BP has forked out tens of millions of dollars to escape a potentially damaging Texas trial
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This Is Money: Market Preview: Friday Morning
07:00:Leading shares are tipped to open lower this morning, following falls in US and Asia overnight and fears of rising oil prices
This Is Money: Raising A Child ‘costs £180,000’
The cost of bringing up a child has rocketed 9% in the past year. New research now puts the figure at £180,000
Scotsman: Home Owners Face Heavier Bills In New Year As Bank Raises Rates
INTEREST rates are likely to rise again early in the new year, home owners were warned yesterday, after the Bank of England increased borrowing costs to the highest level for five years.
Scotsman: Aegon Still Building On The Success Of UK Pensions ‘A-Day’
FURTHER increases in pension business and a diversification of its product range helped Aegon UK, the Edinburgh-based life and pensions group, to deliver increased sales.
Scotsman: Matthews Fears ‘can’t Save, Won’t Save’ Culture
EASY access to credit and overspending is widening the already large savings gap in the UK and is causing great concern, according to Trevor Matthews, chief executive of Standard Life Assurance.
Motley Fool: What Financial Firms Think About You
I had a great day on Tuesday at the 2006 Moneyfacts Conference.
This Is Money: NTL Wants Merger With ITV
ITV shares rose sharply after satellite TV, phone and broadband company NTL said it was interested in pursuing a merger
Motley Fool: Could You Survive Payment Shock?
As was widely expected, the Bank of England has just lifted its base rate from 4.75% a year to 5%. This decision takes the base rate to a five-year high, with mortgage rates soon to rise in its wake. What’s more, the money markets are pricing in another 0.25% hike in February, so there’ll be more pain to come for borrowers!
Motley Fool: Selling Your Endowment Policy
If like many people you’ve become rather disillusioned with endowment policies – particularly if you have a mortgage-related endowment and you’re facing a shortfall – you may be wondering what to do with it.