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Rising food and fuel prices have boosted inflation, as Bank of England struggles to contain impact of falling house prices
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Bank privately admits it has missed its chance to launch a rights issue
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Biggest producer of iron ore reaps benefits of Asian industrial boom
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Rolling Stones on verge of ending 31-year relationship with EMI
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Steve Jobs launched the multimedia iPhone G3 with his usual panache. But the hi-tech pioneer is after a bigger audience this time, writes Tim Webb
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Haulage firms and petrol retailers not affected by the strikes say they are suffering knock-on effects
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System will award debt-style 'AAA' ratings for best and most expensive carbon offsetting projects - and 'junk' ratings for riskiest
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The firm's advertising tie-up wounds Microsoft but hurts its own future too, says John Naughton
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Warren Buffet expected to step into $46bn hostile bid by Belgian brewer Inbev for Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Budweiser beer
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| HBOS | 328.91p | +13.69% |
| ALLIANCE & LEICS | 338.75p | +10.88% |
| PERSIMMON | 411.50p | +10.40% |
| CARPHONE WAREHSE | 214.75p | +6.05% |
| WOLSELEY | 511.50p | +5.25% |
| Moving down FTSE 100 | Price | Change |
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| CAIRN ENERGY | 3,283.00p | -4.15% |
| TULLOW OIL | 885.97p | -3.59% |
| KAZAKHMYS | 1,550.00p | -2.94% |
| EURASIAN | 1,328.78p | -2.87% |
| LOND STOCK EXCH | 880.00p | -2.44% |
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FSA rule changes to restore order to markets being undermined by the covert sale of shares to make excessive profits
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Yahoo cut off all merger talks with Microsoft last night as it clinched a search advertising deal with Google. By Richard Wray
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Lehman Brothers has replaced two of its top executives, including one of the most powerful women on Wall Street. By David Teather
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Home Retail Group today warned of more pain for retailers after sales at its Homebase chain plunged in the last three months. By Julia Kollewe
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Construction companies rebut claims that share sales were a deliberate attempt to undermine housebuilding sector
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Larry Elliott exposes some of the myths that have grown up around house prices
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'With Wall Street moving higher as investors decided that May's inflation figures were as good as could be expected, the FTSE 100 ended the week 12.3 points higher at 5802.8'
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Richard Wachman: Private equity's controversial purchase of EMI was never going to be easy
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For those who recall the Seventies, today's economic climate is disturbingly familiar. Heather Stewart looks at the parallels and how a new generation of politicians, bankers and economists are trying to stave off recession
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On Europe: The European Central Bank has handled the credit crunch with a maturity and credibility beyond its 10 years. By David Gow
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On America: Driving from the airport in this rural corner of Arkansas, the scent of money is in the air, writes Andrew Clark
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