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HBOS gears up for crucial takeover vote - HBoS has moved over £400m of assets off its books as the stricken lender readies itself for the most important week in its history



HBOS gears up for crucial takeover vote  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
HBoS has moved over £400m of assets off its books as the stricken lender readies itself for the most important week in its history
Jobless could hit 3.5m in two years  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
The middle classes are facing a jobs bloodbath as the recession hits service industries, business leaders say
Stock market report: Monday latest  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
11.10:Up to half a dozen blue-chip companies face losing their place as constituents of the Footsie 100 in the regular quarterly review
Carphone boss quits in secret share pledge  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
Carphone Warehouse co-founder David Ross has resigned from the board after admitting he pledged £130m of shares without telling the board
Net shoppers to spend £16,000 a second today  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
2m people are expected to spend a record £320m online today, as internet stores turn the screw on the high street
London prices 'to fall further but recover faster'  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
House prices in London will fall further than anywhere else next year - but then recover sooner and faster than the rest of the UK
Darling backs away from bank showdown  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
Alistair Darling has stepped back from another major showdown with Britain's banking bosses over their failure to pass on interest rate cuts to borrowers
Council tax: Even a treehouse could put up your bill  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
Millions of homes could face council tax rises because they have treehouses, conservatories or greenhouses
Fears grow for UK car workers  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
The fate of thousands of British car workers is hanging in the balance amid growing doubts over a £12bn taxpayer bailout of the US auto industry
Northern Rock: The repossessed homes sell-off  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
Northern Rock has been accused of selling job lots of repossessed homes with large discounts, despite Government calls for leniency from banks
Falling house price figures challenged  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
The debate about the scale of the house price slide will heat up on Tuesday with the release of official figures for October
Travel firms sued over 'hotel bug'  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
Travel companies TUI UK and Thomas Cook are being sued by nearly 300 holidaymakers who claim they fell ill while staying in the Dominican Republic
How to stop the savings rot  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
Pensioners who use savings to boost their retirement income have seen interest more than halved in just 12 months
Energy giants told to justify debit charges  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
Energy bosses have been ordered by the industry watchdog to justify the way they impose direct debit charges for customers
A to Z of the Sunday newspapers  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
Here's our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this Sunday
Naked truth on private equity pain  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
Some lenders need to hear the rates call  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
Midas share tips: Asos and Shanks  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
Hetherington: ID crooks stole shares payout  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
A return to more traditional fears  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
Savers must get help if inflation rips  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]
The battle against poor customer service  [12/08/2008 01:17 PM]