Austrian right 'playing with fire
Relations between Austria and the European Union deteriorated further yesterday when the European commission warned Vienna that any delay in budget contributions would be...
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Sowing the seeds of a post office counter revolution
Either the government or Alastair Campbell claim that the taxpayer will save £400m through the payment of benefits by electronic transfer rather than over the PO cou...
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M&S opens door to credit cards
The ailing Marks & Spencer chain breaks with tradition today and will start taking credit cards at its 297 UK stores.
The company's decision to start accepting card...
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How to ... face your redundancy
1 DECIDE how much you want to survive if your name is on the exit list. 'You're sunk if you're in two minds,' says Richard Lynch of banking union Unifi. Unless the whole...
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Marketing has trouble deciphering dot.coms
Our core business is fundamentally simple: we will give young people the ability to shop securely online without the need for a credit card.
Acting as an online debit f...
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As Barclays closes 172 branches, the boss stands to collect a ?30m bonus
Barclays was embroiled in fresh controversy last night with the revelation that its chief executive stands to earn £30m in bonus payments.
The disclosure of Matthe...
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The price we pay to see the suffering
By insisting on immediate payment of libel damages and costs, ITN have forced the magazine LM into liquidation, something the head of ITN, Richard Tait, seems to regard a...
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Asia shelves IMF challenge
South-east Asian finance ministers yesterday succumbed to international pressure and suspended plans to create a regional crisis management fund. They agreed instead to e...
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Exploding some myths about savings
Misconceptions and Isas are virtually synonymous. But since the tax-saving accounts were launched on the public a year ago, at least one thing has improved.
According t...
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Disney angers unions with Pearl Harbor pay wheeze
A row has erupted over Disney's scheme to defer payment to the crew of imminent blockbuster Pearl Harbor. "I want to change the way $100m movies get made," says Bruce Hen...
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