Tesco has thrown down the gauntlet to upmarket rivals after the supermarket giant slashed prices on its luxury Finest range to tap into a trend for shoppers to trade up over Christmas.
Lib Dems Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable has tabled an early day motion in Parliament this week calling on banks and building societies to refund 'unfair' overdraft charges.
Energy suppliers will be responsible for installing "smart meters" for gas and electricity in all homes by 2020 under Government plans published today.
Yorkshire and Chelsea building societies have today unveiled a deal to join forces to create a "second major force" in the mutual sector behind Nationwide.
House prices rose for the seventh month in a row during November but there are further signs that the pace of the recovery is beginning to ease, figures show today.
1 December 2009
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