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Houses prices slashed £100k to close sales [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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Asking prices for some London homes are being slashed by up to £100,000 to secure sales in the run-up to Christmas
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Darling: Tories misleading public over 18.5% VAT [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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Alistair Darling has launched an angry fightback against claims he is secretly planning to raise VAT and clobber the middle classes with tax rises
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Stock market report: Wednesday latest [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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12.30:The boost to its share price that mining giant BHP Billiton after dropping its £37bn offer for rival Rio Tinto may proved short lived
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Woolies shares suspended amid rescue [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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The future of Woolworths was thrown into greater doubt today when its shares were suspended on the stock market
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MFI 'battling for survival' in rents crisis [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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Furniture chain MFI is battling for survival amid a row over unpaid rents, it was reported today
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Banks face demand to open their books [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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Brtiain's banks are facing government threats over their lack of lending, as it emerged they could be subject to new legal curbs and disclosure rules
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Stores slash prices to get us spending [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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Desperate to get families to open their wallets, supermarkets and retailers are falling over each other to offer Christmas discounts
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Banks told to lend or risk state control [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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Brtiain's banks risk wholesale nationalisation if they continue to squeeze lending, the Bank of England's Governor has declared
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Investors snub RBS £15bn rights issue [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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Taxpayers are set to become the majority owner of Royal Bank of Scotland after shareholders shunned its £15bn emergency cash call
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Credit card giants told to lower interest rates [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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Credit card giants will be warned to end rip-off interest rates and charges at a Whitehall summit today with Business Secretary Lord Mandelson
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Tax and NI changes to hit middle-earners [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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The mini-Budget means tax hikes for average earners, according to fresh analysis from Britain's most respected economic forecaster
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House prices to tumble with lending set for first fall [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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House prices will continue to tumble next year, as lending goes into reverse for the first time, the Government's mortgage expert has warned
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Economists question Darling's optimism on growth [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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Leading economists today questioned Alistair Darling's optimism about when Britain will begin to recover from the recession
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Hint of more rate cuts as King backs Darling [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England today backed the Government's £20bn gamble to save the economy but hinted that further cuts in interest rates are still needed
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Passenger duty to hit low-cost airlines [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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The hike in the Government's air passenger tax will drag down profits at Britain's top airlines, already struggling in the current aviation slump
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OECD doubts quick recovery from recession [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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A leading economic think-tank today cast doubt on the speed of Britain's recovery from recession
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Small firms dismayed by Darling's small print [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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The initial enthusiasm of small businesses for the Pre-Budget Report's £7bn recession package was being dampened today as companies examined the small print
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BHP Billiton: Retreat for Aussie champ [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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Obama offers us a fresh shot to get mad about Larry [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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UK hopes could be shattered by global storm [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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Hopeful sign for private equity [11/26/2008 01:17 PM]
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