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Morrisons is the latest big grocer to threaten to report Tesco to the advertising watchdog over its price-comparison claims and coupons.

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Money Insider: Take a long view for 0% on your balance transfer

The battle between credit card companies striving to offer the longest zero per cent term for balance transfers shows no sign of fizzling out. The latest moves in this field means that it's now possible to borrow interest-free for 26 months if you meet the credit scoring criteria.

Revenue introduces a shock tax on fund rebates

Investment groups were caught out this week after a surprise announcement from HM Revenue & Customs that it will tax rebate payments or loyalty bonuses.

Fastest growth posted by Sainsbury's

The supermarket chain Sainsbury's has emerged as the fastest-growing of the big four grocers so far this year, putting rivals Tesco, Asda and Morrisons in the shade.

Why do we only hear one side of society in Sherborne's Tesco spat?

The town's working class population have been left out of this debate

Peter Kay comedy series to air first on iPlayer

The comedian Peter Kay will star in the first BBC series to be shown in its entirety on the catch-up service iPlayer before hitting television screens.

The Meaningful Chocolate Company, a company “passionate about ethical trading and faith”, has produced the eggs for three years

'Christian Easter eggs' fail to crack open supermarkets

Church groups appear to have failed in their attempt to crack the Easter egg market – after supermarkets refused to believe that “Christianity sells”.

Investment Insider: Best bets to sail through economic doldrums

In a few weeks time we will know if the UK has entered a dreaded triple-dip recession. So wouldn't it be good if you could assemble a portfolio of shares that could weather an economic downturn?

Anthony Rose: Keep it sweet

PX is a unique Spanish sweet wine that I discovered a while ago, so sweet in fact that it resulted in me having to make a trip to the dentist. PX, or Pedro, short for Pedro Ximénez, is one of the darkest, richest, stickiest wines in the world and by rights shouldn't exist as a wine at all. Oozing with viscous sucrosity, it's the perfect blending sweetener, in small doses, for cream sherry and sweet oloroso. Did someone dunk a finger in a cask of Pedro one day and think "I could get a pat on the back from the mouthwash industry for bottling this on its own"?

Shopping: Smaller sizes and higher prices? What’s new!

A report from Which? published this week revealed that crafty manufacturers are shrinking packet sizes.

Thorntons Mini Caramel Shortcakes: A pack of 12 in Waitrose rose to £1.50 from £1.40 after shrinking to just 10

From Thorntons shortcake to Nestle chocolate and even Pledge polish: It's the incredible shrinking groceries rip-off

Shoppers getting less for their money as manufacturers reduce size of food packages

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