Bank base rate to stay at 0....

March 10, 2011

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has once again voted to hold the centralbank’s base rate at 0.5 per cent. The rate has now been unchanged for two years – at the...

Groupola misled thousands wi...

March 10, 2011

Red-faced directors at group-buying site Groupola admit they misled thousands of customers by offering to sell them cheap iPhones when they only had eight in stock. A media campaign promoting the phon...

‘Debt amongst pensione...

March 10, 2011

Deepening debt levels, falling income and struggles with the rising cost of living. They are three factors affecting increasing numbers of over 55s in the UK, according to a study by the insurance gro...

Using credit cards ‘is...

March 09, 2011

Using a credit card to pay for goods and services ‘doesn’t count as real spending’.  That’s the startling conclusion to a recent survey into attitudes towards cash and spe...