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Simon Lambert, This is Money30 August 2006 HOMEOWNERS and shoppers stretched Britain's borrowing even further in July with both mortgages, credit card and personal loans lending jumping substantially. HOUSE HUNTING: Homebuyers helped mortgage borrowing rise substantially WANT TO KNOW MORE? REPORT: Can you get on the ladder? TIPS: Credit card best buys DEAL FINDER: Find a cheaper mortgage OTHER STORIES Tesco launches assault on Argos The UK's worst debt towns Ma ...

Michael Clarke, This is Money30 August 2006 PURFLEET in Essex is the UK's County Court Judgment capital, with six out of every 100 adults being hit with the debt orders. WANT TO KNOW MORE? GUIDES: Beating debt EXPERTS: Your debt questions answered POLL: Are you totally comfortable with your overall debt of debt? OTHER STORIES Tesco launches assault on Argos Market report: Wednesd ...

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Shares in Ireland's C&C rose as much as 3.4 percent on Wednesday as investors bet on an upbeat trading statement from the company this week thanks to strong sales of its Magners and Bulmers cider brands. "C&C shares have just been active in terms of trading ahead of a trading statement on Friday," said one Dublin-based dealer. Turnover in the shares was also strong on Tuesday  ...

LONDON (Dow Jones) -- Euronext on Wednesday announced a 63% jump in second- quarter profit on the back of strong growth in cash and derivatives trading and from the fees it receives when companies list on one of its exchanges, though the results fell shy of analyst expectations. The pan-European stock exchange operator also firmed up the timetable for its takeover by NYSE Group, saying it expec ...

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Shares in Ireland's C&C (CCR.I: Quote, Profile, Research) rose as much as 3.4 percent on Wednesday as investors bet on an upbeat trading statement from the company this week thanks to strong sales of its Magners and Bulmers cider brands. "C&C shares have just been active in terms of trading ahead of a trading statement on Friday," said one Dublin-based dealer. Turnover in the ...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AFX) - Stellent Inc., a provider of content-management software, on Wednesday declared a quarterly cash dividend of 3 cents per share, payable Sept. 27 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 15. Stellent expects to pay about $900,000 total for the dividend payment. The company had about 29.7 million shares outstanding as of June 30. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights ...

LONDON (AFX) - UK small caps remained marginally easier at midday, bucking the firmer trend of the wider market, with a clutch of disappointing results offsetting a brace of bids, one agreed, traders said. The FTSE Small Cap index was just 0.9 off at 3,416.1 by midday, while the FTSE 100 was 24.3 ahead at 5,912.6. Among the losers, Rotala lost direction easing 0.50 to 1.37 after the AIM-listed t ...

KUALA LUMPUR (AFX) - Malaysian shares rose Wednesday led by gains in government-linked heavyweights and shares of companies reporting a solid set of quarterly earnings. The weighted Composite Index of 100 blue chip stocks added 0.5 percent, or 4.90 points, to close at 958.12. However, small-cap stocks continued to retreat as retail investors unwound positions ahead of second quarter economic dat ...

AMSTERDAM (AFX) - Shares were higher at midday amid a rise in US futures pointing to a higher opening of Wall Street, while Corus fell after reporting disappointing first-half earnings, dealers said. At 12.37 pm, the AEX was up 1.36 points or 0.29 pct to 469.13, after opening at 470.06. Government bonds traded mixed while the euro traded at 1.2827 usd versus 1.2765 usd late yesterday. Second-li ...

PARIS (AFX) - Share prices were mostly higher at midday as investors took their cue from last night's strength on Wall Street, with expectations that oil prices will remain below recent highs adding to the positive tone, dealers said. At 12.54 pm, the CAC-40 index was up 19.22 points or 0.4 pct at 5,179.54, on volume of 1.3 bln eur. On the Matif, September CAC-40 futures were trading 17.5 points ...