With the tough economical times everyone is having, we are all trying to cut our bills in any way we possibly can. One of the best and easiest ways to help keep you on budget is to lower your energy prices. Oil stocks benefit from higher prices but you…
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Bank may echo US warnings over future rise in ratesThe Bank of England is poised to follow the US by warning high street banks of the new risks they face from future rises in interest rates and the current upheaval [...]
Both the blogosphere and the Twittersphere have been abuzz with First Round Capital’s new exchange fund idea. Here are a few extract’s from Josh Kopelman’s post on the new program:
National Equality Panel’s analysis shows the richest 10% is more than 100 times better off than the poorest 10%In many ways the Renton and the Green families have plenty in common – these are two busy, noisy, happy households, each with three children. In both families, the two older children are already in their early [...]
• Conservative leader: action swift but not extensive• Sources deny Cameron rowing back on pledge to tackle deficitDavid Cameron gave a clear sign today that Conservative spending cuts designed to prevent Britain facing a Greek-style debt crisis would begin with only modest savings in public spending this summer.Speaking in Davos, the Conservative leader said [...]
In journalism they say three makes a trend and regretfully my office has identified a disturbing one relating to investors who let a family member manage their money. During the past few months we’ve been contacted by various individuals whose …
Chancellor holds clear-the-air talks with eight UK and foreign-owned banks at World Economic Forum in DavosAlistair Darling told the City’s top bankers today to stop feeling sorry for themselves and instead work with the government to create a stronger financial system.The chancellor held clear-the-air talks with eight UK and foreign-owned banks at the meeting of [...]
Giving speeches on the same night, MPC member Andrew Sentance hails ‘tailwind’ of world recovery, while senior insider Andrew Haldane warns of ‘debt overhang’ in downbeat addressThe growing divergence of views at the Bank of England about when the fragile UK economy can safely be taken off life support was laid bare tonight in sharply [...]
World Trade Organisation chief says long-running global trade talks show what is needed to prevent negotiations on climate change and financial regulation dragging out for many yearsWorld leaders need to learn lessons from the long-running global trade talks if they are to prevent negotiations on climate change and financial regulation dragging out for many years, [...]
A Davos meeting was told executive pay had reached unsustainable levels compared with workers’ payA union leader representing 20 million workers worldwide tonight called for executive salaries to be capped at 20 times the pay of the average worker as he branded the system for rewarding business leaders “corrupt” and a “racket”.Speaking at the World [...]