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All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:17:13 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 52730 | Annuities vs income from savings http://en.redtram.com/go/236306839/top100/ 236306839 Your comments inspired one pensions expert to develop a calculator that compares annuities versus income from savings Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:42:49 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236306839/top100/ 52664 | Barclays refuses to help family save home http://en.redtram.com/go/236305103/top100/ 236305103 High Street bank Barclays has been branded a Scrooge for refusing to allow a family to move on to cheaper mortgage repayments to protect their home Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:50:27 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236305103/top100/ 52664 | How to make a mortgage complaint http://en.redtram.com/go/236305095/top100/ 236305095 If your lender tries to change your mortgage terms or refuses a reasonable request find out how to complain Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:50:19 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236305095/top100/ 52662 | Halifax loses 70,000 over bank charge hike http://en.redtram.com/go/236304877/top100/ 236304877 More than 70,000 furious Halifax customers have applied to open current accounts at rival banks in protest at new £1-a-day overdraft charges Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:44:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236304877/top100/ 52662 | Cheques will be scrapped by 2018 deadline http://en.redtram.com/go/236304868/top100/ 236304868 The cheque's 350-year history will be consigned to the dustbin by 2018, the UK's Payments Council said today, but the decision is meeting stiff criticism Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:44:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236304868/top100/ 52662 | Shock fall in unemployment benefit claims http://en.redtram.com/go/236304860/top100/ 236304860 The claimaint count measure of unemployment fell unexpectedly in November for the first time since February 2008, boosting hopes that job losses may be on the wane Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:44:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236304860/top100/ 52662 | Pensions gaffe hits thousands of workers http://en.redtram.com/go/236304851/top100/ 236304851 Hundreds of thousands of workers in final-salary schemes have been barred from cashing in small pensions due to a government gaffe Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:43:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236304851/top100/ 52662 | Teenage dole toll soars by a third http://en.redtram.com/go/236304843/top100/ 236304843 A third of 16 and 17-year-olds are out of work, the highest since the recession began. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:43:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236304843/top100/ 52662 | Hypocrisy of Barclays is made clear http://en.redtram.com/go/236304833/top100/ 236304833 Banks consistently portray a welcoming, helpful image but then walk all over their customers when they are honest enough to ask for help Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:43:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236304833/top100/ 52662 | The sacrifice of public service http://en.redtram.com/go/236304820/top100/ 236304820 Stephen Hester's charge that efforts to curb bonuses, and the EU's intervention, have destroyed £15bn of shareholder value have to be taken with a pinch of salt Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:43:00 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236304820/top100/ 52731 | FTSE close: Rentokil up; United Utilities down http://en.redtram.com/go/236304642/top100/ 236304642 17.15:The London market finished 34.5 points ahead at 5,320.3 as the first fall in Jobseeker's Allowance claimant count since February 2008 lifted spirits Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:34:42 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236304642/top100/ 52731 | Newspaper and magazine share tips http://en.redtram.com/go/236304634/top100/ 236304634 Each week we round up share tips from national newspapers and investment magazines. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:34:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236304634/top100/ 52731 | Punch gives £2m a month to hard-up pubs http://en.redtram.com/go/236304623/top100/ 236304623 Punch Taverns has ramped up financial support to struggling pubs from £1.6m a month to £2m, as licensees continue to battle tough trading conditions Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:34:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236304623/top100/ 52731 | Welcome Finance bids farewell after restart fails http://en.redtram.com/go/236304617/top100/ 236304617 Cattles, the owner of sub-prime lender Welcome Finance, has ended it's attempts get the stricken business lending again Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:34:07 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236304617/top100/ 52731 | War of words as Kraft blasts Cadbury claims http://en.redtram.com/go/236304605/top100/ 236304605 Kraft has openly questioned Cadbury's ambitious growth targets as the battle for control of the British confectioner yesterday descended into a slanging match Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:33:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236304605/top100/ 52731 | Carpetright piles on interim dividend http://en.redtram.com/go/236304594/top100/ 236304594 Carpetright doubled its interim dividend after its UK and Republic of Ireland division had its strongest half year since 2004 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:32:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236304594/top100/ 52731 | SFO: Ciminal probe into Icelandic bank http://en.redtram.com/go/236304585/top100/ 236304585 The Serious Fraud Office is to launch a criminal investigation into failed Icelandic bank Kaupthing and sources suggest an announcement could come today Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:32:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236304585/top100/ 52731 | Rank hits jackpot with £25.9m rebate http://en.redtram.com/go/236304574/top100/ 236304574 Shares in Rank rose 2.45p to 80.55p after the Mecca bingo owner said it had won a £25.9m tax rebate Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:32:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236304574/top100/ 52731 | Final chapter looms for Borders' staff http://en.redtram.com/go/236304566/top100/ 236304566 Administrators of book chain Borders have warned that all 1,100 staff would lose their jobs on Christmas Eve unless a buyer is found this week Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:32:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236304566/top100/ 43379 | 'Baffling' new card rules hurt small firms http://en.redtram.com/go/236304147/top100/ 236304147 Small businesses are being hit with penalty fees for failing to abide by 'baffling' new rules designed to protect customers' credit card data Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:20:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236304147/top100/