Archive for July, 2006

RBS promise to install free cash machines

Posted in Banking, News on July 28th, 2006 No Comments »

The Royal Bank of Scotland is placing 300 free-to-use cash machines in poor communities to improve their access to cash. Andrew Partridge reports

Plastic fantastic

Posted in Credit Cards, News on July 28th, 2006 No Comments »

Spending on plastic has soared in the first half of this year, demonstrating that the way UK consumers use cards is changing. Pauline McCallion reports

Centrica beefs up its bills again

Posted in News, Utilities on July 27th, 2006 No Comments »

Centrica, owner of British Gas, plans to raise gas bills by 12.4% for its 10.7 million customers in the next few months.

Manufacturers cheered by export boost

Posted in News on July 27th, 2006 No Comments »

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said that manufacturers’ order books improved marginally in July from 11% to 12%, with +13% of manufacturers expecting an export-led boost in the next three months.

EuroStar posts express sales

Posted in News on July 27th, 2006 No Comments »

Train operator EuroStar posted record sales in the first six months of 2006, as people flocked to the locations used in The Da Vinci Code and headed off to Germany to follow England’s progress in the World Cup.

Big Brother is watching the profits roll in

Posted in News on July 27th, 2006 No Comments »

Endemol, the Dutch television production company responsible for hit show Big Brother, has recorded a 23% rise in half-year turnover to £354m (517m euros) in the first six months of the year.

Northern Rock rakes in the cash

Posted in News on July 26th, 2006 No Comments »

Northern Rock has announced a 14% rise in half-year profits, powered by good performance across all sectors of its business.

Amazon’s figures drying up

Posted in News on July 26th, 2006 No Comments »

Profits at Amazon.com have tumbled as the world’s biggest online shopping company spent heavily on new technology and invested in its new toy business.

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