Finance Articles


M&S springs sales surpise

Home  Jul, 2007

M&S springs sales surpise - Marks & Spencer delivered satisfying raspberry City today as predictions that summer washout had caused slump sales proved well off pace Darling wants 25-year fix for home loans - Intervention may be needed increase available number of fixed-rate mortgages lasting up 25 years, says new Chancellor



M&S springs sales surpise  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Marks & Spencer delivered a satisfying raspberry to the City today as predictions that the summer washout had caused a slump in sales proved well off the pace
Darling wants 25-year fix for home loans  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Intervention may be needed to increase the available number of fixed-rate mortgages lasting up to 25 years, says the new Chancellor
Market report: Tuesday latest  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
13.00:The value of little Northwest Biotherapeutics has more than doubled over the past two days as investors pin their hopes on the group's new vaccine DCVax to combat brain cancer
Branson booted off CrossCountry trains  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Sir Richard Branson was given a kick in the teeth by the Government today as his Virgin Trains company was sacked from the nationwide CrossCountry rail franchise
Floods push up price of fish and chips  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Shoppers are being warned that ruined crops mean higher prices for potatoes, peas, bread and dairy produce
Tory tax breaks for married couples  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Married couples would get a tax and benefits boost potentially worth thousands of pounds a year under a Tory strategy to avert family breakdown
Prices cut in TV football battle  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
As the dates for televised soccer are announced, broadcaster Setanta says it will charge fans less than Sky for watching Premiership matches
Barclaycard readies '3-in-1' card  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Barclaycard launched a website today to allow people to pre-register for its new three-in-one payment card
Beware UK Passport Information rip-off  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
A warning has been sounded over the unofficial UK Passport Information service which encourages people into calling a premium rate phone line service for travel advice available for free
Murdoch empire under the spotlight  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Rupert Murdoch's creeping control over Britain's media sector will be a key consideration for the Competition Commission, which wants to leave no stone unturned in its probe into BSkyB
Bank gets boost in inflation fight  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
The pressure on the Bank of England to raise rates even further may have lessened today as figures showed manufacturing prices were fairly subdued in June
Most Britons fail to make a will  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
More than half the British adult population are risking their money and possessions not going where they they want when they die, according to a new survey
BBC fined for Blue Peter phone-in scandal  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Media watchdog Ofcom has imposed an unprecedented £50,000 fine on the BBC over the Blue Peter phone-in scandal in which a young studio guest posed as a fake competition winner
Boeing unveils 787 Dreamliner  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Planemaker Boeing today unveiled its new 'green' 787 Dreamliner aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce engines
Pupils to be taught how to save and invest  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Children as young as 11 are to be taught how to manage money, plan a pension and calculate rates of interest
Scrap stamp-duty, says think tank  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Stamp duty has become a major financial barrier for first-time buyers in most regions of Britain, says the Policy Exchange
Households face £1.3bn gas bill blow  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Britain's households could have to find an extra £1.3bn because of controversial claims for cash by gas companies that will increase domestic energy bills
Higher rates hit business confidence  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
The first signs that higher interest rates are beginning to bite came today as an index of business confidence slumped to a 16-month low last month
Monday view: Why we need alternative energy  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Analysis:There is a lot of talk about climate change and global warming, but people have given them little real thought and think they are one and the same
Oil clouds inflation outlook  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
We should not be lulled into a false sense of optimism by lower producer prices in June. All the indications are that the inflationary threat is as strong as ever
30 second guide to American depositary receipts  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail's City team look at the alternatives to shares that allow investors to trade stock in overseas firms without having to undertake cross-border transactions
Midas: Northgate's white van man/IT recruitment firm FDM  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
The white van is a legend on the road and 63,500 in the UK belong to Northgate. Financial Mail's stockpicker takes a look at the van firm and IT recruitment firm FDM
Time to praise insurers  [07/10/2007 01:17 PM]
The response we have seen to the floods represents the insurance industry at its best - it is time to praise those we often seek to bury, says Financial Mail's personal finance editor