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OFT to probe car insurance as premiums rise 40% in a year  : Mail Online

OFT to probe car insurance as premiums rise 40% in a year

The OFT will put the car insurance industry under scrutiny as research reveals that annual car insurance inflation is sky-high.

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Would getting rid of the 50p tax rate be good for the UK economy and households?  : Mail Online

Would getting rid of the 50p tax rate be good for the UK economy and households?

Leading economists have called on Chancellor George Osborne to scrap the 50p top rate of income tax. But why and are they right? We explain.


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Nationwide MySave Online Plus savers can boost rate to 3.12% (here's how¿)  : Mail Online

Nationwide MySave Online Plus savers can boost rate to 3.12% (here's how¿)

Nationwide savers can upgrade their MySave Online Plus to a 3.12 per cent rate – but some will lose valuable interest unless the move is timed to perfection.

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Bank of England prints no extra cash as OECD sees UK economy stagnating  : Mail Online

Bank of England prints no extra cash as OECD sees UK economy stagnating

Despite recent calls from business and industry to spark life into bank lending and the wider recovery , the Bank's monetary policy committee did not increase money-printing through its quantitative e


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Mary Portas: High streets are doomed  : Mail Online

Mary Portas: High streets are doomed

Mary Portas spoke out as figures revealed 25 areas where at least one in four shops in Britain is empty.

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Financial squeeze forced 1.2m UK workers to abandon pension saving  : Mail Online

Financial squeeze forced 1.2m UK workers to abandon pension saving

The huge figure exposes the extreme financial pressure facing households around Britain during the downturn and raises the likelihood of these workers being forced to 'work till they drop'.


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Hidden fees boost insurers' profits while drivers face record premiums  : Mail Online

Hidden fees boost insurers' profits while drivers face record premiums

Hidden charges are allowing car insurance companies to boost their profits while passing on record premiums to loyal customers , a Money Mail investigation can reveal.

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Where savers can turn to beat inflation now NS&I index-linked certificates have gone  : Mail Online

Where savers can turn to beat inflation now NS&I index-linked certificates have gone

We take a look at the options for savers trying to maintain the spending power of their cash.


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FTSE CLOSE: Shares continue fightback with oil , banking and mining companies leading the way  : Mail Online

FTSE CLOSE: Shares continue fightback with oil , banking and mining companies leading the way

London's leading shares saw big gains as Wall Street surged ahead and European markets rallied after a court decision to allow Germany to participate in eurozone bail-outs.

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THE LAST WORD: We need a reality check or all our house prices will suffer  : Mail Online

THE LAST WORD: We need a reality check or all our house prices will suffer

Saving must be their number one priority for first-time buyers - they need to cut spending. Without this reality check , they will become more sparse. And without them , all our house prices will suff