Woolworths today sent shockwaves through the retail world as it issued an emergency Christmas profit warning and said sales were down more than 6%
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This Is Money: Your Bill Rises As Gas Prices Fall
Special report:Families face yet higher power bills in the coming months even though the wholesale price of gas has plummeted. Find out why
This Is Money: Homeowners Hit By Dual Tax
Millions of homeowners face a ‘double whammy’ of taxes from the soaring property market, a report warns today
Scotsman: Hi-tech Piggy Bank Plan To Help You Save Odd Pennies
A NEW scheme that offers the modern equivalent of saving coins in a piggy bank has been launched by one of the country’s biggest banks.
Scotsman: Treasury Cashes In On IHT
REVENUE from inheritance tax and the higher rates of stamp duty on homes soared to a record £6.7 billion in the last financial year.
Scotsman: Home Buyers ‘need Government Help’
MORE than 80 per cent of adults believe the government needs to help young people get on the housing ladder.
Scotsman: Call For Increase In Annual Savings Limit
CITY experts are pressing for the Chancellor to increase the individual savings account limit in this week’s pre-budget report.
Scotsman: Bad Day: Pfizer Investors
ITS shares fell 12 per cent in New York after the world’s biggest drugmaker surprised the market by abandoning the development of its leading experimental cholesterol treatment, torcetrapib.
Scotsman: Hedge Fears
Hedge funds have shown few signs of major fraud. But cases of wrongdoing may rise if more of these investment vehicles are sold to mass-market savers, according to the International Organisation of Securities Commissions yesterday.
Scotsman: Fact Of The Day: 26%
A QUARTER of all households in the UK will be “dollar millionaires” in a decade.