The big squeeze on small shareholders
Shareholders are being squeezed out as official figures show Thatcher’s dream of a shareholding democracy has crumbled
Archive for February 2nd, 2010
Halifax kicks home movers off cheap deals
Britain's biggest lender is bumping borrowers off cheap mortgages to deals costing almost twice as much (with a £995 charge)
Banks cut fixed rate savings deals again
Fixed savings rates on offer from banks and building societies are being cut, making it harder for savers to earn a decent return
What has NS&I done with our money?
Hundreds of savers who applied for NS&I’s top-paying bonds in November and December are still waiting for their accounts to be opened
Eurasian Natural Resources leads 100 on higher metals prices
European equities markets were higher Tuesday.
In London, the FTSE 100 was up 0.68 percent to 5,283.31 while the FTSE 250 gained 1.81 percent to 9,480.77.
Miner Eurasian Natural Resources (LSE: ENRC) led gains on the 100 as it added 4.6 percent on the session as all miners were higher, including best-in-sector iron-ore miner Ferrexpo (LSE: FXPO), [...]
Unite in legal battle with BA
The Unite union is in the High Court this week to resolve whether there should be a permanent injunction preventing British Airways (BA) from imposing cost-cutting measures.
Unite previously applied for a High Court injunction to block BA’s plans, but failed.
The airline wants 75% of its crew to accept a pay freeze this year and [...]