The collapse of Lehman Brothers and fears for other financial stocks have again raised doubts about the health of Britain’s banks. While it seems unlikely – particularly given Gordon Brown’s current woes – that a …
What’s the difference between a credit card and a debit card? Anyone who thought they had booked a holiday with tour operator XL Leisure has just found out the hard way. If you booked your …
Small British firms try to avoid VAT registration, and you can see why, says The Schmidt Report. If your customers are mainly members of the public, you become far more costly once your turnover exceeds …
As life expectancy increases, so has the age at which ‘life begins’ – with many people supporting the idea that ‘life begins at 50’. Unfortunately, travel insurance companies disagree. Or at least that is how …
Another one bites the dust. HBOS has agreed to be bought by Lloyds TSB for £12.2bn. The deal would value each HBOS share at 232p. That’s a big improvement on yesterday’s closing price of 147.1p, …
“We’re heading into a storm not out of it,” or so George Soros told Newsnight last night. Soros isn’t always right but look at the share prices of our big banks and it is clear …
It’s been an astonishing 48 hours. Lehman Brothers, is in administration. Merrill Lynch, once Wall Street’s most iconic investment bank, has been swallowed by Bank of America. And AIG, the world’s largest insurance company is …
Motorists are having a rough ride, says David Williams in the Evening Standard. Priced Off The Road [pdf], a report published this week by uSwitch, shows that the cost of insuring, taxing and fuelling a …
In a welcome departure from Gordon Brown’s tendency to make life more complicated, Chancellor Alistair Darling simplified the capital gains tax (CGT) regime in last autumn’s Budget. The changes won’t affect your tax return this …
Contract mobile-phone users routinely fail to get the most suitable deal. Research from price comparison website Omio.com has found that 47% of phone users use less than half their contracted talk minutes and texts, rising …