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Bullish Centrica eyes fresh move on US markets
Bullish Centrica eyes fresh move on US markets
SCOTTISH Gas-owning Centrica will hit the acquisition trail in America over the next few years, the energy group revealed yesterday as it booked a two-thirds surge in first-ha
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St James’s in a good place as it conf irms Lloyds…
St James’s in a good place as it conf irms Lloyds…
ST JAMES’S Place, the wealth manager majority-owned by Lloyds Banking Group, reported “terrific performance” in the first half of the year in a day dominated by up
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Vince Cable’s threat on bank loans
Vince Cable’s threat on bank loans
MINISTERS yesterday warned they could bring in fresh taxes on bank profits if a lack of lending to businesses threatens the economic recovery.
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Connaught crisis grows as troubled group reveals…
Connaught crisis grows as troubled group reveals…
THE crisis at social housing firm Connaught deepened yesterday after it revealed it was in “urgent” need of additional funding.
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Watchdog attacks Equitable Life plans
Watchdog attacks Equitable Life plans
NEW proposals for compensating victims of the Equitable Life scandal have been rejected as “unsafe and unsound” by the parliamentary ombudsman.
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Terry Murden: Banker basher in chief Vince Cable…
Terry Murden: Banker basher in chief Vince Cable…
YOU have to hand it to Vince Cable. At least the Business Secretary is doing what he said he’d tackle if he was given a job in government and he is certainly wasting no ti
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