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Big High St names under threat as Iceland's Baugur faces bankruptcy [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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Major UK retailers like Hamleys and House of Fraser faced an uncertain future today as the Icelandic investment group Baugur teetered on the brink of collapse
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Aviva gets cold feet over £1,000 windfalls [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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One million customers of Aviva, formerly Norwich Union, who were expecting windfalls of £1,000 were warned the deal may be scrapped
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Stock market report: Wednesday latest [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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11.30:The public's love affair with rail and bus transport - snow delays notwithstanding - appears to be drawing to a close
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Banking crisis 'could cost us a 4p tax hike' [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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Taxes would have to rise by 3p to 4p in the pound to fill a £14bn hole in Treasury revenues caused by the banking crisis, research has revealed
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Sky pays £1bn for live Premier League football [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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Satellite broadcaster Sky has agreed to pay more than £1bn to show live football in a recession-defying deal with the Premier League
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City wary as Darling keeps 'bad bank' open [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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The City today gave a cautious response to news the Government could set up a bad bank to buy toxic assets from High Street lenders
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UK hit by Europe's top energy price hikes [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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Britain has faced the highest energy price rises in Western Europe in the past year, while countries such as Germany and France have seen falls
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The £1bn legacy for Woolies creditors [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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The collapse of Woolworths has left creditors out of pocket to the tune of more than £1bn, it was disclosed yesterday
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Union urges MPs to end 'insulting' rail fare increases [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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MPs faced mounting pressure today to order a rail fares freeze during the recession
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Darling hints at tax break for pensioners [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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Tax cuts for millions of pensioners were signalled last night by Chancellor Alistair Darling
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BoE 'too slow' off the mark, claim critics [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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Bank of England rate cuts are a 'sideshow' that will fail to tackle the lending drought, a leading researcher has warned
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Savers can get better rates at auction site [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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Internet-savvy investors could benefit from a savings initiative that sees banks bidding for depositors' funds
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Oil slides back through $40 a barrel [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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The price of oil slumped back below $40 again today for the first time in a fortnight amid expectations that US stockpiles are building up
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Singer chief 'warned against Iceland deal' [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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The former chief executive of Singer & Friedlander warned the Financial Services Authority not to allow the bank to go ahead with the takeover, a leaked memo says
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Branson has eye on the East Coast Line [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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Sir Richard Branson has begun lobbying to take control of train services out of King's Cross and win Virgin Trains a monopoly on fast intercity trains to the North and Scotland
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Stop giving banks excuses to pay savers less [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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BP: Hayward's dividend pledge [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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The end of glib promises and ad men [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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Time for the magic circle to vanish [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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Save us from foreigners giving protection [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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