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Recession fears grow amid forecast claims [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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The UK economy is contracting faster than expected according to the latest GDP data, which emerged amid claims that the Treasury is set to downgrade its growth forecasts
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Airlines slash fares to tempt back passengers [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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Leading carriers have been forced to cut prices by up to 25% amid fears that the economic downturn will lead to a post-Christmas slump
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Stock market report: Tuesday latest [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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12.30:Shares in RBS today bounced off the bottom with a rise of 2.1p to 43.5p, putting them among the better blue-chip performers for a change
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Global recession fears batter oil price [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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The oil price is poised to end the year a third of what it was at the start, and showing an extraordinary 75% crash from its all-time peak in the summer
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Whittard could be next High St name to vanish [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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Whittard of Chelsea, the tea and coffee store, is on the brink of falling into the hands of administrators after its funding lifeline was cut
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Found: flats where prices are actually on the rise [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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A new apartment block in south-east London is the last place in London where prices are still rising, it was claimed today
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Budget airlines that cost if you're hungry [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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Budget airline customers who decide to buy a few frills - such as food and drink - are being stung for huge sums, researchers say
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5m to shop online in Christmas Day sales [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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More than five million Britons are expected to go sale shopping online on Christmas Day, spending a record total of more than £100m
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Bank admits easy mortgages were crazy [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England admitted last night it knew homeowners were taking out 'crazy' mortgages and house prices were spiralling out of control
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Russian oligarchs facing financial ruin [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Kremlin is about to turn the tables on Russia's oligarchs, paving the way for a re-nationalisation of huge swathes of the country's natural resources.
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Toyota in red for first time in 70 years [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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Toyota, the world's most successful car company, succumbed to the financial crisis as it said it will post its first loss since before the Second World War
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Npower fined £1.8m for mis-selling [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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Npower is to be fined £1.8m after the energy regulator Ofgem for ignoring customer's complaints that they were mis-sold to by npower salesmen
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More shops start sales two days early [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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This year more retailers are ripping up the rule book and starting their sales on Christmas Eve, including John Lewis, B&Q, Superdrug and PC World
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Repossessed: 'We never missed a payment' [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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A couple have been threatened with repossession even though they have never missed a payment on their mortgage
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Student loan interest rate cut to 3% [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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The student loan interest rate has been cut to 3%, as graduates received an unexpected bonus from the latest bank rate reduction
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Real challenge in the banking crisis [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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A covert Norman conquest [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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Midas share tips: Peter Hambro Mining & Randgold [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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Hetherington: Beware unlicensed brokers [12/23/2008 01:17 PM]
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