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Bank cuts interest rates to record 1.5% [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England has cut interest rates by half a point to 1.5%, their lowest level since it was founded in 1694
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Russian crisis 'could force up gas bills' [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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Gas bills could rise in Britain if the row between Russia and Ukraine drags on, a Cabinet minister admitted today
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Stock market report: Thursday latest [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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11.30:Shares across Europe fell today amid further signs the recession in Europe will turn out to be a long, drawn-out affair
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Beware of 'taxmen' bearing gifts [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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Thousands of taxpayers are being targeted by fraudsters every day with fake e-mails trying to trick them into handing over their bank details
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Rate cuts will not work, says top boss [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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One of Britain's top high street bosses today warned that interest rate cuts are failing to drag the UK out of recession
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Guru predicts 20% fall for house prices [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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One of the UK's most powerful fund managers, who called property to drop 10% last year, says house prices will fare even worse in 2009
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Council tax leading to bankruptcy surge [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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Thousands of families and pensioners are being forced into bankruptcy after falling just a few hundred pounds behind with their council tax payments
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Deflation: Cost of living now falling by 2.4% [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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The cost of living has begun to fall as the cut-throat high street price war finally delivers real savings
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Pound fights back to 1.11 against the euro [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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The pound is at last gaining ground against the euro, rising to its highest level for three weeks
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Premium Bond prizes cut as rates fall [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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Premium Bonds investors have seen the odds of winning a prize slashed by almost a half as interest rates have come down
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Taxpayer is sued over B&B rescue [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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Investors in Bradford & Bingley are suing the government over the September nationalisation of the ailing mortgage lender
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Government plan to print more money [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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The Government may resort to printing extra money as a desperate measure if base rates fall so far that they cease to work as an economic lever
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Bonuses in store as Sainsbury forges ahead [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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Sainsbury is toasting its best ever Christmas, pledging to create thousands of new jobs and giving staff hope that they will still get a bonus
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Car insurance premiums to rocket [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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Car insurance premiums could soar by a record 20% this year on the back of rising fraud and personal injury claim, insurers are warning
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M&S to axe staff and close 25 food stores [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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M&S is to axe about 1,230 jobs and close 25 Simply Food stores as part of a costcutting drive across the group
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New car sales stall to worst for 10 years [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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New car sales in Britain plunged more than a fifth in the past year in what was the worst 12 months for the car industry in more than a decade
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iTunes costs slashed to 59p in price war [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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Bosses at Apple have announced a major shake-up for music downloaders with plans to sell songs for as little as 59p
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Help for savers is a long time coming [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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Rose battered by the storm [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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This time fat cats will face revolt in their own ranks [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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Maxwell echo that should have alerted Madoff's fans [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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Back to basics for exchanges? [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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Hetherington: PPI cash nightmare [01/08/2009 01:17 PM]
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