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The number of claims received by the Financial services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) fell by 33% in the past year.

The number of homes in some stage of being repossessed more than doubled in the three months to June, a report shows.

German chipmaker Infineon Technologies announces plans to cut 3,000 jobs as it reports a third-quarter loss.

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The British Embassy in Moscow accuses the Russian shareholders of TNK-BP of using the state in their dispute with BP.

The UK's biggest mortgage lender, Halifax, cuts some of its interest rates for new borrowers, for the third time this month.

The US energy regulator takes civil action against a Dutch-based oil trading firm and its boss for manipulating crude oil prices.

Hasbro, the company that owns the North American rights to Scrabble, sues the founders of Scrabulous.

EDF Energy has announced it is putting up gas prices by 22% and electricity prices by 17% for domestic customers.

Japanese internet entrepreneur Takafumi Horie's appeal against his securities fraud conviction is struck down.

The UK economy grew 0.2% in the second quarter of the year, as the credit crunch took its toll on the housing market.

British pubs company Mitchells & Butlers said trading had picked up over the past ten weeks, helped by strong demand for food.

Shares in Rentokil Initial have tumbled 31.5%, after it cut its profits forecast for 2008 by £35m to £115m

Honda Motor reportes an unexpected rise in three-month profits but still predicts falling full year profits.

A former insurance boss casts eye over aid industry

A controversial buy-to-let property firm faces questions

Regulator Ofgem tells energy companies the tariffs offered to their poorest customers must match their cheapest deals.

Staff at the ethical restaurant chain Loch Fyne are being paid less than the national minimum wage, the BBC finds.

The average person's savings would last for 52 days if they found themselves out of work, says a new report.

Wedding gift firm Wrapit says it is having financial problems, amid fears that brides and grooms will not get their presents.