They didn't say exactly where the call centre was based, but I swear I heard a tiger roaring in the background. The chap's accent was hard to understand at first, and he had just as much difficulty comprehending mine. But I wasn't going to let him go. Not [...]
According the research 22% of cars which are 'clocked' are family cars. This type of vehicle, usually between three and five years old, has risen in popularity due to their low tax and running costs. Car clocking is an easy way for unscrupulous sellers to raise the price [...]
Financial Mail has learnt that a 'severe shortfall' is predicted between the sum savers poured in - and which it is supposed to return, plus interest, at the end of a fixed term - and the value of the company's assets.
It is expected that investors who receive regular income will cease to get [...]
An estimated 28,500 students have still not received their full student loans from Student Finance England, according to the National Union of Students. Many more ran up debts while waiting for loans last year.
Some of these have not even received basic funding to pay for their tuition costs and are being hounded by their [...]
Because interest rates are at record lows there is massive demand from private savers to invest in these bonds, which are issued by companies. The price of the bond is repaid at the end of a fixed period and interest - known as the coupon - is paid every year.
The coupon is invariably higher [...]
Union leaders for the airline's cabin crew say they plan to hold a vote on industrial action next week. Around 1m passengers could see their travel plans ruined if the union organises a 12-day strike during the school holidays in April. The move by the [...]
It had actually gone higher earlier in the day, reaching 6,950.6.
Buoyed by the technology boom, investors threw money at anything that came within the TMT - technology, media and telecoms - sector.
A new index, the FTSE techMARK was launched - in its first two weeks, it shot up [...]
The index's Christmas rally continued today with a gain of 40 points that put the blue-chip index above 5,440, a high not seen since global markets dived after the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. The Footsie has made strong gains in recent weeks, particularly over the Christmas period as positive [...]
This means moving money away from established markets in the West and instead placing a far higher proportion of their assets in Asia and Latin America.
That is the clear consensus from leading investment advisers who highlight emerging markets, international equity income funds and absolute return funds as the key building blocks for a portfolio [...]
The spot price was down at $1,104 an ounce by 5.15pm having seen a steady decline since after midnight. The day's low so far, of $1,101, was at 4.45pm. Gold hit a high, in absolute terms, of $1,227 earlier this month. In real terms - with [...]
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