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Home Retail Group (HRG) the owners of Argos and Homebase chains have warned that its sales are set to fall due to a consumer slow down.
HRG have however reported a 15 per cent increase in underlying profits to £433m for ...
The game and computer console retailer Game have seen profits rise by more than 150 per cent from last year.
Chairman Peter Lewis said it had been an "outstanding" year.
This year's sales have been further boosted by this week's release of ...
The world's fifth largest insurance company Aviva is to cut its ties with the Norwich Union brand which is 200 years old.
It is part of a marketing exercise that will see Aviva operating under one name worldwide. Aviva own several ...
Nationwide, the UK's second biggest mortgage lender are asking for deposits of at least 10 per cent of the property's value from new customers on all but two of its mortgage deals.
The controlled new criteria also sees a variable rate ...
Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) is considering a rights issue of up to £4bn.
HBOS is the UK's biggest mortgage lender. The directors are due to meet this week for the banks annual general meeting and it is thought this when ...
The UK's four biggest supermarkets including Asda, are under investigation by the office of fair trading (OFT) for fixing the prices of health, beauty and grocery products.
The OFT have visited the head offices of Asda and Morrisons and they have ...
The chief executive of Northern Rock, Ron Sandler is finalizing plans to make redundant 2,000 staff.
Northern Rock are expected to confirm the plans at a 90 day consultation process which starts next week between Northern Rock and Unite, the financial ...
American Express' profits in the first quarter of the year have dropped by 6 per cent due to the number of cardholders not making payments.
The three month period until March 31st saw profits fall from $1.06bn at the same time ...
BT are facing allegations of "sneakily" switching millions of customers to a new tariff which could see them paying up to 2,000 per cent more for their calls.
Across the country phone bills are due to rise by at least £300m ...
Barclays have admitted that even thought they were profitable in March the markets were "tough".
Chief Executive John Varley said "We were were profitable in March as well but trading conditions were tougher, meaning that Group profits for the first quarter ...
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