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I question whether these new self-employed jobs, especially part-time ones, are good jobs

The retail giant's long-awaited mortgage launch is a missed chance to steal a march on the high-street titans

US Outlook No relief for the sluggish US economy this week, not from the Obama administration, not from Congress, not from the Federal Reserve.

Interest payments on fixed-rate mortgages are tumbling to record levels for those fortunate enough to have a decent-sized stake to put down, while borrowers with smaller deposits are being ignored.

It's war is it? Great news. Good deals all round then?

Britain's most successful supermarket chain will start selling home loans from Monday. It's the latest move in Tesco's planned challenge on traditional high-street banks.

RBS boss Stephen Hester conceded today that the banking sector's reputation had hit “new lows” as the taxpayer-backed lender counted the mounting cost of its failures.

Trinity Mirror shares soared by nearly a fifth yesterday in the wake of strong profits, but the newspaper publisher sparked a fresh row over its pension deficit by attacking regulators for refusing to talk.

Russ Thorne dispels some of the myths about a career in accountancy

DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc's shares fell 8 percent on Wednesday, after its quarterly results missed analysts' estimates, prompting two brokerages to cut their price targets on the stock.

House prices have recorded their biggest year-on-year decline in almost three years amid the toughening economy, Nationwide building society said today.

Lloyds Banking Group confirms it will lend billions by the end of this year

In a true underdog tale, members of Britain's first handball team had to clean toilets and work on building sites so they could compete in the Games after their funding was cut.