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Scots bid to scupper £12bn HBOS merger

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Scots bid to scupper £12bn HBOS merger - The Lloyds/HBoS merger was facing uncertainty this weekend after two of Scotland's most prominent businessmen moved to scupper the deal



Scots bid to scupper £12bn HBOS merger  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]
The Lloyds/HBoS merger was facing uncertainty this weekend after two of Scotland's most prominent businessmen moved to scupper the deal
Prescott's mortgage misery  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]
John Prescott's attempt to follow Tony Blair in becoming a property magnate is lying in tatters as he falls victim to the housing crash
Stock market: Obama fails to lift Footsie  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]
Markets responded in a disappointingly lacklustre fashion to Barack Obama's historic Presidential victory in the US
Ex-Halifax boss in HBOS offer talks  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]
A boutique investment bank headed by a former treasurer of Halifax bank has this weekend emerged as adviser to a possible rival bid for HBOS
Fraud fears over nurses' data  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]
The firm that lost highly sensitive taxpayer records in a pub car park faced fresh criticism last night over nurses' personal details
Banks finally shamed into cutting rates  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]
Britain's banks bowed to huge public and political pressure to slash mortgage rates for millions after meeting with Chancellor Alistair Darling
Travelodge reveals plans to slash prices  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]
Budget hotel group Travelodge is upping the stakes in the cut-throat battle for guests
BBC fiasco helps LoveFilm turn a profit  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]
The furore involving BBC stars Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand has helped rental service Lovefilm to turn a profit for the first time
0% balance transfer deals begin to fade  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]
Capital One has withdrawn its best-buy balance transfer credit card, emphasising an on-going downward spiral in the market
5000 jobs at risk in GM meltdown  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]
Five thousand British jobs are in jeopardy following a shock warning from General Motors that it is on the brink of collapse
Savings you can bag on the High Street  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]
Prices are being cut by up to 75% this weekend as retailers prepare for a 'bargain basement' Christmas
US jobless total hits highest in 14 years  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]
The dreadful state of the American economy was laid bare for Barack Obama today as official figures showed unemployment has rocketed to its highest for 14 years
Labour and the great Keynes con  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]
John Maynard Keynes put it best: 'Madmen in authority who hear voices in the air are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back.'
Sainsbury's says no to Buying British  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]
The boss of Sainsbury's yesterday criticised campaigns encouraging shoppers only to Buy British food as 'simplistic'
500,000 to fall into personal insolvency in three years  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]
Up to half a million people will be overwhelmed by their debts over the next three years, a leading City economist have warned
Midas share tips: Dogs of Footsie crash out  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]
Hetherington: Thrifty, Vehicle Vision, B&B  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]
A huge cut, but it's the wrong rate  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]
Nationwide bungling is a sick joke  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]
Keynes: The naked truth  [11/09/2008 01:17 PM]