NEWS DATE : 01-OCT-2008 |
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Brown ups protection for savers [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Gordon Brown is drawing up a drastic emergency plan to restore the nation's confidence in the economy
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Hopes grow as US votes on new bail-out [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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US senators are to vote on a revised bank bail-out scheme in a new drive to tackle the financial crisis which has rocked the US and world economies
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Market report: Wednesday latest [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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11.30:There were red faces at stockbroker Liberum Capital this morning, after Xstrata dropped its 3300p a share offer for rival miner Lonmin
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Hurry - act now to boost your pension [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Thousands of pensioners could increase their income by applying for the Pension Credit - but they need to act fast otherwise they could miss out on an extra boost
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BoE in new £16.7bn bid to ease agony [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England has nearly doubled the amount of emergency funding it is pumping into the frozen money markets in a bid to ease the financial crisis
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Lehman and UBS pile on jobs pain [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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More than 2,000 highly-paid City jobs are being axed in the biggest cull of 'masters of the universe' since the financial crisis began
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PM's backing boosts HBOS and Lloyds [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Shares in both HBOS and Lloyds TSB rose today after Prime Minister Gordon Brown once again threw his weight behind their £20bn merger
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Gloom deepens in factories as crisis hits home [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Britain's manufacturing sector plunged deeper into recession today as factories were swamped by the worst conditions since the early 1990s
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Tesco sets up home in the mortgage market [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Tesco is planning to move into the mortgage market as loans from traditional lenders continue to dry up.
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Stamp duty coffers are running dry [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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The stamp duty pot that has delivered billions to Treasury coffers is drying up. A collapse in home sales means that income from the property tax is melting away
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Follow Irish plan, banks urge Brown [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Pressure was growing last night on Britain to follow Dublins lead by issuing a blanket guarantee for bank deposits.
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FSA 'dithering' on PPI failing consumers [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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The financial watchdog claims it is making moves to trap payment protection insurance mis-sellers but critics say its tactics are falling short
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Families left too poor to save [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Family budgets are more squeezed than at any time in five decades, according to official figures. The blame was put on the rising costs of mortgages, energy, food and other basics
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Santander emerges as saviour of UK banks [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Abbey owner Santander has emerged as the saviour of Britain's High Street banks
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Libor soars to high as banks run scared [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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The cost of borrowing dollars on the global money markets rocketed today as banks reeling from the financial crisis refused to lend to each other
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Commentary: Rate cuts are the only cure [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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What ought to have been a hopeful day on the world financial markets, turned into a nightmare
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Interest rates should be cut now, Old Lady [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Lloyds must make a decision [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Hank got his great rescue plan so wrong [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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An X-rated end for Darling [10/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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