BAA 'should sell three airports' |
| The Competition Commission says BAA may have to sell three of its seven UK airports - two in London and one in Scotland. |
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Mortgage lending slump continues |
| The slump in mortgage lending continued in July, according to the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders. |
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Discount supermarket sales rise |
| Discount supermarkets such as Aldi and Lidl see sales grow as cost-conscious UK consumers look to save cash, figures suggest. |
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Phone-line breach leads to fine |
| A near-record fine has been levied after consumers were thrown by a recorded telephone message that caused them to call back. |
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Revenue withdraws house sale data |
| Government statistics on UK property sales are withdrawn from publication because they appear to be wrong. |
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Apple admits iPod Nano 'overheat' |
| Apple says that a battery fault meant that a small number of its first generation iPod Nanos could overheat. |
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Manufacturing prospects 'worsen' |
| Conditions for UK manufacturers are deteriorating, a CBI survey says, with output expectations at a seven-year low. |
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Three-way split again on UK rates |
| Bank of England policymakers were again split three ways when they decided to hold interest rates at 5% earlier this month. |
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Public finances improve slightly |
| Britain's public finances get a boost from strong North Sea oil tax revenue, but are still weaker than a year ago. |
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German law to target non-EU bids |
| Germany prepares legislation aimed at blocking sovereign wealth funds from taking big stakes in local firms. |
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Russian denies buying world's most expensive house |
| Russia's fifth richest man denies reports that he has bought the world's most expensive home. |
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Bosses attacked for forcing employees to wear high heels |
| Bosses who force employees to wear high heels as should reconsider their policy, the TUC says. |
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Swell time |
| Bournemouth tries to catch wave power |
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End is nigh? |
| The uncertain future for firms in administration |
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Moving question |
| The tax advantages of letting rather than selling |
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Quiet revolution |
| Can Brazil's farms help to feed the world? |
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Hot or cold? |
| Are house prices rising or falling where you live? |
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Kicking off |
| Is Premiership football feeling the credit crunch? |
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'Cash to leave' offer from lender |
| A mortgage company is offering some customers a 15% discount if they redeem their mortgages early. |
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Council strike sparks disruption |
| Schools, rubbish collections and ferry crossings are disrupted as council workers stage a 24-hour walkout over pay. |
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African bank set for share issue |
| African regional banking group Ecobank plans the continent's biggest rights issue, to raise $2.5bn to fund its expansion. |
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McCain and Obama spar over taxes |
| Barack Obama's senior economic adviser accuses John McCain of proposing huge tax cuts for rich people and large firms. |
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Olympic thirst boosts China beer |
| Chinese brewer Tsingtao sees half-year profits up 42% from publicity gained by sponsoring the 2008 Beijing Olympics. |
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China shares rebound from low |
| China's main share index rebounds from a 20-month low on talk that Beijing will introduce an economic rescue plan. |
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£1.5bn super-port contract signed |
| A contract to build a £1.5bn container port and business park in the Thames Gateway is exchanged. |
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Call to tackle UK business waste |
| The government should do more to curb waste using tax as an incentive, a House of Lords committee has said. |
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Crown buyout 'good for business' |
| The buyout of Crown Paints heralds an exciting time for everyone in the Lancashire-based business, its new chairman says. |
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Rail franchise runners announced |
| The four companies in the race to run rail services in the South East are announced. |
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India airport strike hits flights |
| Many domestic airline flights are cancelled in India after airport workers go on strike in protest against the government's economic policies. |
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US homebuilding at 17-year low |
| The number of US homes and apartments being built falls to the lowest level in more than 17 years, government figures show. |
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Oil rises as the dollar weakens |
| The price of oil rises more than a dollar, reversing earlier falls, on the back of the weakening dollar. |
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Fans face agony over gig tickets |
| Major gigs and music festival promoters speak out after a ticket agency left many fans facing disappointment. |
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Supply of rental properties rises |
| The number of properties up for rent has jumped as people who cannot sell their homes decide to let them instead. |
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Warning from Alliance & Leicester |
| Alliance & Leicester warns of "significant external risks" if Banco Santander's takeover is rejected by shareholders. |
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FSA warning on new investor scams |
| Investors are warned of fraudsters targeting customers of a stockbroking firm closed by the Financial Services Authority. |
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US bank 'to fail within months' |
| A big US bank is likely to collapse within months as the global financial crisis worsens, a former IMF chief economist warns. |
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Rate setter warns on UK inflation |
| A member of the Bank of England's MPC committee says in a newspaper article that inflation has to be controlled. |
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Zimbabwe inflation rockets higher |
| Zimbabwe's rate of inflation surges above 11,250,000% as an economic crisis continues to grip the country. |
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Japan keeps interest rate on hold |
| Japan holds interest rates at 0.5% amid concerns about inflation and signs of an economic slowdown. |
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Foreign sales boost HP earnings |
| Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest computer firm, sees quarterly profits boosted by international sales. |
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Arcelor tightens hold on iron ore |
| Arcelor Mittal, the world's largest steelmaker, buys Lonmin's Brazilian iron ore assets for $810m. |
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Origin urges rejection of BG bid |
| Australia's Origin again calls on shareholders to reject a 13.8bn Australian dollar takeover bid from UK rival BG Group. |
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Guidelines for financial journalists |
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