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US Fed threat to cut emergency cash support sparks stock sell-off
US threatens to start winding up massive stimulus programmeLondon's FTSE 100 index plunges 2% from recent 13-year highsJapan's Nikkei takes a brutal 7.3% hit overnight ...
FTSE CLOSE: London shares suffer biggest one day fall in a year as US Fed hints it could pull the plug on stimulus programme
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 02:37 EST, 23 May 2013 | UPDATED: 11:03 EST, 23 May 2013 17:00 (Close)Britain's FTSE 100 share index suffered its biggest one-day drop in ...
Virgin Money joins balance transfer party 26 months
By Adam Uren PUBLISHED: 08:09 EST, 23 May 2013 | UPDATED: 09:37 EST, 23 May 2013 It's getting crowded at the top of the best-buy balance transfer card tables as ...
Tesco halves checkout staff bonus pot after first slump in profits in 20 years
By Matt West PUBLISHED: 08:29 EST, 23 May 2013 | UPDATED: 09:32 EST, 23 May 2013 Tesco has slashed its annual shares bonus pot for checkout staff after posting its ...
Top ten weirdest holiday home insurance claims revealed
By Tara Evans PUBLISHED: 05:50 EST, 23 May 2013 | UPDATED: 08:12 EST, 23 May 2013 Renting out your holiday home is an easy way to make a bit of ...
Nissan recalls 133,000 Micra cars in the UK over steering wheel fault
By Matt West PUBLISHED: 03:38 EST, 23 May 2013 | UPDATED: 07:54 EST, 23 May 2013 Japanese car manufacturer Nissan announced it is recalling 133,869 models of its Micra compact ...
ONS: House prices rise by 2.7% across UK in the last year
By Lee Boyce PUBLISHED: 11:14 EST, 21 May 2013 | UPDATED: 06:54 EST, 23 May 2013 Property prices in the 12 months to March 2013 increased by 2.7 per cent, ...
Mothercare sticks with UK store closure plan as it racks up another loss and forgoes annual divi
By Tanya Jefferies and This Is Money Reporter PUBLISHED: 06:02 EST, 23 May 2013 | UPDATED: 06:31 EST, 23 May 2013 Mothercare's UK business is still mired in the red ...
Halifax Savings Barometer: City dwellers save less than their rural neighbours
By This Is Money Reporter PUBLISHED: 05:22 EST, 23 May 2013 | UPDATED: 05:41 EST, 23 May 2013 City dwellers put away thousands less for a rainy day than their ...
Barclaycard said I'd need two wallets to stop randomly paying for buses with my contactless card
By Simon Lambert PUBLISHED: 03:35 EST, 23 May 2013 | UPDATED: 05:21 EST, 23 May 2013 Banks are always keen to shove any number of new things they want to ...
Football value league table: QPR fans paid a whopping £338 per home win and £52 for each goal
Manchester City beat Man Utd to 'best value' spot as fans pay 'just £32' per home winEverton, West Brom and Newcastle also made it into ...
US Fed threat to cut emergency cash support sparks stock sell-off
US threatens to start winding up massive stimulus programmeLondon's FTSE 100 index plunges 2% from recent 13-year highsJapan's Nikkei takes a brutal 7.3% hit overnight ...
Asda Money: A third of holidaymakers say they can't afford travel insurance
By Tara Evans PUBLISHED: 03:14 EST, 23 May 2013 | UPDATED: 04:50 EST, 23 May 2013 Millions of Britons risk incurring massive medical bills when travelling abroad as a third ...
How safe are the new contactless bank cards?
By Sam Dunn PUBLISHED: 19:05 EST, 21 May 2013 | UPDATED: 04:49 EST, 23 May 2013 An urgent investigation has been launched into the new generation of contactless bank cards ...
BrewDog turned craft beer for punks and a flair for stunts into an £11m export winner
By Amy Andrew PUBLISHED: 03:54 EST, 23 May 2013 | UPDATED: 06:03 EST, 23 May 2013 Since its inception, BrewDog founders James Watt and Martin Dickie have delivered a masterclass ...
