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Big High St names under threat as Iceland's Baugur faces bankruptcy - 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



Big High St names under threat as Iceland's Baugur faces bankruptcy  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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
Aviva gets cold feet over £1,000 windfalls  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
One million customers of Aviva, formerly Norwich Union, who were expecting windfalls of £1,000 were warned the deal may be scrapped
Stock market report: Wednesday latest  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
11.30:The public's love affair with rail and bus transport - snow delays notwithstanding - appears to be drawing to a close
Banking crisis 'could cost us a 4p tax hike'  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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
Sky pays £1bn for live Premier League football  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
Satellite broadcaster Sky has agreed to pay more than £1bn to show live football in a recession-defying deal with the Premier League
City wary as Darling keeps 'bad bank' open  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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
UK hit by Europe's top energy price hikes  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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
The £1bn legacy for Woolies creditors  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
The collapse of Woolworths has left creditors out of pocket to the tune of more than £1bn, it was disclosed yesterday
Union urges MPs to end 'insulting' rail fare increases  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
MPs faced mounting pressure today to order a rail fares freeze during the recession
Darling hints at tax break for pensioners  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
Tax cuts for millions of pensioners were signalled last night by Chancellor Alistair Darling
BoE 'too slow' off the mark, claim critics  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
Bank of England rate cuts are a 'sideshow' that will fail to tackle the lending drought, a leading researcher has warned
Savers can get better rates at auction site  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
Internet-savvy investors could benefit from a savings initiative that sees banks bidding for depositors' funds
Oil slides back through $40 a barrel  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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
Singer chief 'warned against Iceland deal'  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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
Branson has eye on the East Coast Line  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
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
Stop giving banks excuses to pay savers less  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
BP: Hayward's dividend pledge  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
The end of glib promises and ad men  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
Time for the magic circle to vanish  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]
Save us from foreigners giving protection  [02/04/2009 01:17 PM]