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Thrifty Britons cash in on low interest rates and falling bills
Borrowers using extra cash to pay off debts, say lenders
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RBS board may quit if £1.5bn bonus plan is vetoed
Thursday, 3 December 2009
State-owned bank in turmoil over government threat to pay-outs
Stop meddling with London, bankers' leader tells Sarkozy
Thursday, 3 December 2009
The European Union agrees to set up three new financial services watchdogs
EC poised to extend shoe duties after German U-turn
Thursday, 3 December 2009
British shoe retailers say proposed tariffs would be a 'backward step' for industry
Siemens bribery deal close
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Former managers agree to pay £18m compensation after three-year investigation
The Bank's top economist goes back on message
Thursday, 3 December 2009
While he has publicly expressed doubts about the Bank of England's policy of quantitative easing – the injection of £200bn into the economy – and voted, in a minority of one, against the last extension of the programme, the Bank's chief economist Spencer Dale yesterday delivered an upbeat assessment of QE's success. "[The economy] appears to have turned," Mr Dale said.
Farmers sue Shell over oil spills in Niger Delta
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Four Nigerian farmers will launch a ground-breaking pollution claim against oil giant Royal Dutch Shell in a court in The Hague today.
Aer Lingus blames pilots union as it fails to land deal
Thursday, 3 December 2009
The chief executive of Aer Lingus has launched a scathing attack on his pilots after talks to agree an "urgent" turnaround of the airline broke down, threatening its future.
The pain is not yet over for Britain's builders
Thursday, 3 December 2009
It has suffered grievously from the collapse of the housing boom and the recession more generally, but the pain for Britain's building trade is seemingly not over yet: employment in construction declined for its 18th consecutive month.
Building society jobs at risk as mutuals confirm merger plans
Thursday, 3 December 2009
A merger between the Yorkshire and Chelsea building societies, which was confirmed yesterday, will lead to potentially hundreds of job losses and several branch closures.
More control for Facebook users over privacy
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Social-networking website to allow individual pieces of content to be walled off
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