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Interest rates 'could hit 1%' as Bank of England predicts inflation to plummet [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Substantial rate cuts into next year were on the cards today after the Bank of England forecast inflation to fall below 1% and said the economy would need a substantial boost
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Energy bills 'could come down soon' - SSE [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Hopes were raised for some respite from soaring energy bills inflation today when the country's second-biggest energy supplier said it hoped to cut tariffs early next year
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Stock market report: Wednesday latest [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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09.00:Dresdner Kleinwort is the latest among a growing number of brokers urging clients to start buying the stock market
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Unemployment set to hit 2m by Christmas [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Unemployment rose to its highest level since 1997 and is expected to hit 2m by Christmas as the economy tips into recession, official data showed today
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Upbeat Sainsbury lifts profits to £272m [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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J Sainsbury delivered a confident set of results today, claiming to be blooming despite the credit crunch and taking custom from rivals
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Moss Bros shares surge as Green closes in [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Sir Philip Green has snapped up a 28.5% stake in Moss Bros from stricken Icelandic investment group Baugur, and is eyeing up a full takeover
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Fury over rising 'tracker' rates [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Banks and building societies came under fire yesterday for increasing their 'tracker' mortgage rates by a record amount even though the Bank of England cut its rate
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Ministers admit small shops are under threat [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Thousands of small shops are under threat as the country plunges towards recession, ministers admitted today
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ING posts first-ever loss [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Dutch banking giant ING today reported the first loss since it was formed in 1991, in what was another dismal day for continental financial services firms
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Elderly to feel a savage cut in income [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Millions of pensioners who rely on interest from savings to boost their income will soon see their returns cut dramatically
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Warning of charges for cheques and ATMs [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Britons face the introduction of charges to use cash machines and write cheques, it is claimed today
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Stop fleecing us, PM warns card giants [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Credit card companies were ordered by Gordon Brown to stop fleecing customers, and to behave 'responsibly' to help households through the difficult times
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Minister: Tax cuts now 'will mean tax rises later' [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Any tax cuts by Gordon Brown to beat the recession will be shortlived, a Cabinet minister admitted yesterday.
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UK firms axe 5,000 jobs as crisis deepens [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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British firms - including Virgin Media, Taylor Wimpey, Glaxo-SmithKline and Yell - slashed almost 5,000 jobs today in one of the bloodiest culls since the start of the economic crisis
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Tesco calls for freeze on business rates [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy has issued a plea for a cut in the rates levied on business properties, claiming big firm like his need help too
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Rics: House sales at a 30-year low [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Property sales are at the lowest level for 30 years but should improve over the next three months, according to the latest Rics report
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'I paid next door's water bill for 16 years' [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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A woman is suing a water company after finding out she had been paying her neighbour's bills for 16 years
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Brown up in polls over economic crisis [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Labour has bounced back to within six points of the Tories as voters turn to Gordon Brown to deal with the looming recession
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Prices 'will plunge on the High Street' [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Families struggling in the run-up to Christmas can expect to see plunging prices on the High Street, according to lastest official figures
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HSBC 'won't be bullied' into passing on cuts [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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HSBC chief executive Michael Geoghegan today said he would not be bullied by Government into immediately passing interest rate cuts on to mortgage customers
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Building societies: The mutual fall guys [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Time to come clean on tax [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Comment:The UK parties are united on the need for budgetary changes but, unfortunately, there is no agreement on what form this should take
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Risky business from the HBOS dealbreakers [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Some banks avoid the fray [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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City's 'helping hand' fund that makes a little go a long way [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Midas share tips: Dogs of Footsie crash out [11/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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