Need help making decisions on how to invest? Why not go to Money Advice Service, an organisation set up by the Government and funded by the Financial Services Authority...... more
It's somewhat ironic that protesters have arrived to complain about City greed at just the moment much of the City itself is making no money whatsoever. Even Goldman Sachs was due today to report a loss for the third quarter, and if Goldman isn't in the black, it's reasonable to guess that almost no one is.... more
Tesco chief executive Phil Clarke gets a vote of confidence from a key shareholder - Warren Buffett is upping his stake in the supermarket giant... more
The Sage of Soho, Sir Martin Sorrell, cheers investors as he defies the doomsters and refuses to lower the growth forecast for advertising giant WPP... more
If there were any tears at the Bright Eyes gig, they were only of joy at seeing a band in touching distance of greatness at such close quarters... more
As billionaires go, Warren Buffett is worth a bob or two. That’s probably why shares of his publicly listed vehicle Berkshire Hathaway are changing hands on Wall Street at more than $100,000 apiece ... more
Whitehall's spin doctors are crafty. Last Thursday, while the row was raging about British National Party leader Nick Griffin’s appearance on Question Time and the Royal Mail strike was causing chaos, the Government slipped out the news that — after 10 months of discussion — it was refusing to back a compulsory register of lobbyists ... more
Investment: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has slashed its holdings in healthcare products maker Johnson & Johnson and consumer products giant Procter & Gamble... more
After being told last week that they will not receive their regular share of the firm's profits for the next six months, partners at City law firm Eversheds seem desperate to hold on to their perks... more
Gordon Brown is engaged in a dizzying high-wire act. He's weighing up whether to guarantee all UK bank deposits as a slew of other governments have done or he could take shares in the banks in the hope recapitalisation will provide the boost banks need... more
One is America’s richest man who still lives in the house he bought for $31,000 in 1958. The other is an investment chief who started selling clothes as a teenager. Here, we tell the story of the deal they’ve done to safeguard Goldman Sachs... more
While Britain will be lucky to see growth of 1.5% this year, data from the European Commission's Eurostat suggests the eurozone is buzzing at about 2.2%... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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