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Pound plunges to five-year lows after King admits recession has arrived [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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The pound plunged to a five-year low last night after Bank of England governor Mervyn King warned for the first time that Britain had entered a recession
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Emergency rate cut decision was unanimous [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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The emergency 0.5% interest rate cut at the height of the banking turmoil two weeks ago was given unanimous approval by Bank of England rate-setters
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Market report: Wednesday latest [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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09.20:The price of black gold may have plummeted in recent days but the oil sector still has its fans
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Barnsley BS to merge with Yorkshire [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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Yorkshire and Barnsley building societies have announced they are to merge, but there are no plans to give members a cash windfall
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House prices 'heading for 35% drop' [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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House prices will fall a record-breaking 35% by next autumn, economists have warned, wiping around £65,000 off the average house value
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Libor lowest since collapse of Lehman [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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The interest rates banks charge each other for short-term loans fell to their lowest since before Lehman Brothers failed
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Insurers hit millions of savers with exit fees [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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Millions of savers with nest eggs could lose thousands of pounds as insurance companies introduce exit-fee charges for those who withdraw money
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£1.6m trader sues for £92,000 extra [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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A £1.6 million-a-year City trader is suing his employer for £92,000 after claiming he did not get a big enough bonus
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Switch to sovereign funds, says Sarkozy [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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Nicolas Sarkozy backed plans for Europeans to set sovereign wealth funds to take stakes in stricken companies and protect them from 'predators'
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'Arrogant' Lloyds to pay bonuses despite bail-out [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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Lloyds TSB has been accused of arrogance after telling staff they will get bonuses this year despite the government crackdown bonuses
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Outcry over looming Royal Mail sale [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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Lord Mandelson is backing a sell-off of the Royal Mail, putting him on a collision course with Labour MPs
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Bills must be cut in winter says watchdog [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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Energy companies are coming under huge pressure to cut bills this winter following the recent dramatic fall in oil prices
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Dark days for industry signal recession [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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Britain is on the brink of a deep and lengthy recession, economists warned after latest figures on manufacturing sector were worse than expected
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Oil giants join supermarkets in cutting petrol prices [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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The price of petrol dropped as low as 97.9p a litre today as Britain's leading fuel retailers made further reductions
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Young shoppers keep Sir Philip smiling [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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Topshop owner Sir Philip Green today defied the credit crunch and praised Kate Moss as a 'fantastic ambassador'
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With-profits investors kicked again [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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Hedge fund rescues can turn the market [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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Shameless spin from banks' sinless wonders [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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UK economy: Governor's gloomy tidings [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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Midas share tips: So little choice over Santander [10/22/2008 01:17 PM]
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