Fixing the UK’s banking woes may not be a simple matter.
There appears to be a significant rift forming with regard to changes required for the regulation of the UK banking sector, to avoid a systemic failure as was evidenced in 2007. A report released today by the Treasury select committee expressed concerns about the way [...]
Business broadband is a way of life nowadays, with very few (if any) serious businesses still using dial up.
There are several types of connection. They are:
* Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
* Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line (SDSL), and
* Leased Line
ADSL is fine for residential users, who generally do not have much in the way of [...]
One of New Zealand’s leading economists believes the fall in house prices is over and the market is set to resume rising, albeit at a substantially slower rate than in the last seven or so years.
Tony Alexander, the Bank of New Zealand’s chief economist, has scoffed at doomsayers who are predicting the country’s housing market [...]
For those of you still fortunate enough to have money, you might need to find out more about things you can do to make best use of it.
Saving and investment are two different things. Savings are money put aside to protect it from loss, whereas investment is about using your money to make money. The [...]
Here’s a few ads from local newspapers in the US and around the world.
* Dinner Special — Turkey $2.35; Chicken or Beef $2.25; Children $2.00.
* Wanted: 50 girls for stripping machine operators in factory.
* Great Dames for sale.
* Vacation Special: have your home exterminated.
* Toaster: A gift that every member of the family appreciates. Automatically [...]
Has the property market hit rock bottom yet? Is it already on the upswing? Not likely, it seems.
The government is pumping money into building new houses, which will go some way towards improving things in the construction industry, but is not likely to push prices up. Quite the opposite, in fact. The property news is [...]
I watched a rerun of an Oprah episode from earlier this year, all about how the recession is affecting people in the US.
Multi-billion dollar stimulus packages and huge bonuses for finance sector executives gall when you see ordinary families reduced to walking the streets waiting for the homeless shelter to open.
Reporter Lisa Ling went [...]
One of the big things parents can teach their kids is how to handle money well.
My big question is, why do kids have no concept of saving? This is something that needs to be taught. I’m no great expert at finance matters and finance forums really bore me to sleep, so I’m probably not the [...]
I’m of the opinion that some of what could be called graffiti actually enhances the environment. But this is good quality art in a place where it is wanted. Street art, perhaps. This is not random, unwanted, incomprehensible rubbish.
On the first Monday of the school holidays, I arrived at school at 8am to kick off [...]
These are personal advertisements from newspapers in the US and around the world.
* Lost: small apricot poodle. Reward. Neutered. Like one of the family.
* Four-poster bed, 101 years old. Perfect for antique lover.
* We do not tear your clothing with machinery. We do it carefully by hand.
* Tired of cleaning yourself? Let me do it.
* [...]