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Times Online April 17, 2008

BUSINESS BULLETIN

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Today's top stories

Deal to end mortgage drought nears

Treasury is finalising a scheme under which lenders could swap mortgage assets for government bonds rather than cash

Woolwich boosts rates for buy-to-let landlords

Buy-to-let landlords must pay a 1 per cent fee for a Woolwich standard variable rate, and two-year fixed rates have ended

Hedge funds stars made $2bn from US sub-prime

A handful of City hedge fund managers, including Pierre LaGrange and Noam Gottesman, made a killing from US meltdown

Number of benefit-seekers on the increase

Despite strong employment numbers, economists fear the jobs market could weaken as business redundancies rise

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Unemployment fall is only the start

There are clear signs that the UK job market is weakening and those sectors exposed to the credit crunch are vulnerable
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Tempus: JJB Sports ... Aveva ... Manganese Bronze

Chris Ronnie's restructuring at JJB Sports will see 800 jobs cut. Aveva: close to all-time high. Manganese Bronze: down

Intel 'solid' ... Hypo £912m stake ... Earnings rise

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