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Tax move urged to cut empty homes plague [11/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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More than a quarter of a million private homes stood empty in England last year, despite claims of a housing shortage, a new report claims
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World set for 'worst recession since war' [11/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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The world is heading for its worst recession since the Second World War, leading economic think-tank Captal Economics has warned
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Market report: Friday close [11/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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17.00:The stock market was on another roller-coaster ride today, but a late spurt from mining stocks put a sparkle in investors' eyes ahead of the weekend
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Mandelson to set aside competition fears and wave through Lloyds-HBOS deal [11/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Business Secretary Lord Mandelson is due to endorse the Lloyds-HBOS merger, as fears raised by the competition watchdog are outweighed by economic stability
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Nigerian posed as Des O'Connor in card fraud [11/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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A John Lewis sales assistant who spent nearly £1,000 of TV presenter Des OConnors money as part of a massive credit card scam has been jailed for 18 months
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BT shares dive after shock profits warning [11/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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BT Group today issued a shock warning that its profits will come in some £80m lower and revealed the boss of its Global Services division has resigned
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Arab states' £5.8bn boost to Barclays [11/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Barclays will raise £7.3bn from Arab investors and others to allow it to pass regulators' capital demands without a Government bailout
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John Lewis sales fall states rate cut case [11/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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A near-10% fall in year-on-year sales at John Lewis last week will pile pressure on the Bank of england to slash interest rates next week to bring relief to retailers.
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Energy firms get a roasting [11/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Customer dissatisfaction with gas and electricity suppliers has rocketed after a year of price rises, a survey by price-comparison site Uswitch has found
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A quarter of bosses prepare to cut jobs [11/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Workers will be warned today to brace themselves for an 'avalanche' of redundancies
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Abbey staff froze my account in revenge [11/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Customer hit with £60 charges and had his identity changed in revenge for giving a bad service rating
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Darling hints at tax cut to cope with slump [11/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Alistair Darling yesterday hinted the Government may borrow more money for surprise tax cuts as Britain faces a deep recession
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Darling gives Bank a nudge on rate cuts [11/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Hopes of a deep interest rate cut rose today after Chancellor Alistair Darling underlined his message that the Bank of England was now free to slash borrowing costs
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What Obama means for the world economy [11/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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It appears increasingly likely that Barack Obama will win the US presidential election, but who will be the economic winners and losers?
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Pizza king Osmond to get through downturn [11/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Former Pizza Express owner Hugh Osmond is nominated as the best credit crunch survivor in the Esquire awards
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Economy holds US election key [11/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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One of the first tasks for next week's election victor, widely assumed to be Barack Obama, will be to rebuild economic confidence
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Midas Extra: Phaunos and May Gurney [11/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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With-profits dumped for sexier subjects [11/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Brokers are betting blind and may leave you broke [11/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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