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Higher debt and weaker consumers to hurt retailers Tuesday, 8 Jul 2008

LONDON (Reuters) - UK retailers are in danger of becoming one of the leading victims of the credit crisis, with the cost of insuring their debt against default on the rise due to their exposure to heavily indebted British consumers.  Full Article

 
Round-up of Wednesday's business pages 7:30am BST 

LONDON (Reuters) - Here is a round-up of the main stories from the business pages on Wednesday.  Full Article 

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Bigger may be better as smaller hedge funds give up Tuesday, 8 Jul 2008 

BOSTON (Reuters) - Bigger may really be better for hedge funds at a time the $2 trillion (1 trillion pound) industry's smaller players face tough choices of either merging or being forced out of business.  Full Article 

 
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House price growth slowed in May Tuesday, 8 Jul 2008 

LONDON (Reuters) - House price growth slowed further in May, government figures showed on Tuesday, reinforcing widespread evidence that a sharp housing market downturn is underway.  Full Article 

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