| Home | My Account | Directories |
Google Announce 2 for 1 Stock Split
Published on 2012-04-13 04:20:21
TweetGoogle Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) have announced that they will split their shares at a rate of 2 for 1. Stock splits are the most common way for American companies to lower share price to increase liquidity of stock. Other than a doubling of shares for shareholders no other change will occur – no change to value of [...] > read more
Big Society Capital Supports Charities and Social Entrepreneurs
Published on 2012-04-04 02:47:18
TweetA new fund to support charities and social entrepreneurs who have struggled to obtain lending from the traditional banks has been set up by the coalition government. Money is sourced from dormant bank accounts, which are bank accounts that have been left usused for over 15 years. There is around £400 million in these accounts. The other [...] > read more
Balfour Beatty plc Announces Job Cuts
Published on 2012-03-29 05:49:18
TweetBalfour Beatty plc. has announced that it will be making job cuts. The construction industry has been hard in the last few years and Balfour Beatty is forced to cut staff to reduce costs. Balfour Beatty is a vital consurtction firm in the UK, and ranked 15th largestglobally. It is listed on the FTSE 250 Index. [...] > read more
Game Group Enters Administration – The Nail in the Coffin for Console and PC Games?
Published on 2012-03-26 16:29:20
TweetToday we learned that Game (The Game Group Plc), the high street computer game retailer, has gone into administration. It is feared the all stores will close within a week. Game suspended trading on 12st March 2012. It seems that cash flow problems and investments were the main cause, with a failure to source new [...] > read more
Facebook Announces $5 Billion IPO
Published on 2012-02-02 07:38:04
TweetMarket Update – 2nd February 2012 Facebook have announced plans to float on the stock market. It is looking to raise $5 billion in an IPO. It has filed its intention to list with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Form S-1 REGISTRATION STATEMENT Under The Securities Act of 1933 - Facebook, Inc. SEC.gov It is valued at around $75 billion, less than [...] > read more
Google Shareholders Not Impressed With 27% Growth
Published on 2012-01-20 06:34:35
TweetGoogle has seen its revenue increase by 27% for the final quarter, and 29% overall for 2011. However, this increase in revenue has still fallen short of shareholder expectations and as a result many people are selling. Google share price has dropped by 10% after the results were released, plummeting share price to $575 per [...] > read more
Churchill and Direct Line Fined £2.17 Million for Altering Client Files
Published on 2012-01-18 05:48:36
TweetRBS, and us, the taxpayers, will be having to cough up £2.17 million to pay an FSA fine incurred by Churchill Insurance and Direct Line. Both Churchill Insurance Company Limited and Direct Line are private companies, owned by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc.. It was discovered that both of these companies had altered customer files to [...] > read more
Yahoo! Announces Resignation of Jerry Yang
Published on 2012-01-17 19:19:54
TweetPRESS RELEASE FROM YAHOO! SUNNYVALE, Calif.– (BUSINESS WIRE)– Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), the premier digital media company, today announced that Jerry Yang has resigned from its Board of Directors and all other positions with the company, effective today. In addition, Yang resigned from the Boards of Yahoo Japan Corporation and Alibaba Group Holding Limited, effective today. In a letter to [...] > read more
Peacock’s On The Brink of Administration
Published on 2012-01-16 13:52:56
TweetPeacocks, the Welsh retail giant owned by the Peacock Group that grew from very humble beginnings in a penny arcade in Chesire is on the brink of falling into administration. It developed as a retailer of woman’s clothing and has grown in recent decades to become a more dominant brand on high streets across the UK. [...] > read more
Which type of Mortgage Rate is right for You?
Published on 2011-12-19 09:47:34
The wide range of mortgage rates on the market has always been confusing, but the picture is complicated by the fact that the Bank of England base rate has now been at a record low of 0.5% since March 2009. That doesn't mean there's an undisputed "right" answer as to which rate type is best for you, but it does change some of the factors you need to take into account. > read more
Saab Automobile Files for Bankruptcy
Published on 2011-12-19 08:20:51
TweetSaab Automobile AB, maker of classic cars such as the Saab 99, Saab 900, Saab 900 S Classic Convertible and Saab Sonnet, has filed for bankruptcy. Its former owner, General Motors, recently turned down an investment from the Chinese company Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile Co. Ltd that would have provided a life-line for Saab. Saab [...] > read more
The National Debt, What is it in Layman’s Terms?
Published on 2011-12-19 07:10:28
Do you really understand what the National Debt is? A recent Channel 4 Programme actually revelad that a number of MPs do not understand this so it is hardly surprising if members of the public are confused. At present in simple terms the National Debt is just over £900 billion. So that represents the mortgage capital. What then is the figures of about £150 million you hear talked about and described as the Deficit? That is the amount each year that the Government overspends. > read more
Thomas Cook Loses £400 Million – To Close 200 Stores
Published on 2011-12-14 03:17:31
TweetThomas Cook issued 3 profit warnings this year and has now announced losses of £400 million. It is planning some major restructuring to solve its cash crisis. There will be around 200 store closures with redundancies all over the country. There are 110 stores that will definitely close, although no jobs will close before Christmas. In total it [...] > read more
Review of Tech Stock IPOs – the Winners and Losers
Published on 2011-12-05 11:25:36
TweetIt seems that tech stocks are on the agenda again. After the first tech stock bubble burst investors became extremely wary of technology stock, especially Internet stocks, and started to question the valuations that many companies have been given. This year we have seen IPOs from Demand Media, LinkedIn, Yandex and Groupon. The hot news [...] > read more