National Grid profits surge

POWER network operator National Grid reported a profits surge yesterday despite consumers cutting back on electricity and gas to save money and protect the environment.

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ITV boss Archie Norman a shock choice

ARCHIE Norman, former Asda boss, replacing Michael Grade as chairman of ITV should end months of turmoil at the group.

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Mothercare and Early Learning Centre sales grow

MOTHERCARE will continue its recession-defying sales growth thanks to wives taking their husbands to its out-of-town to the baby-goods retailer's stores.

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Lloyds Banking Group told to sell up by EU

LLOYDS Banking Group was given the green light by the EU yesterday to sell 600 branches in return for the £17billion credit-crunch bail-out it received from the Government.

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Wolseley building supplies profits down by half

BUILDING supplies giant Wolseley yesterday warned its markets were likely to remain recession-battered as its first quarter profits slumped by half.

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Marks and Spencer's shares soar as new chief Marc Bolland appointed

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Cut those overdraft costs now

NEARLY half of all workers struggle to make it to the next payday and for most of us the situation has got worse in the past six months. That is the finding from a recent YouGov report, which also found that more than half of us are finding it hard to keep up with bills and credit commitments.

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Building on the Bulldog spirit

NEXT week four young ambitious UK firms will be crowned this year’s HSBC Start-Up Stars, taking away a total of £55,000 in cash prizes. The competition, the most prestigious for companies under three years old, has forged a reputation for picking inspiring innovators with staying power. But in such brutal times for small business, what have past Stars had to do to keep trailblazing?

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Can I change my pesetas?

Q WHILE rummaging through a box full of foreign coins and notes, I came across a 5,000 peseta note.

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Self-employed get mortgage pledge

SELF-EMPLOYED borrowers have been reassured that they will still be able to obtain home loans, despite a crackdown by the City watchdog on risky specialist mortgages.

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