Finance Articles


Retail blow as bank holiday sales slump

Home  Aug, 2007

Retail blow as bank holiday sales slump - Retailers look have endured one of slowest August bank holidays for years, prompting fears that uncertainty financial markets may be feeding into wider economy City bonuses up record £14bn - City bonuses have risen 30% year - twice as big as 2006 further widening gap between executive normal pay



Retail blow as bank holiday sales slump  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Retailers look to have endured one of the slowest August bank holidays for years, prompting fears that uncertainty in financial markets may be feeding into the wider economy
City bonuses up to record £14bn  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
City bonuses have risen 30% in a year - twice as big as 2006 and further widening the gap between executive and normal pay
Market report: Tuesday latest  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
11.30:Shares of Bradford & Bingley were an early casualty today as the mortgage lender continues to count the cost of rising interest rates
Businesses lose nerve amid market turmoil  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Recent turmoil in the financial markets has left business confidence at its weakest since November 2005, says a report today
Tax escape for a third of top companies  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Many of the UK's 700 biggest businesses paid no corporation tax in the 2005-2006 financial year, an official study has revealed
Paper flight tickets to end  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Airlines will abandon paper tickets from next summer, cutting costs by about £5 per traveller when electronic ticketing takes over
New push to ease Sunday trading laws  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Asda is to spearhead another campaign to change Sunday trading laws, demanding that restrictions on opening times should be swept away for the benefit of customers and staff
'Heads to roll' at ITV over phone scandal  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
ITV boss Michael Grade is expected to sack 'several' senior executives over the phone-in scandals that have rocked the television industry over the past six months
A to Z of the Sunday newspapers  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Here's our summary of what the Sunday broadsheets are reporting from the world of finance and business
Beware of iTunes card con  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Credit card holders are being warned to be on their guard against the latest ploy by crooks - the 51p iTunes fraud.
Freeze charges, judge tells bank  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
A judge has ordered Barclays to freeze the penalty charges and interest on the account of a customer who has sued the bank for their return
Mobile giants hit out at EC  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Mobile phone firms, including Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile and Orange, are poised to launch a legal attack on the European Commission over cuts on overseas charges
Tesco Direct scores with horse blankets  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Tesco plans to raise the stakes in its assault on the non-food market by adding thousands of new products to its Tesco Direct website
Northern Rock stages subprime retreat  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
The High Street lender has raised interest charges on fixed-rate loans and scrapped its range of trackers for borrowers with a poor credit history
BMI flies empty in Heathrow bag chaos  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
BMI was forced to fly up to 10 empty planes from Heathrow this summer because the airport could not process passengers and baggage in time
BP chief Browne lands new top job  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Four months after being forced to quit, the former BP has been appointed managing director of a US private equity firm's European arm
Cuts in City bonuses 'will hit house prices'  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
City bankers will see their annual bonuses slashed by as much as 20% this year as the turmoil in financial markets hits them in the pocket
Abbey offers 5% cashback to shoppers  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
A cashback battle looks likely as Abbey announces credit card customers are to receive refunds of up to £50 on purchases at major supermarkets
City View: Households hurt by crunch  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
We have heard a lot about the ongoing credit crunch over recent weeks but how might it affect households and what might it mean for the interest rates that we face?
An elegant fix for house inflation  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
Nostalgia, as an idea, has been hijacked by those to whom it means women in Twenties dresses and men in white tie and tails
A Promise: We will fight for justice on claims  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
When it comes to paying insurance claims, some companies have a terrible record. Rather than pay up they go out of their way to avoid payment despite the heartache they cause
Midas share tips: Jelf and Hat Pin  [08/28/2007 01:17 PM]
The Mail on Sunday's share tipper Midas runs the rule over insurance broker Jelf and headhunter firm Hat Pin