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Retail Sales Fall At Record Rate
10:18am UK, Thursday July 24, 2008 Retail sales fell in June at the fastest rate seen since records began in 1986. Figures ... Continue
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Travel costs lower under Gordon Brown than they were with Tony Blair
Tony Blair's final lap of world capitals before his retirement cost the taxpayer more than £700,000. Read more Continue
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Retail sales dive 3.9% in worst fall for 22 years
Retail sales in June slumped at the fastest pace in more than 20 years, after trading in food stores fell ... Continue
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Ford posts $8.7-billion loss on truck slump
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co posted a $8.7 billion quarterly loss on Thursday as it wrote down the value ... Continue
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Housing rescue bill passed in US
The US House of Representatives has passed a massive housing rescue bill that could help struggling homeowners get cheaper loans. Read ... Continue
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Amazon shrugs off high gas prices, weak economy (AP)
"Even just driving 10 miles these days is a few dollars worth of gasoline," he said during a conference call ... Continue
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Toyota outsells GM worldwide in first half (AP)
Outside North America, GM's sales grew 10 percent. The automaker reported exploding sales in emerging markets like Russia, where sales ... Continue
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House passes housing bill; Bush lifts veto threat (Reuters)
Reuters Photo: President Bush on Wednesday dropped a threat to veto a housing rescue ... Continue
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Report Says Pentagon Pressured, Intimidated Auditors
Auditors at a Pentagon oversight agency were pressured by supervisors to skew their reports on major defense contractors to make ... Continue
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White House Drops Opposition to Housing Aid Bill
The House yesterday easily approved legislation that seeks to slow the steepest slide in house prices in a generation, rescue ... Continue
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Resources drag share market down
THE share market has opened lower, shrugging off minor gains on Wall Street overnight, as oil and gold dropped hurting ... Continue
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Shell’s price cuts don’t flow to the bowser
ONE of Australia's largest fuel companies says petrol stations should have already slashed prices at ... Continue
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Oil prices slide $4 to below $125
NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil prices shed nearly $4 Wednesday, tumbling below $125 a barrel for the first time ... Continue
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Options Players Probe Coal Cracks
Crude oil's fall from record prices brings out bearish bets on coal miners and Canada. Read more Continue
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US Airways cites fuel in its $567 million loss
US Airways stock shot up nearly 59 percent, and United Airlines surged almost 69 percent yesterday, on smaller-than-expected ... Continue
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Einstein-Montgomery hospital opponents withdraw opposition
Neighborhood opponents of a new hospital in Montgomery County's East Norriton Township have withdrawn two legal challenges to ... Continue
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Where will you plug it in?
As Ted Lowe envisions his driving future, he'll pull into a parking space and, instead of using a coin-operated meter, ... Continue
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New Mortgages Hit Record Low
4:27pm UK, Wednesday July 23, 2008 Mortgage approvals fell to a record low of 21,118 in June, a slump of 66.9% ... Continue
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Council tax explained
Council Tax is collected by local councils to pay for local services and amenities, including policing, road maintenance, refuse collection, ... Continue
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