Vista Release Candidate 1 is now available at least to some outside beta testers, according to a letter from the Microsoft exec in charge of the project posted to the Vista blog . Testers expected this drop in late August,

ABBEY has introduced the third issue of its guaranteed growth bond. At the end of five-and-a-half years, investors receive a guaranteed 20 per cent, plus an additional amount - capped at 13 per cent - dependent on the performance of

A PERSONAL loan rewarding customers who see out the full term has been brought out by First Direct, a subsidiary of HSBC.

THERE'S a lot of money still lying around in the Investment Club because we missed buying back into Stagecoach as planned.

A MANAGEMENT philosophy with a focus on change has helped Standard Life Investments' UK Equity High Income Fund outperform throughout the investment cycle.

THE coming week could prove an expensive one for all of us of if the Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) decides on another hike in the base rate.

SCOTTISH schools are being urged to sign up to a national competition run by retail stockbroker the Share Centre.

WHILE most football fans can never hope to equal the income of the top players they idolise, soccer can actually encourage people to save. But canny investors should be aware supporting your club won't give you the best savings rate

THIS week's terrorist attacks in Turkey at the start of this week in areas popular with Scottish holiday makers, including the coastal resorts of Marmaris and Antalya, have implications for travel insurance and overseas property investment.

ON 1 JANUARY 2007, a new investment shareholder will come into the world, and already the commercial midwives are busy painting the nursery.

IN STRICTLY financial terms, the advice to those considering separation and divorce is very simple and can be summed up in one word: "Don't!"

VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - African cinema is back at the Venice film festival after nearly 20 years with Chad's "Daratt," a story about coming to terms with the horrors of civil war inspired by director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's own experience.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dozens of CBS television affiliates are balking at network plans to rebroadcast the acclaimed documentary "9/11" for fear that coarse language by firefighters in the film may incur stiff new fines for indecency.

A small town rodeo has become a big hit with physically and mentally challenged kids. The Franklin County Sheriff's Posse Handicapped Rodeo began 4 years ago with just a handful volunteers and 7 children. Now, it brings in special needs

The new Sound Around exhibit at Discovery Science Place is all about learning about sound in a fun way.

KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military shot down a dummy warhead over the Pacific on Friday in what it described as a "huge step" in development of an anti-missile shield activated in July to guard against missiles test-fired by North

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin vowed never again to call the World Trade Center site a "hole in the ground" during a visit to New York on Friday to let investors know his hurricane-devastated city is

Twins pitcher Brad Radke has a stress fracture in his right shoulder, an injury Minnesota doesn't necessarily think will end his season.