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All savers' deposits secured up to £50,000 [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Government will raise the maximum savings compensation available to UK savers next week from £35,000 to £50,000
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Slash rates now or face recession [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England is facing demands to deliver an emergency half-point cut in interest rates to try to head off a full-blown recession before Christmas
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Market report: Friday latest [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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09.30:Excitement mounted in early trading following a media report that Shell had written to Regal chairman Keith Henry within the past few days
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Tax breaks bring hope of success for bail-out [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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New tax breaks for certain niche industries, including children's arrow makers and racetrack owners, to the US bank bail-out raised hopes the deal could be passed
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Irish banks 'poaching' UK business [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Irelands two largest banks were today accused by British competitors of trying to poach millions of pounds of business from their corporate clients
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One third of OAPs stuck with a mortgage [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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One in three middle-aged homeowners will still be making mortgage payments after they retire, a report claims
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Nokia 'iPod killer' with free music downloads [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Nokia has unveiled a new mobile phone and music download store to take on Apple's iPhone
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Bad news fuels rate cut calls [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England today came under renewed pressure to slash interest rates following another
devastating blow to the UK economy
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Million more plunged into fuel poverty [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Soaring household energy costs have left a million more people having to choose between heating and eating, according to official figures
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Investors support Lloyds offer [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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A Second top-ten shareholder in both Lloyds TSB and Halifax Bank Of Scotland backed their £11.4bn rescue deal, boosting HBOS shares by almost 15%
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Nationwide hikes mortgage rates [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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The UK's biggest building society today became the latest lender to hike its mortgage rates following the recent jump in funding costs
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Rock cuts accounts as savers seek safe haven [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Northern Rock has been forced to axe more than half of its range of savings accounts after being swamped with demand for new accounts
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Our economic future is bleak, says IMF [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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The world faces a 'severe and protracted' slump because of the mounting crisis in the financial sector, the International Monetary Fund has warned
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Soros slams rescue deal as ill-conceived [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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George Soros today denounced America's $700bn bankbail out as 'ill-conceived' despite relief across the world after US senators voted in favour of the deal
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Queues for coins as gold rush starts, again [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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As the banking system flounders, savers are rushing to the most traditional of safe-havens - gold - and even queuing up to buy coins and bullion
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Commentary: Rate cuts are the only cure [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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What ought to have been a hopeful day on the world financial markets, turned into a nightmare
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Bad food day for the M&S shareholders [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Falling oil brightens the economic outlook [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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The death of the great banking dream [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Hank got his great rescue plan so wrong [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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