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Energy firms bid to beat windfall threat [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Energy firms appeared to be caving in to government threats of a windfall tax today by offering to boost their spending on tackling 'fuel poverty'
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Taylor Wimpey profits dive by 96% [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said today that first-half underlying profits dived 96% to £4.3m as it wrestled with the housing market downturn
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Market report: Wednesday latest [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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11.45:BSkyB was showing stock market bears a clean pair of heels today after Goldman Sachs chose to add the shares to its influential Conviction Buy list
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Middle-class areas lead the debt league [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Householders in wealthier areas have the biggest debts in the country with many borrowers owing more than £50,000, a study reveals
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Buy-to-let failure rate doubles in a year [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Soaring numbers of buy-to-let landlords are struggling to pay their loans or having their properties repossessed, figures have revealed
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Rock bill may rise as repossessions soar [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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There are growing fears that taxpayers could end up paying even more for Northern Rock after it was revealed it was suffering from high default rates
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Dragons locked out by floating key-fob [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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They are used to swatting away hopeful inventors, but one entrepreneur has turned the tables on the Dragons' Den tycoons
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Inquests begin into bank data loss scandal [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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The eBay computer scandal which saw the loss of personal data on a million bank customers is to be investigated by the Information Commissioner
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Economic downturn drives traffic off roads [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Congestion on major roads has eased as the credit crunch combines with soaring fuel prices to squeeze budgets
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Just two workers for every OAP by 2060 [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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By 2060 there will only be two adults of working age for every pensioner in the European Union, and Britain will become the most populated nation
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Lending collapses by £11bn in a year [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Since the start of the credit crunch in August 2007, mortgage and unsecured lending has collapsed to the tune of almost £11bn
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Sterling plummets to a two-year low [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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The pound plunged to a two-year low against the dollar yesterday, putting it on course for its worst month since Britain withdrew from the ERM
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Gulf of Mexico storm lifts oil [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Oil prices edged above $115 a barrel today on concerns that Tropical Storm Gustav may disrupt oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico
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Deposits for best buys soar to £37k [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Homebuyers need an average deposit of nearly £40,000 in order to qualify for a best buy mortgage deal, research shows
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Fears for private final salary pensions [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Lucrative private sector final salary pensions are on the verge of 'extinction' - but schemes for state staff are booming
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More pain due as recession rolls in [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Yet another day of grim economic news means only one thing - the hangover is getting worse
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Set Spottiswoode on the with-profits con [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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China gives Rio Tinto a leg-up [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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Hetherington: £47,000 for shares worth just £100? [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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