Articles in the Featured Category
Swoopo: Clever Auction Site or Just Pure Evil?
March 14th, 2010
An article by “Undercover Economist” Tim Harford discusses the economics behind the auction site Swoopo.co.uk.
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Bank Bonuses “Infographic”
March 13th, 2010
Here’s a great infographic which really helps to put banker’s bonuses in perspective, from Money.co.uk.
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Unemployed? There’s An App For That…
March 12th, 2010
The JobCentrePlus app allows job seekers to search and locate relevant jobs from the Government’s job centre database.
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Government Now Offering “Free Financial Advice”
March 11th, 2010
The Government has today launched a new service, Moneymadeclear, which offers “free financial advice” over the phone, on the web and face-to-face.
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Google Finance Redirecting To Hong Kong?
March 10th, 2010
A few people have noticed that Google Finance has been having some problems recently, sporadically redirecting to the Hong Kong version of the site.
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Snippa: Another New Group Buying Site
March 10th, 2010
Snippa is another new group buying website along the lines of the US giant Groupon and the recently launched Groupola.
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iSold.com: Sell Your House With Tesco
March 9th, 2010
Tesco is running a trial of its new online home selling service through a joint venture with estate agent Spicerhaart.
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£20 Elgar Notes Disappearing In June
March 8th, 2010
If you’ve got any £20 notes featuring a picture of the English composer Edward Elgar on the back, then you need to spend them before the end of June, when they will cease to be legal tender.
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Virgin Bank To Charge For Accounts
March 8th, 2010
Hot on the heels of the news that Metro Bank has been granted a banking licence by the FSA, more news from another bank that is hoping to soon be appearing on the UK high-street.
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Metro Bank Granted Licence
March 7th, 2010
Metro Bank, which is threatening to shake-up the UK banking market by returning it to a more “customer-centric” business, has finally been granted a licence by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
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