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House prices falling at record 12.2% [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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The struggling housing market was dealt another blow today as official data revealed that the property crash is accelerating, with prices now falling at an annual rate of 12.2%
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Euro parity on cards as pound remains weak [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Sterling today remained weak against the euro but, with £1 buying 1.029, was up 0.6 cent since yesterday's dive
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Stock market report: Tuesday latest [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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09.15:Recent improved demand for raw materials propelled share prices towards a year-end flourish
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Middle classes in fear of mortgage crisis [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Two out of five middle-class professionals fear they will struggle to pay their mortgage next year, a poll reveals today
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Shops 'will keep on slashing prices' [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Retailers will be forced to offer big discounts long into the new year, experts said today
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Over-inflation rail rises a 'national scandal' [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Unions condemned rail bosses for levying maximum fare rises while reaping 'bumper profits' of tens of millions of pounds
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Designer clothing chain USC unravels [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Scotland's richest man, Sir Tom Hunter, was dealt another blow by the credit crunch after his designer clothing chain USC fell into administration
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£5.7bn scramble to pay off home loans [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Homeowners are ploughing money back into their properties at a record pace in an attempt to slash their debts, official figures show
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Lloyds-HBOS merger faces pension hurdle [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Lloyds TSB-HBOS merger, due to be formally approved in two weeks, faces a fresh legal challenge from the trustees of the HBOS pension fund
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Bond yields give £3bn pension fund boost [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Britain's biggest company pension schemes have ended the year with a £3bn surplus despite suffering a dire 2008
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NY court move offers hope of Madoff payout [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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A court case in New York may offer some hope of compensation for investors who have lost millions of pounds backing Bernard Madoff's allegedly fraudulent scheme
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IMF raises spectre of Depression for UK [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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The International Monetary Fund last night warned Gordon Brown's strategy of propping up parts of the economy could lead to a trade war
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Zavvi vouchers rejected by stores [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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People given Zavvi gift vouchers for Christmas will not be able to use them in stores, the retailer's administrator said today
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Profit warnings wave to sweep High Street [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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The City was today bracing itself for the biggest wave of retail profit warnings in recent history
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Israeli attack on Gaza sparks rise in gold and oil [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Oil prices leapt by more than 10% to above $40 a barrel after the Israeli assault on Gaza, with energy chiefs warning the cost of crude could again reach $100
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Small shops struggle as sales benefit chains [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Independent retailers today told how they fear for the year ahead as they struggle to match the big discounts of major high street chains
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House prices 'set to fall by 12% next year' [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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House prices fell by an average 8.7% in 2008 and have a further 12% to fall next year, property information firm Hometrack said today
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Insurers facing a legal hurricane [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Sterling's silent devaluation [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Midas share tips: The star of 2008 is... a money lender [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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Hetherington 2008: Year of consumer victories [12/30/2008 01:17 PM]
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