In a week when the state owned bank Lloyds announced along with other European banks that it had returned to making a profit, the financial crisis for most of us remains a long way from being resolved.
Restrictions put in place by the financial institutions to make the business of borrowing money may have been eased [...]

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A disappearing trend, but zero percent credit card transfers still exist
John Williams - Wednesday 28.04.10, 14:38pm
Tags: Banking · Cash Flow · Personal Finance · Small Businesses · UK Economy
Co-operative Group enter festive price war
John Williams - Monday 30.11.09, 12:56pm
Mutual retailer, the Co-operative Group has today announced that it is prepared to fight like for like with the UK’s top supermarket chains for a share of the public festive season spend, by introducing price cuts and savings that they say are worth £200 million customers.
As the silly season is practically upon us the Co-op [...]
Tags: Business News · Personal Finance · Retail · UK Economy
UK Insolvencies hit record levels
John Williams - Monday 09.11.09, 11:57am
Talk of recovery from the financial crisis in the UK was dealt a crucial blow with the release of the highest insolvency figures since records began, last week, showing over 35,000 people were declared bankrupt in the three months up to September 2009.
The actual figure from the Insolvency Service recorded 35,242 people in England and [...]
Tags: Administration · Cash Flow · Personal Finance · Small Businesses · UK Economy
UK Business: Pawnbrokers cash in on Gold as Brit’s sell off their valuables
John Williams - Monday 26.10.09, 12:25pm
The UK’s biggest pawnbroker, H&T which has over 120 branches across the country has said the business is trading well ahead of expectations as cash strapped Britons continue to trade in their valuables for cash.
H&T have opened 56 new outlets in shopping centres across the UK over the last year, recognising the growing recession fuelled [...]
Tags: Cash Flow · Personal Finance · UK Economy
Comparison site says ‘Show us how you would spend your savings’ and win £500
John Williams - Monday 21.09.09, 11:07am
As one of the most popular comparison sites in the UK, MoneySupermarket.com, help thousands of users make millions of pounds worth of savings everyday.
While money and finance are still among the most popular areas that visitors are looking at to make savings, the MoneySupermarket site offers a whole lot more with listings for insurance products, [...]
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