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Energy prices push inflation to 5.2% - Inflation has been pushed above the 5% mark, but today's figures should mark the peak in the spiralling cost of living seen so far this year



Energy prices push inflation to 5.2%  [10/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Inflation has been pushed above the 5% mark, but today's figures should mark the peak in the spiralling cost of living seen so far this year
Agents sell less than one home per week  [10/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Estate agents are selling less than one property a week as prices continue to tumble, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Market report: Tuesday latest  [10/14/2008 01:17 PM]
12.15:BP boss Tony Hayward cut a dash last night at a meeting with brokers where he outlined his commitment to providing shareholders with a strong return
Unsteady HBOS could face nationalisation  [10/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Plans for the full-blown nationalisation of Halifax Bank of Scotland have been drafted by the Treasury amid fears that its merger with Lloyds TSB is in danger of falling apart
Bush copies PM's rescue package with $250bn stake  [10/14/2008 01:17 PM]
President Bush today ordered a dramatic change of policy by taking a $250bn (£143bn) share in the top US banks
Mortgage lenders won't bring rates down  [10/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Banks turned the screw on the property market yesterday, as mortgages became more expensive and increasingly harder to get hold of
70% price slash to woo shoppers  [10/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Almost half of the stores on London's main shopping street are offering discounts of up to 70% to keep customers spending
September inflation boost for pensions  [10/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Higher inflation in autumn carries a silver lining for the incomes for millions of pensioners
Credit card cash paying mortgage bills  [10/14/2008 01:17 PM]
More than 1m homeowners have resorted to taking out cash on their credit cards to pay their mortgage and essential bills, research reveals
Sir Philip Green to tighten grip on High Street  [10/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Discussions between Icelandic officials and Topshop owner Sir Philip Green, who wants to buy the debts of retail giant Baugur, have moved into a key stage
Candy Bros at war with Icelandic bank  [10/14/2008 01:17 PM]
A bitter dispute has erupted between the Candy brothers and troubled Icelandic bank Kaupthing over control of the former Middlesex Hospital site
Wall St sees biggest share rally since 1939  [10/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Wall St was jolted to life by the biggest stock market gain in 70 years, after world governments vow to unleash trillions of dollars on stricken banks
Tax rises and public spending cuts to fund bailout  [10/14/2008 01:17 PM]
The great bank bailout will inevitably lead to big tax rises and spending cuts, experts warn
Rate-setter Sentance warns of a downturn  [10/14/2008 01:17 PM]
The chances of a severe downturn in the economy have increased significantly, according to Bank of England rate setter Andrew Sentance
Is a Co-op-Britannia merger on the cards?  [10/14/2008 01:17 PM]
A merger between the Britannia building society and Co-operative Financial Services is drawing nearer, it's been revealed
Midas share tips: BP, Shell, Vodafone and Aviva yields look good  [10/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Real money was made in this crisis, but not on TV  [10/14/2008 01:17 PM]
Bank crisis:The reckoning that lies ahead  [10/14/2008 01:17 PM]
It's not just the bankers facing flak  [10/14/2008 01:17 PM]