Services sector maintains strong growth
Britain's services sector grew at a rapid pace last month, a survey showed today, with the news strengthening expectations that the next interest rate move will be upward...
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Good news, and the bad, about cuts in penalty charges
Several leading credit card providers this week announced they are slashing their penalty charges in order to avoid the possible threat of legal action.
Barclaycard, Llo...
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Doctors hail new breast cancer drug
A new type of cancer drug for treating women with breast tumours has produced dramatic improvements in survival rates, it will be revealed tomorrow.
Scientists, who will...
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The pension book's fatter but we still need to save
Employees on lower than average earnings who retire in the 2050s could get £270 a week - in today's prices - in pension payments following sweeping changes to the s...
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Light relief may be what we need
The financial markets may be all over the place; the Bank of England may be split between raising interest rates, lowering them or keeping them unchanged; and the Organis...
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Downfall of the men who made Enron a byword for corporate corruption
In the dock were two men once worth hundreds of millions of dollars who had rubbed shoulders with presidents. In the jury, eight men and four women, including a teacher, ...
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Ways to avoid those World Cup penalties
Do I really need travel insurance?
If you're only popping over to Germany for a weekend, it may not have crossed your mind to take out travel insurance. But not covering...
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Report shows many migrant children failing in education
Many developed countries are failing to help children of immigrant families integrate into society through education, according to a new study produced by the Organisatio...
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The basics
Credit cards are one of the easiest ways to borrow money for a short period of time. They can be used in Britain or overseas to buy goods and services and to get cash adv...
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Markets continue downward spiral
Another wave of selling hit markets today as fears over inflation and rising interest rates continued to undermine investor confidence.
European shares ended sharply low...
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