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What's its secret? </div> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/shortcuts/2012/feb/24/boom-time-edinburgh-woollen-mill#start-of-comments" class="trail-comment-count comments-open" short-url="-p-35m7t" style="display:none"><span class="comment-count-val"></span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </span> </div> <div class="four-col edge override"> <span class="trackable-component component-wrapper four-col" data-component="comp: Pickable single tag with optional floating head : Market forces"> <div id="marketforces" class="pickabletag component tag-tag single-tag single-pickable-tag-badge four-col"> <div class="hd badged"> <h2 style="height: 42px" class="hasbadge"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/marketforceslive"> Market forces live </a> </h2> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Business/Pix/pictures/2010/07/28/NickF_90x75.png" class="tag-badge" alt="" height="75" width="90"/> </div> <div class="bd"> <ul> <li> <h4> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/marketforceslive/2012/feb/24/unilever-reckitt-down-ftse-lower" class="link-text">Unilever and Reckitt fall on growth worries, while FTSE ends week with a whimper</a> </h4> <span class="date">24 Feb 2012, 12:29 EST</span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/marketforceslive/2012/feb/24/unilever-reckitt-down-ftse-lower#start-of-comments" class="trail-comment-count comments-open" short-url="-p-35m5c" style="display:none"><span class="comment-count-val"></span></a> </li> <li> <h4> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/marketforceslive/2012/feb/24/us-data-pushes-dow-higher" class="link-text">Positive US confidence and housing data push Dow through 13,000 again</a> </h4> <span class="date">24 Feb 2012, 10:05 EST</span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/marketforceslive/2012/feb/24/us-data-pushes-dow-higher#start-of-comments" class="trail-comment-count comments-open" short-url="-p-35yqf" style="display:none"><span class="comment-count-val"></span></a> </li> <li> <h4> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/marketforceslive/2012/feb/24/aquarius-falls-zimbabwe-worries" class="link-text">Aquarius Platinum slides 11% on worries about its Zimbabwe business</a> </h4> <span class="date">24 Feb 2012, 6:27 EST</span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/marketforceslive/2012/feb/24/aquarius-falls-zimbabwe-worries#start-of-comments" class="trail-comment-count comments-open" short-url="-p-35yje" style="display:none"><span class="comment-count-val"></span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </span> <span class="trackable-component component-wrapper four-col" data-component="comp: Blog front editors picks (pickable) : Comment"> <div id="comment" class=" pickabletag blog-front-editors-picks component business"> <div class="hd"> <h2><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/business+tone/comment">Comment</a></h2> </div> <div class="bd"> <div class="full"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/feb/26/capitalism-only-trustworthy-when-cronies-shown-door"> Capitalism is only trustworthy once the cronies have been shown the door </a></h3> <div class="byline"> <div class="trail-text"> <p><strong>Business leader: </strong>The prime minister spoke strongly in defence of business last week. But his government has done little to drive out the vested interests that rightly arouse so much suspicion</p> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/feb/26/capitalism-only-trustworthy-when-cronies-shown-door#start-of-comments" class="trail-comment-count comments-open" short-url="-p-35m5j" style="display:none"><span class="comment-count-val"></span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="full"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/feb/26/not-enough-good-economic-news-william-keegan"> You can have too much good news. But currently, we don't have enough </a></h3> <div class="byline"> <a class="container" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/feb/26/not-enough-good-economic-news-william-keegan"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/contributor/2007/10/03/william_keegan_140x140.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt=""/></a> <div class="trail-text"> <strong>William Keegan: </strong>Some economic benefits – such as a strong currency – can go too far and cause problems of their own. But there is no danger of such excess in the current crop of financial indicators <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/feb/26/not-enough-good-economic-news-william-keegan#start-of-comments" class="trail-comment-count comments-open" short-url="-p-35ymc" style="display:none"><span class="comment-count-val"></span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="full"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/feb/24/what-should-work-experience-look-like"> What should work experience look like? </a></h3> <div class="byline"> <a class="container" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/feb/24/what-should-work-experience-look-like"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/contributor/2007/09/28/joseph_harker_140x140.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt=""/></a> <div class="trail-text"> Debate rages over whether government programmes offer genuine help for jobless people or if they are simply exploitative </div> </div> </div> <div class="full"> <h3><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/24/workfare-criticism-must-be-constructive"> The slanging match over workfare is getting us nowhere </a></h3> <div class="byline"> <a class="container" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/24/workfare-criticism-must-be-constructive"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2011/11/15/1321377785993/deborah_orr.