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The national postal strike has been put on hold after both sides in the dispute agreed to a "period of calm" before Christmas. Two planned 24-hour walkouts for today and Monday, each involving up to 121,000 workers, have been... [read full story]
I was put on 'withdrawal watch' when I tried to open a Northern Rock account I recently tried to open a one-year fixed-rate bond account with Northern Rock. There seemed to be a problem by phone, but the website said this was...
Despite the downturn, it is an investment that has been as safe as houses, rising by an average of 111% over the decade, reports Rupert Jones Forget the stockmarket and high-interest savings accounts – the best place for your...
Gold was a lousy investment in the 90s … how times change. The humble savings account, meanwhile, more than held its own Gold It has been one of the best investments of the past decade, and this week it was hitting new highs....
Nationwide is spending £450m a year to subsidise consumers on its variable rate mortgages as well as being stung by a leap in bad debts. Graham Beale, chief executive of Britain's third largest mortgage lender, warned: 'You...
