Links to other interesting money articles on 27th Dec 2006.
Author: Rob Lewis
This Is Money: Holiday Firm Axes ‘fuel Charge’
Britain’s biggest tour operator is scrapping fuel supplements on its holidays – a month after a watchdog called for action against ‘false holiday prices’
Scotsman: Pension Deficit Of Top Firms Falls By £20bn Over 2006
THE pension deficit of Britain’s top 100 companies fell by record £20 billion over 2006, thanks mainly to rising stockmarkets and higher company contributions.
This Is Money: Christmas PCs In Virus Threat
Thousands of computers given as Christmas presents are creating a computer virus timebomb, experts warned today
This Is Money: Pensions Black Hole Shrinks By £20bn
The combined pension deficits of the UK’s biggest companies fell dramatically in 2006 thanks to an improvement in equity markets and higher contributions
This Is Money: Brawling Over The Bargains
Angry scuffles marred the start of the first full day of the sales as huge crowds of bargain hunters jostled for the massive discounts
This Is Money: Property Boom Set For 2007
Britain’s unprecedented property boom looks set to continue with one in three people expecting house prices to power ahead in 2007
This Is Money: Energy Price Wars Ahead In 2007
Britains big six energy suppliers are poised to launch a price war in the coming weeks that should send household bills tumbling by the spring.
This Is Money: Firm Sells Kayaks To Eskimos
A UK firm is enjoying an unusual export success by selling sea kayaks back to the people who first created them
This Is Money: First-time Buyers At Record Low
The number of first-time buyers has fallen to its lowest level since records began, with the average house price approaching £200,000