FTSE LIVE: Market plunges on US Fed hints it could cut stimulus efforts
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 02:37 EST, 23 May 2013 | UPDATED: 06:08 EST, 23 May 2013 12.05: London's sell-off shows no sign of letting up - the FTSE ...
Santander launches record-low 10 year fixed mortgage under 4%
By Victoria Bischoff PUBLISHED: 04:21 EST, 22 May 2013 | UPDATED: 04:29 EST, 23 May 2013 Santander has launched a record-low 10 year, fixed-rate mortgage at under four per ...
Tips to build your business abroad
By This Is Money PUBLISHED: 04:14 EST, 23 May 2013 | UPDATED: 04:14 EST, 23 May 2013 For firms in developed countries grappling with sluggish growth, exporting to faster-growing ...
How to be a big hitter on Twitter: Learn to use social media and grow your business
[author PUBLISHED: 04:11 EST, 23 May 2013 | UPDATED: 04:11 EST, 23 May 2013 Andy Yates is an experienced entrepreneur, adviser and mentor, he explains how some sage use of ...
Orange hit me with a £163k bill and it took 7 months to stop them chasing it
By Tara Evans PUBLISHED: 11:41 EST, 22 May 2013 | UPDATED: 03:31 EST, 23 May 2013 A businessman who received a shock mobile phone bill for £163,000 due to a ...
Will the great share boom turn to bust?
By Dan Hyde PUBLISHED: 19:05 EST, 21 May 2013 | UPDATED: 03:29 EST, 23 May 2013 Over just five months the FTSE 100 index of Britain’s biggest companies has climbed ...
Nationwide says it is opening 1,000 current accounts a day as customers ditch banks
Building society opened 365,000 new current accounts in the year to 4 April 2013Total current account customer share has risen to 5.7% Record 123,000 customers ...
More women than men declared insolvent payday loans blamed
By Adam Uren PUBLISHED: 01:30 EST, 23 May 2013 | UPDATED: 02:25 EST, 23 May 2013 Payday lenders and other expensive credit providers who are 'ruthlessly targeting' young women could ...
Nationwide says it is opening 1,000 current accounts a day as customers ditch banks
Building society opened 365,000 new current accounts in the year to 4 April 2013Total current account customer share has risen to 5.7% Record 123,000 customers ...
Airbnb warning for holidaymakers in New York: Judge orders landlord to pay £1,500 fine
By Tara Evans PUBLISHED: 10:20 EST, 22 May 2013 | UPDATED: 10:20 EST, 22 May 2013 Holidaymakers looking for a cheap deal by renting privately-owned accommodation when visiting New York ...
FTSE LIVE: Caution ahead of US Fed chief speech sees market slip; Lloyds up, SSE down
By This Is Money Reporters PUBLISHED: 03:44 EST, 22 May 2013 | UPDATED: 11:40 EST, 22 May 2013 17.30 (CLOSE): The FTSE 100 Index surged to its second-highest ever close ...
Sneaky fees cards abroad will cost British holidaymakers millions summer
By Adam Uren PUBLISHED: 06:44 EST, 22 May 2013 | UPDATED: 08:22 EST, 22 May 2013 British holidaymakers will be stung by tens of millions of pounds worth of complex ...
What happened Money Mail reports checked credit report
By Money Mail Reporters PUBLISHED: 19:07 EST, 21 May 2013 | UPDATED: 08:10 EST, 22 May 2013 Your credit file rules your life. You can’t get a mortgage, buy a ...
Why did my wife pay so much tax on her deferred state pension lump sum?
By Tony Hazell PUBLISHED: 06:07 EST, 22 May 2013 | UPDATED: 07:38 EST, 22 May 2013 Tax puzzle: Why did the taxman grab so much of my wife's pension? When ...
'The weakest recovery in recent history': IMF warns UK must do more to boost growth as it lays bare the fragile state of the economy
Watchdog put pressure on the Chancellor to change economic courseWarned Help to Buy could 'work against' the aim of boosting access to housing By Rachel ...
