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Victims of Northern Rock, the repo hunter [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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Northern Rock, the bank which precipitated the credit collapse and was taken over by the Government, has been accused of selling off repossessed homes at knockdown prices
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Energy giants told to justify debit charges [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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Energy bosses have been ordered by the industry watchdog to justify the way they impose direct debit charges for customers
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Market round-up: Cut leaves Footsie cold [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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Weekly stock market report:The full percentage point slashed off the bank rate did little to stimulate trading, as the FTSE failed to get a rate cut boost
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Countdown to cash mega-minute online [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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Internet retailers will be celebrating their busiest-ever minute tomorrow as shoppers rush to place Christmas orders, spending at a rate of more than £16,000 a second
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Savers rush to get quick fixed-rates [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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Record volumes of cash are swirling through the banking system as savers use phone and internet services to switch to top fixed-rate accounts
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Cost of UK's debt insurance rockets [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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The cost of insuring against the Government defaulting on its debt has rocketed since the Chancellor unveiled his £20bn plan to spend his way out of recession
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Falling house price figures challenged [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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The debate about the scale of the house price slide will heat up on Tuesday with the release of official figures for October
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Australians told take holiday to beat slump [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Australian government is encouraging its 11m workers to go on holiday in a bid to stave off a recession
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Broadband users to get clarity on speeds [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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Consumers will be better informed about the actual speed of broadband they have bought under new rules announced today
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Mortgage rate rip-off: banks stand accused [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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Millions of angry borrowers were left out of pocket today after banks refused to pass on yesterday's one-percentage point cut in the bank rate
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Shock US jobless leap is worst for 34 years [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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Fears for the state of the US economy heightened this evening after it was reported American companies axed more than half a million jobs last month
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Sterling faces worst week ever against euro [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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Sterling was today on course for its worst week ever against the European single currency, raising the prospect of a one pound euro
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Ocado launches budget range to combat crunch [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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Ocado is launching its first range of low-price staples as affluent customers start to feel the pinch
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Oil prices are heading for $25 a barrel [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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Oil prices could tumble below $25 a barrel next year, research showed, hammering oil producers and delighting motorists
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Halifax cuts SVR by just 0.25% [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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Borrowers at Britains biggest mortgage lender Halifax and largest building society Nationwide will not see the full 1% bank rate cut on standard variable rates
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Savers lose again as Bank slashes rates [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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Millions of savers, and particularly the elderly, are staring at a desperate future as interest rates fall ever lower
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The battle against poor customer service [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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Bank seeks some new tools [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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No one can be really disappointed with the one point cut in the base rate to 2%, the lowest level in a generation
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Calamity for pound after banks went bananas [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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Village pubs in comeback: that's Capital! [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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Hetherington: I'll keep a watch on failed broker [12/07/2008 01:17 PM]
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