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+ Thousands facing negative equity + More than 23,200 people with 100% mortgages could owe more than their home is worth, the BBC ...

+ More children living in poverty + The number of children and pensioners living below the poverty line rose in 2006-2007, the government ...

+ Drivers urged against fuel panic + Dowing Street asks motorists to buy fuel as normal ahead of a planned strike by Shell tanker ...

+ King warns crisis 'not yet over' + The governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King has warns that the financial crisis "is not yet ...

+ Warmer May 'helps' High Street + Sunny weather in May gives a temporary boost to sales in UK stores, the British Retail Consortium ...

+ Fraud office comes under scrutiny + The Serious Fraud Office's conviction rate has dropped from 82% to 61% in five years, a report ...

+ Bank lending rate to see changes + The process that sets the interest rate at which banks lend money to each other is to be improved, the BBA ...

+ HSBC staff pension changes plan + HSBC is planning changes to its pensions which could hit its employees on the final salary ...

+ Poor countries get '$1 trillion' + Financial flows to developing countries are at a record, but there are market dangers, the World Bank ...

+ Shanghai leads Asian share fall + Asian markets have suffered sharp falls today as inflation fears and the global credit squeeze sours sentiment. ...

+ Profits at Alliance Boots up 20% + Alliance Boots reports a 20% jump in annual profits to £771m in its first year as a private ...

+ Tesco sales make 'solid progress' + Tesco says sales in the UK have seen a "solid" start to the financial year, growing by ...

+ MPs slate Qinetiq privatisation + MPs attack the sell-off of defence firm Qinetiq, calling it "profiteering at taxpayers' ...

+ Danger of US downturn 'fading' + The threat of a major decline in the US economy has waned, says Federal Reserve boss Ben ...

+ Afghans warned on openness + Afghanistan's government must be more accountable if it is to rebuild the economy, the World Bank ...

+ Eco coal power may cost 'double' + The next clean coal power stations could lead to higher electric bills, a power firm boss tells the ...

+ Trump tees off golf plan inquiry + Donald Trump gives evidence as an inquiry into his plans for a £1bn golf resort gets under ...

+ Shortages bite in Spanish strike + Petrol stations and supermarkets in Spain start running out of supplies, as lorry drivers continue to blockade ...

+ New rights for temporary workers + Britain's 1.3 million agency workers will get the same pay and conditions as permanent staff under a new EU ...

+ Argentine leader defends tax hike + Argentine leader defends a decision to impose higher grain tax which has led to months of protests by ...

+ Lehman losses prompt share sale + US investment bank Lehman Brothers is raising $6bn as it prepares to post a $2.77bn loss in the second ...

+ Bogus callers 'a daily scourge' + Water companies say they are going to join police in tackling the problem of bogus caller ...

+ Card fraud at Rock in US + Northern Rock current account holders are stopped from using debit cards to buy items in the ...

+ Four mortgage brokers banned + A crackdown by a regulator on mortgage fraud has led to four more brokers being banned from ...

+ 'Strong demand' for rental + Demand for rented properties remains strong as many people put off buying a new home, a report ...

+ Producer price growth at record + During May, UK producer prices grew at their fastest rate since records began in 1986, official figures ...

+ Oil falls back in volatile trade + The cost of oil eases after Friday's record-breaking surge but analysts warn that prices will remain ...

+ India's Sensex slumps on oil fear + India's Sensex share index closes down more than 3% on fears oil prices will push inflation into ...

+ Trade aids German economy + Strong export growth helps Germany boost its trade surplus but analysts warns of weaker prospects ...

+ Apple unveils cheaper 3G iPhone + Apple boss Steve Jobs unveils a new version of its iPhone, with support for faster 3G wireless ...

+ British Energy still seeks suitor + British Energy says takeover proposals do not represent shareholder value, but that it will continue to talk to other ...

+ Kenya's Safaricom soars on debut + Shares in mobile phone firm Safaricom surge as much as 60% after Kenya's biggest stock market ...

+ Guidelines for financial journalists + Guidelines for financial ...