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt=""/></a> <div class="trail-text"> <strong>Deborah Orr:</strong> What's needed is constructive criticism of the work placement programme – and I have a modest proposal <a 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alt="The German stock exchange celebrates carnival" class="gallery-mask"/> </a> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2012/feb/21/german-stock-carnival-in-pictures" class="link-text">Carnival at German stock exchange</a> </h3> <div class="trail-text"> <strong>In pictures</strong>: Traders in Frankfurt follow a long tradition by turning up to work in costume to celebrate carnival </div> </div> <div class="four-col"> </div> <div class="four-col"> </div> <div class="four-col"> </div> <div class="four-col last"> </div> <div class="two-col"> <div id="mm-pickable-combiner-5" class="pickabletag tag-tag"> <div class=""> <div class="global trail-header"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/business+content/interactive">Interactive</a> </h3> </div> </div> <ul class="tri trail trailblock "> <li class="normal live first odd "> <a 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class="money-supermarket component"> <div class="hd"> <h3><h2>Our selection of best buys</h2></h3> </div> <div class="bd"> <ul class="tabs"> <li><a class="active" href="#finance-pane-0">Mortgages</a></li> <li><a class="inactive" href="#finance-pane-1">Credit cards</a></li> <li><a class="inactive" href="#finance-pane-2">Loans</a></li> <li><a class="inactive" href="#finance-pane-3">Savings</a></li> </ul> <div id="finance-guides"> <div id="finance-pane-0"> <div class="finance-table"> <table id="mortgage-table"> <col class="title"/> <col class="rate"/> <col class="more-info"/> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col">Lender</th> <th scope="col">Initial rate</th> <td></td> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>HSBC</td> <td>2.24%</td> <td><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://guardian.lcplc-online.co.uk/BestBuy.aspx?GUProdID=156807&Type=F">More</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Post Office</td> <td>2.73%</td> <td><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://guardian.lcplc-online.co.uk/BestBuy.aspx?GUProdID=156871&Type=F">More</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>First Direct</td> <td>1.99%</td> <td><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://guardian.lcplc-online.co.uk/BestBuy.aspx?GUProdID=114284&Type=V">More</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <ul class="best-buys-more"> <li class="bullet info"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://guardian.lcplc-online.co.uk/bestbuy.aspx" rel="nofollow">See more mortgage best buys</a> </li> <li class="bullet"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://guardian.lcplc-online.co.uk/Wizard1.aspx" rel="nofollow">Get a personal quote</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="initially-off" id="finance-pane-1"> <div class="finance-table"> <table id="credit-card-table"> <col class="title"/> <col class="rate"/> <col class="more-info"/> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col">Name</th> <th scope="col">BT Rate</th> <th scope="col">BT Period</th> <th scope="col"></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Barclaycard Platinum Credit Card with Extended Balance Transfer</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>22 months</td> <td><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.moneysupermarket.com/servicelayer/products/card/bcard_plat_22_months/GU/5">More</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Halifax Balance Transfer Credit Card</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>22 months</td> <td><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.moneysupermarket.com/servicelayer/products/card/halifax_bt_credit_card/GU/5">More</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Barclaycard Platinum Credit Card with Balance Transfer</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>21 months</td> <td><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.moneysupermarket.com/servicelayer/products/card/bcard_plat_20_month/GU/5">More</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <ul class="best-buys-more"> <li class="bullet info"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.moneysupermarket.com/partners/guardian/cards/" rel="nofollow">See more credit cards best buys</a> </li> <li class="bullet"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.moneysupermarket.com/partners/guardian/cards/" rel="nofollow">Compare over 300 credit cards</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="initially-off" id="finance-pane-2"> <div class="finance-table"> <table id="loan-table"> <col class="title"/> <col class="rate"/> <col class="more-info"/> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col">Provider</th> <th scope="col">Headline rate</th> <th scope="col">APR</th> <th scope="col"></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>M&S Personal Loan</td> <td>6.00%</td> <td>6%</td> <td><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120226121435/http://www.moneysupermarket.com/loansp/LoansExternalDb_new.asp?BestBuy=1&Source=GU&LoansID=221&URL=http://money.marksandspencer.com/banner.asp?bannerid=3195">More</a></td> </tr><tr> <td>Tesco</td> <td>6.10%</td> 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