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Co-op forced to consider hedge fund plan
American investors' plan would end mutual's part in ownership as bank sets up independent committee to look at proposal -
Osborne on track to meet fiscal target as UK borrowing falls
ONS data shows £13.2bn deficit – from £14.4bn a year earlier – although BCC describes progress as 'painfully slow' -
Church-backed consortium leads bids for RBS branches
RBS has to sell 315 branches under terms imposed by EU during the £45bn taxpayer bailout of 2008-09 -
London property boom leaves super rich scratching around for a new pad
Billionaires struggling to find suitable mansions amid surging demand in £50m-£200m price bracket -
Foxtons share price soars on debut
Record London house prices push value of estate agent known for hefty commissions and fleet of Mini Coopers to £649m -
Energy firms may raise prices by 8%
Rise could take average annual bill to £1,500, with companies likely to blame environmental levies -
Royal Mail strikes could start next month as union announces ballot
Industrial action could start on 23 October, the day government pushes through £3bn privatisation of service
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Four-legged flyers: owners dig deep to take pets abroad
Animal courier firms report big rise in dogs, cats, guinea pigs, fish and rabbits flown overseas, but not hamsters -
The Hut eyes up £250m flotation
The founders started by packaging DVDs, but now the firm is finding business behemoths queuing up to give them backing -
BT boss to exit with £9m bonus
Telecoms firm to give Ian Livingston deferred bonus scheme shares before he takes unpaid role of coalition's trade minister -
Ryanair must stop 'unnecessarily pissing people off', says O'Leary
Boss of budget airline – voted worst of 100 biggest brands by Which? readers – vows to transform 'abrupt culture' -
OFT probes sports bra price fixing
Debenhams, House of Fraser and John Lewis agreed fixed or minimum prices for Shock Absorber bras with DB Apparel UK -
Adidas golf business in the rough
Sports company says it has been hit by poor sales in its golfing range and currency fluctuations -
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