Show me the money
Waiting up to five working days for a cheque to clear is annoying enough when it comes to personal banking. The funding gap is all the more galling when it is your busine...
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Sanctions against non-paying parents lie unused
Only 21 absent fathers refusing to make payments for their children's maintenance have had their driving licence removed, even though the government promised three years ...
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US army to prune Halliburton bills
The United States army will withhold payment of up to $60m (£32.8m) a month on future invoices submitted by Halliburton, the firm formerly run by vice-president Dick...
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BSkyB reception deteriorates
There was no respite for BSkyB shareholders yesterday as the satellite broadcaster took its losses since last Wednesday's disastrous strategy presentation and fourth-quar...
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Wood poised to join Saga sale race
Insurance tycoon Peter Wood is ready to step into the £1bn sale of Saga, the over-50s holiday group.
Mr Wood, who made his fortune from the Direct Line telephone c...
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Fears grow for Turner & Newall pensioners as US talks fail
Fears are growing that up to 17,500 people could see part of their promised pensions snatched away after high-level talks failed to persuade creditors holding the purse s...
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Bad news for plastic criminals
A specialist unit of the fraud squad has recovered more than 36,000 stolen credit cards and card details over the past two years, it was announced today.
The Dedicated C...
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My husband has Alzheimer's
Christine, 69, is worried about her husband and their future finances. She writes:
'My husband is 71 and has 'atypical' Alzheimer's disease. He is in the care of the lo...
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10% flash the plastic online
Online credit card spending has risen fivefold in the past four years, according to the Association of Payment Clearing Services. One in 10 credit card transactions took ...
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Yukos gains double lifeline with help of BP
Yukos, the embattled Russian oil group struggling to pay a crippling $3.4bn (£1.9bn) tax bill, last night secured a double lifeline in moves that could help ease the...
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