People over 75 are the hardest hit by rising inflation, according to new research by Alliance Trust.

Turning a thermostat down by one degree Celsius can slash heating bills by ten per cent a year, according to the Energy Saving Trust (EST).

A special introductory offer is being made on new child health care cover by Tesco insurance.

People struggling financially have been advised by a regional newspaper to visit their local credit union rather than risk a loan shark.

A new pre-paid debit card for currency exchange has been supported by Alliance & Leicester.

New mortgage products have been launched by Britannia Building Society.

A wide range of businesses are being set up, it has been claimed.

Standard Life Bank rates on mortgages and fees have been cut on the Freestyle range.

Government data shows new applications for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly last week due to the impact of Hurricane Gustav.

The Dow closes up more than 400 points after a report that the government is considering the creation of an entity for banks' bad debt.

A recent oil scandal prompts Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to expand ethics oversight.

Sang Lee, founder of Aite Group, talks to WS&T editor-in-chief Greg MacSweeney about this weeks' events on Wall Street, and how firms can recover from the crisis and move forward...

Xignite is giving clients access to XigniteGlobalQuotes to deliver delayed stock quotes for global markets

Barclays gets successful prime brokerage, Manhattan office building and two data centers. Lehman IT staff face cutbacks, consolidation and job uncertainty.

TCS Financial Solutions was selected by Clearstream for IT infrastructure Link Up Markets Objectives.

Neuberger Berman signs three year contract with Broadridge.

Richard Lindsey, former SEC Chief Economist and director of Market Regulation, says the U.S. financial system will grow stronger from the current crisis " but he hopes the SEC will not push forward more prescriptive regulations as a knee-jerk reaction

The Executive Secretary of Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC) Engr.Mustafa Bello has called on Japanese investors to take advantage of the major reforms in the country to invest in different areas of the economy.

FOLLOWING the conclusion of the political settlement in Zimbabwe, the country now faces a mammoth task to project an image that it can offer political stability and attract much needed investment, an international public relations consultant has said.

Only the most optimistic of First Rand's shareholders could have expected the company's profit to improve over the course of its latest financial year, which ended on June 30 2008. It made a profit and its headline earnings fell only