• Gas bills will rocket 30% within weeks

British Gas is expected to hit customers with a record price rise of more than 30% within weeks - and other energy groups are set to follow

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• How to profit from the oil price

Investing in oil instead of filling up the car would have delivered a 34% return in the past six months. But will oil price rises continue and how can you invest?

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• Price of a holiday rockets

The credit crunch, airlines, banks and exchange rates sends the cost of going on holiday soaring

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• The week of the dead cat bounce

Investment correspondent Philip Scott rounds up news from the stock market and this week's risers and fallers

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• Bank warns inflation to crash through 4%

Mervyn King's number two at the Bank of England declared today that inflation will accelerate to 'well over' 4%

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• Up to 40% of final salary pensions to close

Up to 40% of UK final salary schemes are expected to have closed to future contributions within the next five to 10 years - up from the current 6%

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• House price tables: Who says what?

Find out what is happening to house prices with This is Money's tables of latest house price figures and predictions from the major reports

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• Equitable holders face delay in cash fight

Equitable Life policyholders can expect to wait at least three years before they receive Government compensation

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• How to invest £300,000 for income

I am a pensioner with £300,000 to invest for income. I have little interest in preserving capital and need monthly income to support my wife and I. What can I do?

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• Threat to free banking if fees are curbed

Banks threatened an end to 'free' current accounts after they were accused of dirty tricks and stealth charges in a market that makes them £8bn a year

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• Buy or rent: The property waiting game?

With mortgages hard to come by, it's little wonder the London rental market is booming, but should you wait to buy a property?

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• Redundancy - what are your rights?

As the economic slowdown hits, it's feared many employers are gearing up for redundancies. But what are your rights if job trouble arrives?

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• 'My card let me down when overseas'

Holidaymakers have been warned they could be left embarrassed as credit card companies crack down on overseas fraud and reject payments

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• Help - my girlfriend is having a baby

We have just found out my girlfriend is pregnant. Are we entitled to anything such as grants or other benefits?

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• Thomas Cook are holding our refund

Thomas Cook have changed our flights and offered a refund, but are now withholding it. What can we do?

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