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End called to power firms' direct debit raid [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Energy Minister Mike O'Brien has pledged to stop power companies raiding customers' accounts to charge for gas and electricity they have not used
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Woolworths 'could be sold off this week' [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Woolworths could be broken up as early as this week as around a dozen serious bidders circle the High Street chain, Sunday newspapers said today
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Sunday newspaper share tips [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Each week, we round up the main share tips from the Sunday newspapers
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Darling's economic rescue faces shopping test [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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As stores count the weekend's takings, the first signs are that the Chancellor's 2.5% VAT cut will not save retailers from a Christmas slump
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Watchdog in U-turn on savings [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Treasury wants more powers to nationalise [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Taxman tactics 'wrecking enterprise' [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Bankers pawning belongings for Christmas [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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An increasing number of city slickers are pawning items to pay for Christmas, handing over luxury cars and jewellery to get cash
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Tumbling pound cheers UK gold investors [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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The tumbling pound is good news for UK gold investors who have seen its sterling value hit new heights, despite the dollar price falling since the start of the year
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Taxpayers to take 58% stake in RBS [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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RBS today becomes the first bank to be part- nationalised under the Treasury's £37bn bailout scheme after existing shareholders rejected a £15bn new share issue
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Interest rates 'to be cut by at least 0.5%' [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England will follow up November's shocking 150-basis-point interest rate cut with at least a 50-point chop when it meets next week, according to economists
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House prices down 10.1% on year - official [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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House prices in England and Wales are continuing to fall at an ever-greater rate, with an annual fall of 10.1% recorded in October by the Land Registry
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Woolies: fears of 'messy' collapse as creditors circle [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Creditors of Woolworths began to emerge today, a sign the fallout from the collapse of the once-loved retailer could be protracted and messy
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Poor sales signal tough Christmas for John Lewis [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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John Lewis today reported another fall in sales as the High Street braced itself for its toughest Christmas in several years
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Seller slashes price of house by £1.2m [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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A landlord trying to sell a house in St John's Wood has been forced to slash the asking price by almost half after it languished unsold for a year
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Queen's Speech to focus on economy [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Brown has ordered urgent changes to next week's Queen's Speech after the mini-budget came under fresh criticism
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VAT war kicks off weekend of discounts [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Supermarket giant Tesco has triggered a VAT war by cutting the tax three days early, while other retailers are also planning a weekend of discounts
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Rents fall in wealthier London boroughs [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Rents in the most affluent London boroughs have fallen over the past three months as the economic gloom deepens, while those in poorer areas have risen
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A chance to punish the dividend cutters [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Profit poised to rise 24% at booming G4S [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Treasury's time tunnel trip [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Playing safe is number-one priority [11/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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