Manufacturing shrinking slows
Britain's manufacturing sector shrank for the third month running in June but at a slower rate than expected, a report showed today.
The purchasing managers' index (PMI)...
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Single Britons' £48bn insurance shortfall
Single people are set to have £48bn worth of uninsured possessions by 2021 if current trends continue, research claimed today.
The contents of the average single p...
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Borrowing cost raised in US again
The Federal Reserve last night raised US interest rates for the ninth successive time as it sought to head off inflationary pressures without damaging growth prospects in...
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Bank need have no fear of a cut
When the Bank of England started to raise interest rates from their 50-year low of 3.5% little more than 18 months ago, it could hardly have expected to get so much bang ...
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Prosperity is a family affair
Female fertility rates are down, the number of single mothers up. Perhaps this is the ultimate sign of female emancipation. Educated women opting for careers are no longe...
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Pension funds falling short
Thousands of members of final-salary schemes could end up in the same position as Rover staff over the next 10 years. They could lose up to a fifth of their retirement be...
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The pirate who inspired the bankers
I have watched a young mother die because she did not have the money for a simple appendix operation, and neither did I.
I have looked on in despair as whole families w...
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Pretty Boy
He was in the taxi with the French woman he'd met that afternoon. They were going up to the American Bar to watch the election returns. It was raining sheets, past midn...
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Poor demand for new homes hits Berkeley
Upmarket property developer Berkeley yesterday blamed a near 12% fall in pre-tax profits on a slowdown in demand for new homes.
The London-based group, which has moved ...
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Time for a cut
The Bank of England ought to cut interest rates - currently 4.75% - by 0.25% when its monetary policy committee ends two days of deliberations tomorrow. The reason is sim...
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Insurance 
