With a crucial week of property market information due to be released, one economist gives his take on the exact numbers to expect

British banks were teetering on the brink of a fresh meltdown after it emerged they had invested heavily in crisis-hit Dubai

Almost 40% of UK adults are failing to take any steps towards planning for their retirement - and most have no intention of doing so

Rising fears over the financial crisis in Dubai weighed heavily on the market this week, stopping the FTSE 100 in its tracks

Lloyds Banking Group last week revealed the details of its mammoth £13.5bn cash call, we round up what the papers are saying and advising

Gold-plated' pensions in the private sector will have almost disappeared within a decade, experts warned yesterday.

Water bills could top £1,000 a year as thousands of families face punishing increases of up to 29%

The recession is proving even deeper than feared, Alistair Darling will admit in next month's Pre-Budget report.

Sir David Walker, whose report into banks and pay was published this week, lifts the lid on the extraordinary salaries and bonuses enjoyed in the Square Mile

Council tax bills are set to rise by up to 3% next year despite inflation being below zero

The Lloyds boss lambasted for luring shareholders into a dud deal says he can't remember if he was allowed to tell investors about secret loans

There is one certainty among banks and regulators - they never see the next crisis coming. Dubai is just one domino among emerging markets

I have been told that if I take my company pension at 50 I will have to find another job. Is this legal?

The price of gold tumbled nearly 5% today - its biggest one-day fall in a year - amid a widespread sell-off of assets due to Dubai debt concerns.

17.00:Fears over a financial crisis in Dubai continued to spook UK traders today but the Footsie recovered after initial falls

Each week we round up share tips from national newspapers and investment magazines.

The oil price slid to a six-week low after investors fled from commodities in the wake of Dubai's debt crisis

More than 2,000 jobs are to go as 391 stores owned by Threshers' parent company First Quench are closed on 20 December

The spectre of a debt default in Dubai loomed large over world markets yesterday, as investors dumped shares in a day of frantic selling.