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£20bn tax rises and spending cuts ahead [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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The UK faces £20bn a year of tax rises and spending cuts to get the public finances back into balance, the Institute of Fiscal Studies has warned
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Banks' interest trick 'robbing older savers' [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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Pensioners are being deprived of thousands of pounds worth of interest by banks who dump savings from high interest accounts into those with minimal returns
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Stock market report: Wednesday latest [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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13.00:Shares of Lloyds Banking Group continue to be overshadowed by the prospect of full nationalisation following its takeover of rival HBOS
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Asda to create 7,000 new jobs this year [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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Supermarket chain Asda will create 7,000 new jobs this year with the opening of 14 new stores and the planned expansion of 15 existing sites
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Six arrested over £420m Stock Exchange fraud [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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Spanish police have arrested six people in connection with a $600m (£420m) fraud on the London Stock Exchange
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Critics dismiss £2.3bn car industry rescue [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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A rescue package worth up to £2.3bn for Britain's ailing car industry was last night dismissed as a damp squib by union leaders and the Conservatives
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Elderly spending £6bn in savings on care [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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The elderly and their families spent £6bn of their own savings shoring up the state care system last year, a new report reveals
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Pound creeps up on dollar as Fed meets [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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The pound rallied for a third day against a weakening dollar today as the US Federal Reserve met to discuss new ways to ease the credit crunch
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Lloyds planned pay rises after £17bn bail-out [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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Plans were drawn up for big increases in boardroom pay at High Street bank Lloyds after it received billions of pounds of support from the taxpayer
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Bleak times ahead warn bank bosses [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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Weak boards and regulator blamed for crisis [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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Incompetent bank bosses and the FSA have come under scathing attack during a highly charged meeting of the Treasury Select Committee
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City speculator: Don't blame us for crisis [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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A multi-millionaire financier told MPs that accusing hedge fund speculators of causing the financial crisis was like 'blaming the passengers' in a bus crash
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UN warns global jobless at 40m this year [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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More than 40m people worldwide could be added to the ranks of the jobless this year, according to a report today by the International Labour Office
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Electrical goods to cost more as yen soars [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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Gadget prices are set to soar on the high street because of the strength of the yen, experts warned today
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Taxpayer money to fund car loans [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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Car manufacturers were thrown a recession lifeline today when Lord Mandelson announced a £2.3bn plan to help the industry
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World Economic Forum 2009 goes budget [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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As the world's most powerful executives fly out to Davos for the World Economic Forum, the luxury resort's hotels and restaurants are braced for tough times
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Trustees face a disaster dilemma [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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How the Herd thundered into a rubbish bin [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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Turner sells the FSA short [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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Midas share tips: Admiral Group and H&T [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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Hetherington: Pensioner told to hand back £28,000 [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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A letter of shame from British Gas [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
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