'Fat finger' trade seen costly after HSBC price spike

A trader may have lost about 400,000 pounds ($662,100) in under 30 seconds on Thursday after causing a 10 percent spike in the shares of Europe's biggest bank, HSBC (HSBA.L), which traders blamed on human error - a "fat finger"...

Public get chance to buy part of Royal Mail in £3bn 'Thatcher-style' privatisation

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 13th September 2013 19:21.

Millions of families were today invited to buy shares in Royal Mail in the first Thatcher style

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'Waive rights for shares' employment comes into force

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 1st September 2013 16:32.

A new employment status that allows workers to give up some employee rights, such as the ability to claim unfair dismissal, in exchange for shares......

Barclays stock hit by £5.8bn cash call to plug shortfall

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 30th July 2013 19:04.

Barclays will issue £5.8bn in new shares as part of a move to plug a £12.8bn capital shortfall created by new regulatory demands. The bank will......

Barclays and four traders fined $453m over US energy market-rigging

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 17th July 2013 08:25.

US regulators have upheld a fine on Barclays and four of its traders of $453m (£300m) for allegedly manipulating electricity prices. Barclays...

Morning all,

BBC News - RBS

Surely the decision to start selling shares in RBS is our call as tax payers?

I would prefer to sit on them for a few more years and hopefully make a very substantial profit for our investment.

But you can bet...

Hi everyone,

In the summer last year, I ended up in a joint tenancy with 2 other people. Stupidly I paid cash in hand to one of the other tenants for my "room", which was a set amount of money we verbally agreed upon to cover my share of rent and bills. He paid the rent in cash...

Homeserve shares tumble on profit warning

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 22nd March 2013 11:15.

*A profit warning from Homeserve had investors heading for the exit this morning, with shares in the house repairs and insurance group sliding as ...
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Household water bills to rise 3.5%

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 5th February 2013 09:08.

The average household water and sewerage bill in England and Wales is to rise by 3.5% over the next year, regulator Ofwat has said. Households will...

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Lloyds in push to halt false PPI claims

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 3rd February 2013 10:52.

*Antonio Horta-Osorio, the chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group, has written to the Justice Secretary demanding the ballooning costs of false...

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Taxpayer risks losing £1billion under Osborne plan to bribe workers

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 11th December 2012 20:59.

*into giving up their rights * Employees urged to sacrifice rights in return for shares in their firm Chancellor offered tax break...

I have a 2003 (52) Citroen Zsara Picasso 1.8 SX and need the lower drive belt crankshaft pulley and drive belt.

I have spent much time these past few days searching but they are either out of stock of the pulley or it is too expensive nearly £100.

It is a common problem apparently...

Hang up on sickening phone scams The low-lifes and toerags who target the elderly will stoop to an

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 14th October 2012 10:40.

Every week we receive tales of fraud, scams and rip-offs. The most distressing involve the callous exploitation...

Just had a letter this afternoon from Power2Contact, informing me that they will be visiting my address as they have been instructed by their client, their client apparently is Cougar finances who i have been in talks with through post and email to come to an arrangement to pay. Cougar are working...

Hi

First of great site been such a help reading over the posts.

I have a number of complaints on going with santander one of which i have had a final response to they offer me a £100.

I have written a letter before action that i want to send to them i do not...