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Brown's Christmas cash handout [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Brown is planning a 'Christmas bonus' for taxpayers in an attempt to kickstart the flagging economy
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A season of huge discounts ahead [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
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Huge cuts are expected in the High Street over the next five weeks, leaving shoppers celebrating a discount Christmas
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Market round-up: More woes for financials [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
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Weekly market report:Surprise, surprise - the past trading week was once again coloured by another injection of bad news for the financial sector
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Direct debit row hits British Gas [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
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British Gas has been accused of massively increasing customers' monthly direct debit payments to raise cash by taking advantage of increased winter fuel usage
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RBS throws £30k Blenheim Palace party [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
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Executives from the Royal Bank of Scotland have enjoyed a lavish £30,000 bash at Blenheim Palace - one month after the bank was bailed out with £20bn of taxpayers' money
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Sharp retail fall as income lags inflation [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
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Sliding retail sales and falling 'real' take-home pay will underline the depth of Britain's economic downturn this week
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Investors who fled to gold beat the crunch [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
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The credit crunch has wreaked havoc across almost all assets but investors who flocked to gold have seen its value rise by 10% since the bad times hit
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Jobs fear in M&S clothing reshuffle [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
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Marks & Spencer is expected to announce a reorganisation of its womenswear business after the downturn in High Street spending worsened this month
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Stelios: 'I'm protecting my easyJet money' [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
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Stelios Haji-Ioannou has tried to defuse his row with the directors of easyJet by insisting that his demand for board changes was intended simply to 'protect his investment'
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Rugby aces 'mis-sold' policies worth thousands [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
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Top international rugby players 'were mis-sold endowment policies worth thousands of pounds'
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'Mega-mortgages' out as lenders cap loans [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
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'Mega-mortgages' of the type that allowed Tony and Cherie Blair to buy their £3.65m London townhouse with a 5% deposit have vanished, as lenders rush to cap loans for the richest buyers
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La Senza boosts annual profits by 154% [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
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Undies have been flying off the shelves at lingerie retailer La Senza, dramatically bucking the trend of plunging clothing sales among High Street rivals
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Noye's son arrested in City shares probe [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
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Police and investigators from the FSA this week raided the offices of a firm of stockbrokers with a family link to gangster and jailed killer Kenneth Noye
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$50 oil sparks petrol price cut demands [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
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The AA today demanded a cut in petrol prices as the cost of a barrel of oil plunged to a low of $50
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Personal bankruptices up 7% on last year [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
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The number of people filing for bankruptcy has increased 7% on last year as the credit crunch tightens its hold
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Recession: A silver lining for some [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
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Risky business from the HBOS dealbreakers [11/16/2008 01:17 PM]
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