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Energy firms bid to beat windfall threat - 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'



Energy firms bid to beat windfall threat  [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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'
Taylor Wimpey profits dive by 96%  [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said today that first-half underlying profits dived 96% to £4.3m as it wrestled with the housing market downturn
Market report: Wednesday latest  [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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
Middle-class areas lead the debt league  [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
Householders in wealthier areas have the biggest debts in the country with many borrowers owing more than £50,000, a study reveals
Buy-to-let failure rate doubles in a year  [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
Soaring numbers of buy-to-let landlords are struggling to pay their loans or having their properties repossessed, figures have revealed
Rock bill may rise as repossessions soar  [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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
Dragons locked out by floating key-fob  [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
They are used to swatting away hopeful inventors, but one entrepreneur has turned the tables on the Dragons' Den tycoons
Inquests begin into bank data loss scandal  [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
The eBay computer scandal which saw the loss of personal data on a million bank customers is to be investigated by the Information Commissioner
Economic downturn drives traffic off roads  [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
Congestion on major roads has eased as the credit crunch combines with soaring fuel prices to squeeze budgets
Just two workers for every OAP by 2060  [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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
Lending collapses by £11bn in a year  [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
Since the start of the credit crunch in August 2007, mortgage and unsecured lending has collapsed to the tune of almost £11bn
Sterling plummets to a two-year low  [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
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
Gulf of Mexico storm lifts oil  [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
Oil prices edged above $115 a barrel today on concerns that Tropical Storm Gustav may disrupt oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico
Deposits for best buys soar to £37k  [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
Homebuyers need an average deposit of nearly £40,000 in order to qualify for a best buy mortgage deal, research shows
Fears for private final salary pensions  [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
Lucrative private sector final salary pensions are on the verge of 'extinction' - but schemes for state staff are booming
More pain due as recession rolls in  [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
Yet another day of grim economic news means only one thing - the hangover is getting worse
Set Spottiswoode on the with-profits con  [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
China gives Rio Tinto a leg-up  [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]
Hetherington: £47,000 for shares worth just £100?  [08/27/2008 01:17 PM]