
Not for the first time Halifax Bank of Scotland is taking a battering at the hands of the bears
£38,000 is the salary of happiness  [06/12/2008 11:24 AM]
British workers may want to win the lottery but in their more realistic moments, they say they would be happy on an annual salary of £38,000
Record numbers of back-to-work OAPs  [06/12/2008 11:24 AM]
1.3million Britons over the age of 60 are still working because they cannot afford to retire
Unemployment rising fastest for two years  [06/12/2008 11:24 AM]
Unemployment is rising at its fastest rate for two years as the economic crisis starts to claim its victims
City worry as HBOS shares dip again  [06/12/2008 11:24 AM]
HBOS shares have fallen to a new low today, ignoring the bank's attempts reassure on the rights issue
Market report: Thursday latest  [06/12/2008 11:24 AM]
11.15:Persimmon has added to this week's misery in the housebuilding sector by getting itself booted out of the FTSE 100 index
Mortgage lenders turn up heat with fees  [06/12/2008 11:24 AM]
The number of lenders charging 'horrendous' fees to take out a mortgage has rocketed over the past 18 months
'Doom talk is tipping us into recession'  [06/12/2008 11:24 AM]
One of Gordon Brown's trusted economic confidantes is to warn of the dangers of 'doom and gloom' tipping the economy into recession
Market report: Thursday preview  [06/12/2008 08:13 AM]
Leading shares look set to fall slightly after Wall Street closed lower on inflation fears as oil prices moved higher, and with Carphone Warehouse a likely focus
US manhunt for 'lost' fraudster  [06/11/2008 07:11 PM]
America's most notorious fraudster of recent times, the former chief executive of a collapsed hedge fund, is on the run or dead
Barratt up against wall as housing crisis grows  [06/11/2008 07:11 PM]
Barratt Developments, one of Britain's leading housebuilders, was in crisis today after another dramatic plunge in the share price
Market report: Wednesday close  [06/11/2008 07:11 PM]
17.00:It was a miserable day on the High Street as souring broker sentiment sparked a massive sell-off of retail stocks
Pre-nup agreements may become binding  [06/11/2008 07:11 PM]
Pre-nuptial agreements may become legally binding in England and Wales following a review of the law being conducted by the Government
Watchdog bites back over banks  [06/11/2008 03:36 PM]
Ever since the Northern Rock problems surfaced, people have been saying that regulation of banks should be given back to the Bank of England
King's finger on the trigger  [06/11/2008 03:36 PM]
Whether the City watchdog can be trusted with placing companies in financial intensive care is questionable
High time long-term care mess was sorted  [06/11/2008 03:36 PM]
Money Mail asked for your experiences of long-term care and we have read them with emotions from deep shock to happiness. Now it is time for the Government to sort out this mess.
Courts may enforce pre-nup agreements  [06/11/2008 03:36 PM]
Under plans revealed today, prenuptial agreements could soon become legally binding, bringing the UK in line with other countries
City salaries fall back 10% as crunch bites  [06/11/2008 03:36 PM]
City salaries have dropped by almost 10% since the start of the year as the credit crunch and drying-up of stock-market flotations and has slowed recruitment
Pensioners owe thousands on mortgages  [06/11/2008 03:36 PM]
Despite a lifetime of hard work, around 30% of homeowners over the age of 70 are still paying off their mortgage, according to a report today
Temps win right to equal pay and perks  [06/11/2008 03:36 PM]
Bosses reacted furiously last night after temporary workers won the legal right to the same pay and conditions as full-time staff
Ministers drop plans to pay family carers  [06/11/2008 03:36 PM]
Ambitious plans to pay relatives of sick and elderly people a 'salary' for looking after them have been shelved
Banks must guarantee savers' cash, says King  [06/11/2008 03:36 PM]
Mervyn King left banks in no doubt that they'll have to dig deep if there is a repeat of the Northern Rock debacle
Brussels raps UK over excessive borrowing  [06/11/2008 03:36 PM]
Alistair Darling and Gordon Brown face an embarrassing rebuke from Brussels for borrowing too much on behalf of Britain
Higher fuel cost drives cars off the roads  [06/11/2008 03:36 PM]
Drivers are starting to cut back on the amount of fuel they use because of the soaring cost of petrol, a new report claims
15 months of gloom ahead, says RBS chief  [06/11/2008 03:36 PM]
Royal Bank of Scotland boss Sir Fred Goodwin warned today that the current economic gloom could last for at least another 15 months