NEWS DATE : 01-JAN-2009 |
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Rail passengers get New Year fare shock [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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Rail passengers will 'shudder and shiver' at the fare rises which take effect on New Year's Day, a customer watchdog body said today
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Sterling slides down global league table [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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Sterling is tanking not only against the euro but also against the currencies of the world's most unstable regimes
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Stock market report: Wednesday close [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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12.30:London shares put on a bright show during the last three days of 2008. It's just a pity about the 363 days that preceded them
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Thousands of small businesses to go bust [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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More than 4,500 small businesses will face bankruptcy next year as Britain plunges into recession, campaigners warned today
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£65bn wiped off FTSE 100 pension plans [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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The turmoil on financial markets wiped £65bn off the value of Britain's biggest pension schemes during 2008
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Crunch costing families £60,000 a year [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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The financial crisis has slashed an average of £60,000 from each family's wealth over the past year, it has been claimed
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Housebuilders' shares plunge in dire year [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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Housebuilding shares today closed down 85% on the year, making it the worst 12 months in the sector's history
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£65bn wiped off FTSE 100 pension plans [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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The turmoil on financial markets wiped £65bn off the value of Britain's biggest pension schemes during 2008
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House prices falling at record 12.2% [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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The struggling housing market was dealt another blow today as official data revealed that the property crash is accelerating, with prices now falling at an annual rate of 12.2%
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Middle classes in fear of mortgage crisis [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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Two out of five middle-class professionals fear they will struggle to pay their mortgage next year, a poll reveals today
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Shops 'will keep on slashing prices' [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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Retailers will be forced to offer big discounts long into the new year, experts said today
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Lloyds-HBOS merger faces pension hurdle [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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The Lloyds TSB-HBOS merger, due to be formally approved in two weeks, faces a fresh legal challenge from the trustees of the HBOS pension fund
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Ministers' pensions rise above inflation [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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The value of ministers' taxpayer-funded pension pots has soared by more than double the rate of inflation to £7.5m
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Bankers snubbed in New Year's honours [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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Three government firefighters who have been trying to douse the financial conflagration have been honoured - while bankers get left out in the cold
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Hundreds of estate agents go month without sale [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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London estate agents are selling fewer than one property a month on average and face a still bleaker market next year
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NY court move offers hope of Madoff payout [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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A court case in New York may offer some hope of compensation for investors who have lost millions of pounds backing Bernard Madoff's allegedly fraudulent scheme
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IMF raises spectre of Depression for UK [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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The International Monetary Fund last night warned Gordon Brown's strategy of propping up parts of the economy could lead to a trade war
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Designer clothing chain USC unravels [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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Scotland's richest man, Sir Tom Hunter, was dealt another blow by the credit crunch after his designer clothing chain USC fell into administration
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Mandarins take charge [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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Insurers facing a legal hurricane [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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Midas share tips: The star of 2008 is... a money lender [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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Hetherington 2008: Year of consumer victories [01/01/2009 01:17 PM]
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