Current situation is a tale of two markets

11:14am Tuesday 1st July 2008

It has often been said that there are markets working within markets, and currently it has never been so obvious.

Credit crunch may have nasty surprises in store

11:10am Tuesday 24th June 2008

IT is hard to believe that it is nearly a year since the phrase "US sub-prime losses" became one of the most commonly heard expressions used in the market. Financial companies were starting to report a large downturn in the US housing market, which in turn led to a significant rise in mortgage default rates.

Nervous markets as share prices hit by volatility

9:35am Tuesday 17th June 2008

VOLATILE share prices have been the feature of the market over the past few weeks. The measure of these wild swings is known as volatility.

Inflation can be a reminder in hitting savings

8:38am Tuesday 10th June 2008

IT'S not only a spendthrift partner or moneysucking teenagers that can savage your savings.

Feeling the pinch as rising cost of oil takes effect

10:53am Tuesday 3rd June 2008

NOWADAYS, it is difficult to pick up a newspaper or to watch the news without hearing about the spiralling cost of energy and fuel.

Is it up to the Government to save for rainy day?

1:03pm Wednesday 28th May 2008

TURN back the clock 12 months, Manchester United were champions of England, the Labour Government were losing control of Britain's finances and house prices were robust and continuing to rise ... Nothing ever changes. Right?

Time to make your mind up on rights issues

10:13am Tuesday 20th May 2008

WITH several UK banks now having gone cap-in-hand to shareholders to raise cash, it is an opportune time to examine rights issues.

	Is the bruised market's value real or rotten?
	2:01pm Tue 13 May 08
	AS the market recovers some of the heavy losses of recent months, it reminds me of an old tale that just goes to show that valuations in the market can represent nothing like a true picture of a company's value.

Four-day week, beefburgers and a bleak summer on the cards

2:24pm Wednesday 7th May 2008

NO, we are not in the Seventies, although with petrol supplies threatened, house prices sliding and a summer of industrial unrest upon us, it sometimes feels like it.

Ups and downs of investing in the stock market

10:48am Tuesday 29th April 2008

EVERYONE likes the idea of being able to make easy money.

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