Bank still split on the need for more QE as poor retail sales show UK economy is not out of the woods
Sir Mervyn King and two other Bank policymakers voted for £25bn increase to QE in MayOther MPC member encouraged by economy and deterred by inflation1.3% ...
Fifth of those retiring this year will be below the poverty line
Joseph Rowntree Foundation says tens of thousands to retire on less than £8,254Fifth of women expected to retire below the poverty line this year, compared ...
Owed cash on your gas and electricity bill? Claim it back
By Victoria Bischoff PUBLISHED: 05:13 EST, 22 May 2013 | UPDATED: 06:24 EST, 22 May 2013 If you gas and electricity account is in credit, claim your money back ...
SSE warns customers to brace themselves for further energy bill hikes - as its profits surge 28%
Retail profits rose to £410million after SSE raised prices by nine per centHuge profits make it 'difficult for any supplier to justify last winter’s price ...
Buy-to-let mortgage specialist Paragon planning to set up a bank next year
Set to offer personal loans and home loans from 2014Change to banking rules prompted the group to apply for a banking licence By This Is ...
Now even taxable accounts beat cash Isa rates
By Sylvia Morris PUBLISHED: 19:07 EST, 21 May 2013 | UPDATED: 03:54 EST, 22 May 2013 Savers willing to put money aside each month for a year can earn more ...
ASK TONY: I thought Sky had insured me - but now I've lost £240
By Tony Hazell PUBLISHED: 19:08 EST, 21 May 2013 | UPDATED: 03:52 EST, 22 May 2013 I have insurance cover for my Sky box with Sky Protect. I often receive ...
What happened when Money Mail reporters checked their credit reports...
By Money Mail Reporters PUBLISHED: 19:07 EST, 21 May 2013 | UPDATED: 04:00 EST, 22 May 2013 Your credit file rules your life. You can’t get a mortgage, buy a ...
How safe are the new contactless bank cards?
By Sam Dunn PUBLISHED: 19:05 EST, 21 May 2013 | UPDATED: 03:34 EST, 22 May 2013 An urgent investigation has been launched into the new generation of contactless bank cards ...
Banks close the door on pensioner mortgages
By Tony Hazell PUBLISHED: 19:05 EST, 21 May 2013 | UPDATED: 03:33 EST, 22 May 2013 Richard Roper: Santander wasn't keen to extend his mortgage beyond the age of ...
Return of the super-cheap 95 per cent mortgage
By Victoria Bischoff PUBLISHED: 19:07 EST, 21 May 2013 | UPDATED: 03:27 EST, 22 May 2013 Mortgage rates are falling for buyers with a smaller deposit, giving hope to ...
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Pictured: Soldier slaughtered in the street by Muslim fanatics who was a 'loving father to two-year-old son'
The murdered British soldier executed by two Islamist fanatics was tonight named as Lee Rigby. The 25-year-old 'cheeky and humorous' serviceman - who was described as ...
Has the world gone crackers? How THREE police officers went to grandmother's farm just to warn her NOT to make massive Double Gloucester for annual cheese rolling event
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University education is a financial 'gamble' as study shows advantage of a degree has dropped drastically over the last 20 years
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Police investigating alleged child sex attacker at nursery arrest five suspects
Police say very young child told family about an alleged incident last weekIt is said to have taken place at premises of Bright Eyes NurseriesOfficers searching three ...
The rise and rise of the female NEET: Number of young women out of work or education soars by 26,000
By Stephen Doughty PUBLISHED: 11:25 EST, 23 May 2013 | UPDATED: 11:30 EST, 23 May 2013 The number of young women without education or jobs shot up in the first ...
Police officer's son, 21, with underwear fetish broke into woman's home to steal her knickers
Mark Cox, 22, stole his friends house keys and broke into her flatEmma Pinches, 21, had underwear stolen from her homeDefending Alistair Evans said his ...
Michael Adebolajo: British-born suspect in killing of Drummer Lee Rigby
Suspect identified on internet forums as Michael Adebolajo He was filmed ranting with bloodied hands shortly after the attack Accomplice believed to be from Harold ...