Bloomsbury said the launch of the paperback edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince helped it to a hike in revenues
This Is Money: The Online Postage Stamp Revolution
Postage stamps can be bought on the Internet and printed on to envelopes at home under a scheme unveiled by the Royal Mail today
This Is Money: Toshiba Calls In 340,00 Batteries
Toshiba is calling back and replacing 340,000 laptop batteries worldwide, the third recall of faulty batteries made by Sony in less than six weeks
Money Links For 18th Sep 2006
Links to other interesting money articles on 18th Sep 2006.
Motley Fool: This Massive Rip-off Needs Killing Off!
Since I first started writing for The Motley Fool in January 2003, I’ve criticised rip-off payment protection insurance (PPI) over five hundred times. (Payment protection insurance meets the repayments on a credit card, loan or mortgage if you are unable to work due to accident, sickness or unemployment, and pays off your debt if you die.)
Motley Fool: The Hidden Costs Of Getting Credit
One thing which financial firms are incredibly good at producing (other than annoying adverts) is small print.
Motley Fool: The Three Key Pension Questions
I’d like to start this article on a positive note and Scottish Widows has given me just the opening. According to the BBC, a Scottish Widows survey of nearly 6,000 showed that, on average, people think they need £30,000 a year to live comfortably in retirement.
This Is Money: YouTube Signs Landmark Music Deal
Video-sharing website YouTube and Warner Music have signed a landmark deal allowing artists’ videos to be shown
Motley Fool: Money Talk: Get Out Of Debt
David Kuo, Stuart Watson and Neil Faulkner talk about why so many us are in debt in these days and what we can do to solve our debt problems.
Scotsman: Watchdog Chief Slams ‘failing’ Pensions Firms
SIR CALLUM McCARTHY, chairman of the Financial Services Authority, has hit out at Britain’s pensions and savings industry, saying it “fails miserably” to create long-term relationships with customers.