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Energy hikes send inflation up to 4.7% - Energy bill hikes pushed inflation up to 4.7% in August, prompting another letter of explanation from Bank of England Governor Mervyn King to the Chancellor



Energy hikes send inflation up to 4.7%  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Energy bill hikes pushed inflation up to 4.7% in August, prompting another letter of explanation from Bank of England Governor Mervyn King to the Chancellor
Bank shockwaves send shares plunging  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
London shares slumped again today after a dramatic night of collapsing stock markets around the world
Market report: Tuesday latest  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
11.50:There was no sign of a slowing in the bloodletting among stock market investors this morning
British Airways charge £600 for Paris flight  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
British Airways was today accused of cashing in on the Channel Tunnel fire by offering desperate passengers £600 fares between Paris and London
Experts warn banking crisis will hit us all  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Thousands of jobs are lost in the City, billions have been wiped off savings, and now there are fears that more banks could collapse
Crisis could claim 30,000 City jobs  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
As many as 30,000 jobs could be at risk in the City as the credit crunch continues, say analysts
Anger in airport at XL rescue fiasco  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Stranded victims of the XL holiday firm collapse threatened to riot after 400 travellers were trapped in a departure lounge for 24 hours
Race to save Alitalia before it runs dry  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Alitalia admitted yesterday that flights may have to be grounded because it can no longer afford to buy fuel
Insurance giant AIG on brink of collapse  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Giant American insurer AIG appeared to be spiralling towards collapse today after the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and emergency rescue of Merrill Lynch
Rising cost of living causing us to emigrate  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Soaring prices have left millions of us seriously thinking about emigrating, researchers say
Country crunch as rural home prices hit  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Luxury country homes have finally been hit by plunging prices, with the value of prime rural properties falling 4% in three months
New fears for HBOS as turmoil spreads  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
The repercussions from the Lehman Brothers collapse stood little chance of remaining within the confines of Wall Street
The dentist's checkout check-up  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
A dentist filled a gap in the market yesterday by opening a surgery in a Sainsbury's store with some treatment prices undercutting the NHS
Scores more stuck as operator goes bust  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Hundreds of British holidaymakers were stranded in Turkey today after another tour operator went bust
Jobless total may hit one million by winter  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Unemployment is set to top one million this winter, shattering one of Labour's most loudly trumpeted economic achievements
Wall St: All hands on deck for aftershocks  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Midas share tips: Reed Elsevier and Concateno  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Hetherington: Unlucky share dealings  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
How the credit crunch will bite next  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Midas share tips: Tesco and Afren  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]
Hetherington: £47,000 for shares worth just £100?  [09/16/2008 01:17 PM]