A price war erupted at petrol pumps and energy shares tumbled after the cost of oil plunged to a seven-month low
Month: September 2006
This Is Money: Credit Card Firms Hike Rates
Credit card providers have upped their interest rates, some by more than 12%, after the Office of Fair Trading made them reduce their default fees
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This Is Money: Longer Lives Will Stretch Pensions
Relief at a fall in the size of UK pension fund deficits was offset today by a warning that companies were underestimating staff life expectancy
Scotsman: Savers Look To Their Pensions At Last
IT IS a paradox that we tend to overspend in the good times and only save in downturns. Putting money by for a rainy day is not what we do: it’s the rainy days when we save.
This Is Money: Bailiffs ‘law Unto Themselves’
Private bailiffs that collect unpaid council tax bills have been branded a ‘law unto themselves’ by the Citizens Advice Bureau
This Is Money: Labour To Target Fat-cat Bonuses
Government minister Harriet Harman today called for huge City bonuses to be curbed, as they were increasing the gulf between rich and poor