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US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday that the US economy was enduring "a rough... more...
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A new-style insurance product to protect homeowners from rising interest rates has been launched.... more...
House prices fall for eighth month in row in June to record worst annual drop for 16 years more...
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The housing market is dire and will continue to be pretty dire for the next few years. So we had... more...
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Trinity Mirror and Johnston Press failed to draw any steam out of suggestions that they should... more...
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Lord Stevenson, chairman of HBOS, criticised hedge funds whose activities have been blamed for... more...
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Christina Jordan argues that lifetime mortgages and reversion schemes are transparent, flexible... more...
of doubt, this verdict is unacceptable," defence lawyer Alain Dubuis said, announcing his client... more...
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James Hansen, quite possibly the world's most eminent climate change authority, warned US... more...
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Guardian experts assess how Gordon Brown has fared since being handed the keys to No 10 more...
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Guardian writers assess how the prime minister has fared, one year after taking the keys to No 10 more...
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home prices and rising foreclosures, the U.S. Justice Department said it charged more than 400... more...
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in mortgage fraud that led to an estimated $1 billion in losses. The investigation led to 60... more...
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Dave Prentis, general secretary of Unison, said he would oppose attempts to impose an 'immoral'... more...
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The jury at the trial of a British man accused of double murder in the US hear he considered... more...
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