Credit-card users face the squeeze as card issuers seek a variety of ways to recover £1bn in lost profits, say experts
This Is Money: McLaren Roars To £12m Profit
Sales of the £300,000 Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren helped drive McLaren Group to profits of £12m last year, against a £1m loss in 2004
This Is Money: Tesco Prunella Champions Small Stores
As the elderly Dotty Turnbull, Prunela Scales helped Tesco become the UK’s biggest supermarket – now she has taken up the cause of small shops
This Is Money: End Of The Booze Cruise?
Shoppers could soon be able to order cheap alcohol and cigarettes from home under a watershed European ruling on imports
This Is Money: Farepak Boss Finally Says Sorry
The managing director of the collapsed Christmas savings firm Farepak finally apologised to his customers last night
Scotsman: Government Told ‘give Poor 50p For Every £1 Saved’
THE government has been urged to boost the savings of millions of the poorest people in Britain by giving them 50p for every £1 they save.
Scotsman: Price Of Consumer Protection To Hit Credit Card Users
MOST credit card users will lose out as consumer protection rules could cost lenders £1 billion a year, according to Precious Plastic 2007, the latest study of the UK consumer credit market from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Money Links For 12th Nov 2006
Links to other interesting money articles on 12th Nov 2006.
This Is Money: NTL Top Goldman’s 130p ITV Share Bid
NTL is in talks with ITV about a takeover offer of more than £5.1bn – topping a private equity bid that the broadcaster rejected earlier this year
This Is Money: A To Z Of The Sunday Newspapers
Our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this Sunday
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