Yukos says bankruptcy is imminent
Russian oil group Yukos warned yesterday that tax demands could drive it into bankruptcy by the end of the year and called for talks with the government to strike a life-...
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The man in the middle
For the record, Nick Raynsford is no Judas. He did not betray councils over rate capping; they just messed up. This is his justification of the bold decision to take cont...
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Labour woos women voters with tax breaks on nannies
Labour will seek to con-solidate its family friendly credentials and woo women voters today by giving middle-income families tax breaks for hiring nannies.
The scheme w...
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Stay young if you want to cash in on car premiums
Young drivers are more likely to get a large discount on insurance premiums at the age of 21 than at 25, according to insurance intermediary Quoteacar.co.uk. 'The figures...
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Big carve-up by Evolution chiefs
Directors of Evolution Group, the investment bank and brokerage house, shared a tenth of the proceeds of the flotation of IP2IPO, the intellectual property group, when it...
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What's on the cards with Chip and Pin
Chip and pin cards are already rolling out and in the next year, everyone in Britain with a debit or credit card will need to understand the new system that is replacing ...
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Fragile figures
Sir Nigel Crisp, the NHS chief executive, freighted his annual report - published last week - with statistics to demonstrate that "something really significant is happeni...
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Are Capital One charging me unfairly?
Q In February I took advantage of Capital One's 3.9% APR credit card offer, and transferred ?5,000 onto it from another card. Capital One wrote to welcome me and say it h...
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Loans issued amid rate confusion
Borrowers understand little about the products they're buying, with only 50% of people who hold a personal loan able to explain what a 'typical rate' is, a new survey by ...
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After our accident, the agony of a payout battle
Accidents are traumatic enough without insurance companies adding to the pain. I spent almost five years battling with one after my husband and I were seriously injured b...
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