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Lloyds TSB reveals HBOS deal could cost £17bn of taxpayers' cash [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Lloyds TSB will have to write off another £10bn when it takes over rival HBOS to create a new 'superbank', and taxpayer support for the deal could reach £17bn, it was revealed today
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Brown's 17,000 tax raid on every pension [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Brown's taxes on pension funds have snatched £17,000 from every worker's retirement pot, research has shown
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Stock market report: Monday latest [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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09.00:Mining shares made all the early moves on the London stock market on the back of firmer commodity prices
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Sterling spurred on by hopes of a big rate cut [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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The pound rallied today on rising hopes that the Bank of England will push through a meaty interest-rate cut to salvage the UK economy
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Ryanair to cut fares after profits nosedive [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Ryanair will slash fares by a fifth this winter in a bid to keep people flying during the recession, after profits at the airline took a nosedive
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Bailout agency to make sure banks are lending [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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A new government agency to oversee the £37bn bank bailout has been unveiled with a remit to get money flowing again
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High St to suffer £25bn hit as shoppers save [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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The High Street could suffer a £25bn hit in 2009 as households attempt to rebuild their savings
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Brown talks of a new cut in interest rates [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Brown has expressed his desire for yet another co-ordinated emergency interest rate cut to stem the global recession
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Saturday post threat as 30,000 jobs lost [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Saturdays post delivery is under threat as the Royal Mail may axe up to 30,000 jobs in a cost-cutting drive
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Freebies galore to lure shoppers [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Plonk, pasta and pastries are the latest weapons for retailers, restaurants and leisure groups vying for customers
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Interest rates may be slashed by 1% [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Leading bankers are predicting a record-breaking interest rate cut by the Bank of England this week to stave off a crushing economic downturn
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Buy one £20,000 car, get one free [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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It's the kind of offer you normally see at the supermarket - buy one, get one free, but now its car makers offering the same deal
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I still want to give away £1bn: Sir Tom [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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When Sir Tom Hunter announced his philanthropic dream to give £1bn to charity the sun shone on the markets. Can he still achieve it as the crunch bites?
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A to Z of the Sunday newspapers [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Here's our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this Sunday
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Slump hits hard: from shipping to solicitors [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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As Britain teeters on the brink of recession, Financial Mail looks at it is hitting across the board, affecting shipping, solicitors, cabbies and property
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Shift the West must get used to [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Gulf gamble may backfire for Barclays [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Midas share tips: Spice and Albidon [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Financial Mail's Midas' latest share tips take a look at Yorkshire Electricity spin-off success Spice and miner Albidon
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The Government's banquet of borrowing [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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What a funny shape our post-crisis public sector is taking: time was when the words 'state employee' conjured up images of coal mines and trains. Not any more
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Who will help to reconnect IFA's hotline? [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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There has never been a better opportunity for independent financial advisers to demonstrate their value to the public than today, so it is puzzling to find that IFA Promotion has pulled the plug on its hotline
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October goes out with a bang [11/03/2008 01:17 PM]
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Not so long ago Friday was a day for brown shoes, tweeds and a quick getaway in the Range Rover for the City's elite
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