Consumers waste almost 2 billion pounds per year on rarely used labour saving gadgets and now have almost 80 million white elephants in their homes.
Investing in football club equities was once the domain of the staunch supporter, interested more in hanging a share certificate on the wall than making money.
The FTSE 100 index is seen opening 2 points higher on Friday, financial bookmakers said, after the index ended up 0.69 percent at 5,9871.3 points in the previous session.
Aegis Group has won the pan European media buying and planning account for General Motors, the world's second largest spender on advertising behind Procter & Gamble
Hibernian Life & Pensions today announced in a statement that it had added three new funds to the AID pension product range.
Honda today announced an increase in production at its Swindon Car Plant, a move which should create an extra 700 jobs in the UK.
3i Group Plc, announced today that it would be holding discussions with analysts and investors ahead of its close period for the six months ended 30th September 2006
The result would be the 3rd consecutive year of profit for the Europe division.
Cleaning and maintenance company Mitie Group said on Thursday it had continued to perform in line with management expectations, with good levels of organic growth.
Insurer Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group said on Thursday it was selling its U.S. arm to Arrowpoint Capital
Advertising firm M&C Saatchi said on Thursday it expects full year profits to be significantly ahead of expectations despite first half pre tax profits being down 30 percent,
Independent financial advisers (IFAs) could assume up to 25 billion pounds worth of the value of the UK life sector within the next decade or two
The FTSE opened higher on Thursday, supported by mining and oil stocks, as traders reacted positively to renewed U.S. confidence following a near record breaking high on Wall Street on Wednesday.
HMV Group, which sells music, DVDs and books, said on Thursday its total like for like sales were down 3.7 percent, once the benefit of its recent acquisition of Ottakar's was taken out.
On Wednesday, Microsoft unveiled the pricing of its anticipated external Hi-Definition DVD (HD-DVD) player to be released for its Xbox 360 gaming console.
Barclays today announced that it had renewed its global title sponsorship of the Premier League.
A report from Datamonitor has revealed that the UK is the most indebted nation in all of Western Europe. All of one third of unsecured debt in Western Europe is because of the UK.
GlaxoSmithKline won a partial victory on Wednesday in its bid to stop Spanish drug wholesalers from re-exporting its medicines at high premiums.
Insurer Standard Life posted a first half operating profit below analyst forecasts on Wednesday, hit by an increase in provisions for customers cashing in policies
Hong Kong continues to be the preferred base for international companies to oversee their regional operations, a Census & Statistics Department survey suggests. The number of regional operations and local offices in Hong Kong operated by overseas and Mainland companies reached its highest-ever level this year, topping 6,350.
Migrant workers from Bulgaria and Romania will only be allowed gradual access into the United Kingdom after these two countries join the European Union, a UK government minister said Tuesday.
The USA has dropped from being the most globally competitive country in the world to being the sixth in a report by the World Economic Forum released today.
