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    Next bolsters hopes for high street sales with a festive leap

    14 January 2013 The fashion chain Next today raised hopes for a modest improvement in high street trading conditions this year after it posted a robust performance over Christmas and…

    Chemring shake-up as new chief ejects finance boss

    14 January 2013 After only two months at the helm of defence firm Chemring, new chief executive Mark Papworth today used the firm’s own ejector seats, replacing his finance boss…

    Fears over carbon emissions after permit prices dive

    14 January 2013 The global carbon market shrank by more than a third to €61bn (£49bn) in 2012, the lowest level in its five-year history, fuelling concerns that key permit…

    Mortgages soar thanks to the Bank’s Funding for Lending

    14 January 2013 Mortgage availability has soared to its highest level since the onset of the credit crunch nearly five years ago, the Bank of England said today. The Bank’s…

    Money Insider: Remortgage demand to keep rising this year

    14 January 2013   Mortgage business has picked up slightly this year compared with the low level of transactions witnessed in 2011, and during 2013 I expect to see this…

    Simon Read: Time to take a firm grip of your finances in a changing world

    14 January 2013 At the start of last year, I predicted in this column that the eurozone would not collapse, China’s stuttering economy would not implode and Chelsea would not…

    You made it, you eat it: Credit Suisse pays staff in risky debt

    14 January 2013   Credit Suisse, one of the biggest investment banks in London, is set to pay its bankers bonuses in the risky debt they helped create, in a…

    Market Report: BP sets the pace as US worries recede

    14 January 2013 a row. The business has been trying to restructure its finances and reduce the number of pubs it owns. The shares toasted a 1.1p gain to 9.9p.…

    Julian Knight: The sobering truth about the rush for retail bonds is enough to drive anyone to drink

    14 January 2013 Fancy owning your local pub? It’s probably a secret desire of many Britons, particularly if it came with free drinks. And that’s exactly what the people of…

    Got a financial hangover? Budget your way out of New Year debt

    14 January 2013 After the Christmas and New Year party comes the financial hangover. Consumer group Which? reckons that 46 per cent of the population paid for at least part…