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Savers rescued after another bank collapses [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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As many as 10,000 savers had to be rescued by the Government this morning as subprime lender London Scottish Bank collapsed
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New Star on critical list as shares plunge [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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New Star Asset Management was in crisis talks with banks today as it was denied a suspension in trading of its shares, which lost 60% of their value
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Stock market report: Monday latest [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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12.45:Mining giant Xstrata was an early casualty after it was forced to shut down five furnaces producing ferrochrome because of falling demand
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Banks urged to follow RBS' arrears pledge [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Pressure was mounting on RBS's rivals to follow its pledge to give homeowners at least six months' grace before starting repossession action
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Oil slides after Opec fails to agree cuts [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Oil prices fell by more than dollar today after exporter countries within Opec failed to agree on production cuts at their weekend meeting in Cairo
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Mortgage lending falls 70% in a month [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Mortgage lending collapsed during October, diving by nearly 70% to reach the second lowest figure on record, the Bank of England said
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Job loss: what shall we tell the kids [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Redundancy will affect a growing number of families in coming months and this can have a profound effect on children
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Ireland offers hand to crunch-hit banks [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Ireland's government has become the latest to offer support to its banks as lenders seek to shore up capital depleted by the global financial crisis
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£20bn spree was not enough, says Darling [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Alistair Darling admitted that the Treasury will have to pump more money into the economy to tackle the recession
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Call for radical cut to interest rates [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Employers are calling for a full percentage point cut to interest rates when the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee meets later this week
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Charities to close as crisis hits donations [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Charities are facing a multibillion pound shortfall as companies end sponsorship and public donations dry up in the face of the financial crisis
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A to Z of the Sunday newspapers [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Here's our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this Sunday
| Also: Sunday newspaper share tips
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Dragon Paphitis lines up for Woolworths [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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The vultures are lining up to pick at the remains of struggling retailers hit by the dramatic downturn in consumer spending
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End called to power firms' direct debit raid [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Energy Minister Mike O'Brien has pledged to stop power companies raiding customers' accounts to charge for gas and electricity they have not used
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Woolworths 'could be sold off this week' [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Woolworths could be broken up as early as this week as around a dozen serious bidders circle the High Street chain, Sunday newspapers said today
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Last-ditch bid to halt HBOS-Lloyds merger [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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The merger of HBOS and Lloyds TSB was today described as a 'shotgun marriage' by one of the men behind a last-ditch bid to halt the move
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Taxman tactics 'wrecking enterprise' [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Treasury wants more powers to nationalise [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Ministers on £138,000 'dodge' new 45% tax rate [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Cabinet Ministers are facing criticism over the extent by which they have protected themselves from new tax rises for the rich
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Balancing game for the LSE [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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A chance to punish the dividend cutters [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Profit poised to rise 24% at booming G4S [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Treasury's time tunnel trip [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Playing safe is number-one priority [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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Hetherington: I'll keep a watch on failed broker [12/01/2008 01:17 PM]
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