Cable giant Ntl:Telewest will try and bring the wow factor of four-play media to the High Street when it relaunches as a Virgin brand next year
This Is Money: Charles Faces Tax Bill For Millions
An MPs’ committee has accused the Prince’s aides of ‘jiggery-pokery and fiddling’ of the Duchy of Cornwall’s accounts, escaping millions in tax
Motley Fool: Remember The Big Bang?
Are you old enough to remember the Big Bang? Not the birth of the universe, but the birth twenty years ago of the deregulated London stock market that we take for granted today.
Motley Fool: BP: Crisis? What Crisis?
They say that bad things happens in threes, and BP (LSE: BP.) will probably be hoping that events at Prudhoe Bay will mark the end of its spell of ill fortune.
Motley Fool: How To Spot An Investing Fault Line
I missed an earthquake by five minutes last month. Instead of thanking Ronson, the God of Close Shaves I cursed my luck that the most exciting thing to happen in Cerrig y Druidion in the last ten years passed me by even though I was there. I happened to be driving the one mile from my sister’s house to my mother’s and my car tyres insulated me from the shock. It was only a minor tremor but that’s big news in Denbighshire.
Motley Fool: AIM Matures
London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) for small and growing companies has been a roaring success. More than a thousand companies are now members and some of these companies aren’t small. New Star Asset Management (LSE: NSAM), for example, has a £1.1bn market cap while gold miner Peter Hambro Mining (LSE: POG) is currently worth around £940m.
MoneyExpert: “Limited Offer” Tracker Mortgage From UCB
UCB Home Loans has launched a “limited offer” three-year self-certification tracker mortgage, which it says offers the “most competitive” rates on the current market.
MoneyExpert: ‘Majority Opt For Cash Child Trust Funds’
When deciding whether to opt for cash or equity based child trust funds (CTFs) the majority of parents will choose the cash option, new research has found.
Motley Fool: Retailing Slump May Be Over
Consumers have maxed out their credit cards and just can’t go shopping much any more. Retailers are, therefore, in trouble. That is what a lot of investors are saying.
This Is Money: 30 Second Guide To… The Enron Collapse
The Daily Mail City team give a quick guide to the collapse of the Texan energy giant