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Bank giant HQ on the move to two new city sites

BANKING giant HSBC is vacating its long-established Liverpool city centre headquarters, on Dale Street, and moving its retail and commercial departments to two new separate locations. Read

New housing starts tumbled by almost a quarter in the first three months of 2008 to their lowest level in 12 years as builders shelved projects in an ailing market, official figures showed today. Read

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House starts tumble

BA makes £883m - but no bonus for chief exec

British Airways announced annual pre-tax profits of £883 million today, but warned it was braced for a “challenging” year ahead due to sky high oil prices and following its troubled move to Heathrow Terminal 5. Read

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FTSE preview: Credit crunch impact on travel sector to be revealed

Annual results from supermarket giant Sainsbury’s and British Airways are the highlights of a busy week for corporate news, which also sees figures from travel giants TUI Travel and Thomas Cook. Read

Wednesday: Early trading bumpy

Trading in Home Retail shares made a volatile start today after the Argos owner’s annual results presented a mixed message to investors. Read

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