On the money: The spectre of a fresh global economic crisis means homeowners who are languishing on standard variable-rate mortgages need to switch now, brokers warn... more
Phone and broadband provider TalkTalk has been criticised by the advertising watchdog for a misleading advert which exaggerated the savings potential customers could make by switching to their service... more
Almost nine out of 10 phones sold on contract by Carphone Warehouse are now high-revenue smartphones, helping to drive the company's profits up sharply in the year since it demerged from TalkTalk... more
The boss of TalkTalk says customers will have to bear with her as she irons out the problems of merging its own service with those of Tsicali and AOL... more
Strong consumer demand for broadband and a return to cash generation at its once troubled Global Services division saw BT boost its third-quarter profits by 30%... more
Market round-up: You might have thought that discovering the biggest gas field in Iraq in more than 30 years would be a fillip to any energy explorer's shares. Not, alas, for Heritage Oil... more
TalkTalk will concentrate on broadband growth and integrating new customers following its split from Carphone Warehouse at the end of last year... more
Soaring demand for smart phones such as BlackBerrys and iPhones help Carphone Warehouse to raise its profit forecasts for the second time in three months... more
Charles Dunstone, chief executive of Carphone Warehouse, today revealed that the first two “Big Box” stores run jointly with the massive US electronics retailer Best Buy will open in the South-East next spring ... more
The last major rules controlling how much BT can charge for domestic phone calls have been scrapped - 25 years after the company was privatised... more
The iPhone and the avalanche of competing touch-screen mobile phones with a dizzying array of applications have saved Carphone Warehouse from a fall in sales ... more
Hopes of a rescue for stricken broadband provider Tiscali were raised as Carphone Warehouse reportedly eyes a last minute bid for its UK broadband business... more
Consumer: It was the worst-ever Christmas for the mobile phone industry, but market leader Carphone Warehouse claimed victory in the battle to get consumers to part with their cash... more
Afternoon:
8°c
