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State-run 'bad bank' to buy billions in debt [01/16/2009 01:17 PM]
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A state-owned 'bad bank' could buy up tens of billions of pounds worth of bank debts in a fresh attempt by Gordon Brown to shore-up Britain's fragile financial industry
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Merrill losses trigger £14bn BoA bailout [01/16/2009 01:17 PM]
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The US government today bailed out Bank of America with another $20bn (£13.7bn) to help it digest failed securities firm Merrill Lynch
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Stock market report: Friday latest [01/16/2009 01:17 PM]
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12.00:On the day that short-selling of the banks is lifted comes a warning from one broker that we can expect the losses to continue for two more years
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Equitable: Most victims will get nothing [01/16/2009 01:17 PM]
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Victims of Equitable Life were dealt a final insult after the Government revealed a paltry compensation scheme that will leave most with nothing
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Tories want 'smart meter' in all homes [01/16/2009 01:17 PM]
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Homeowners would be told how much fuel they are using under Tory plans to install a £400 'smart meter' in every home
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Parents must act now to save £1,000 in tax [01/16/2009 01:17 PM]
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Tens of thousands of parents have until 31 January to claim a tax allowance which could be worth more than £1,000
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Trichet hints at extra cut to revive eurozone [01/16/2009 01:17 PM]
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European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet signalled he is ready to lower eurozone interest rates again as early as March
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DSG sales slide 10% as shoppers cut back [01/16/2009 01:17 PM]
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Britain's biggest electrical retailer DSG International sank deeper into the mire as shoppers cut back spending on big-ticket items
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South West Trains to cut 480 jobs [01/16/2009 01:17 PM]
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South West Trains today announced it was axing 480 jobs, refusing to rule out compulsory redundancies which threatened an immediate clash with union bosses
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British banks' £6bn beating over US panic [01/16/2009 01:17 PM]
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Shares in Britain's banks took a further pounding following yet more bloodletting on Wall Street yesterday
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Banks battered in £15bn shares rout [01/16/2009 01:17 PM]
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More than £15bn was wiped off the value of Britain's biggest banks yesterday as investors braced themselves for more cash calls
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Primark sales leap despite 'slaves' claim [01/16/2009 01:17 PM]
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Allegations of slave labour at a Manchester factory have not dented Primark's sales
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Mortgage lenders tell borrowers to overpay [01/16/2009 01:17 PM]
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Mortgage lenders today advised homeowners to overpay their loans to protect from falling house prices
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Zavvi fading out as 18 more stores close [01/16/2009 01:17 PM]
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Music chain Zavvi is a step closer to disappearing from the High Street, after administrators today announced the closure of a further 18 stores
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Private equity: dead or just resting? [01/16/2009 01:17 PM]
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Time to treasure National Savings [01/16/2009 01:17 PM]
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The great Equitable Life sellout [01/16/2009 01:17 PM]
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The shabby treatment of Equitable Life policyholders is not an aberration but part of a consistent theme of the last 11 years
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Bernanke maps a way out of the woods [01/16/2009 01:17 PM]
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Snake oil won't insure we still put our trust in Aviva [01/16/2009 01:17 PM]
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