http://www.financealley.com en-us editorial@financealley.com The Post Office interviewed more than 2,000 people on attitudes to credit card spending and found that one in four expected they would buy more on credit this month than they did in January last year. January is traditionally seen as a month when peopl... http://www.financealley.com/article_471108_15.html 10th February 2008 Car insurance rates for policies bought on the web have dipped for the first time in the last two years. Online comprehensive motor insurance premiums dipped slightly during quarter four in 2007 according the latest M... http://www.financealley.com/article_471107_19.html 10th February 2008 US banking giant Citigroup, the largest company in the world according to Forbes business magazine, said it would eliminate about 17,000 positions throughout its organization, as part of a plan to streamline the organization, cut expense growth and drive ... http://www.financealley.com/article_149720_15.html 19th April 2007 As Do It Yourself activities increase, home insurance cover should be an increasingly important purchase for many home owners. Botched DIY jobs can leave homeowners making a costly home insurance ... http://www.financealley.com/article_149718_15.html 19th April 2007 Almost half of British holidaymakers plan to use their credit card to shop abroad, according to a recent Post Office warning. According to USwitch.com, the price comparison site, UK holidaying consumer... http://www.financealley.com/article_149716_15.html 19th April 2007 As interest rates seems so low in decades, the consumers take on additional debt to ease existing debts. The goal is to consolidate various higher-interest balances into one, easier-to-handle and less-costly package. <a href=http://uk.virginmoney.com/pe... http://www.financealley.com/article_149715_15.html 19th April 2007 According to a research by LifeSearch, the percentage of people under 35 who are buying life insurance has dropped by five per cent to 31 per cent. Young people can afford to be more careful when sele... http://www.financealley.com/article_149714_15.html 19th April 2007 Preparing for and running the 2012 Olympic Games will create many jobs over the next seven years. But the promised jobs boom from the 2012 Olympics for the five Olympic boroughs might fail to materialize. 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In June 2006, Claudette Osborn of Grants Pass, a retired state revenue agent who works part-time inspecting rental properties, drove home a $30,000 Saturn Sky convertible after playing th... http://www.financealley.com/article_147093_15.html 12th April 2007 The competitions which offer chances to win grand prizes are really to appreciate at their highest value when you hear the story of a lucky winner. Recently the “Win a car” competition has been launched by a Sw... http://www.financealley.com/article_147091_15.html 12th April 2007 Whether by the river, on the terrace of a country house hotel restaurant, pub beer garden, a quaint side street, the beach or your own backyard, dining outside offers the perfect opportunity to get fun. According to the National BBQ Association (NBA), 10... http://www.financealley.com/article_147088_15.html 12th April 2007 The United Kingdom is confronted with a delicate financial problem: taxes are too high, unusually high for the strength and the prestige of the economy, and also for the countries ambitions. Although Britain has a rampant economy at the moment and is one ... http://www.financealley.com/article_142085_15.html 29th March 2007 When it comes to home insurances, everyone wants the best service possible. This means the cheapest and the surest way to realise it. A traditional view is that banks are the surest way in such a case, because they are reliable, secure and offers prices w... http://www.financealley.com/article_142076_15.html 29th March 2007 As a preference in the most important area of financial advisers’ business for 2007, pensions are right on the top. A significant percentage of 74 of the advisers believe that pensions are the best dea... http://www.financealley.com/article_124866_19.html 30th January 2007 First week of the year at the Wall Street stock market closed with hefty losses. The only sector which registered significant rises is the one of jobs. While Dow Jones industrial average registered an 82 points lower... http://www.financealley.com/article_124864_19.html 30th January 2007 Recent study made by a consumer group named “Which?” is warning the car insurance customers to pay close attention to the risk that they might be exposing to. According to “Which?” there are ... http://www.financealley.com/article_124863_15.html 30th January 2007 -The Story Of The Un Employee- Finding a job nowadays is not such a complicated process as it was a couple of years before. The easiest way to do it is to register your Curriculum Vitae on a Job Recruitment On-line s... http://www.financealley.com/article_124861_15.html 30th January 2007 On the total contrast with last year’s predictions, companies made a come back by re-introducing the interest free deals. Using the credit card balance transfer, a large number of companies-as data ... http://www.financealley.com/article_124858_19.html 30th January 2007 The use of SMS for business purposes shows widespread adoption within the South African market, according to a pilot study by Webchek in July 2006. 95% of respondents reported receiving busines... http://www.financealley.com/article_123726_15.html 26th January 2007 Predicting that the overall 802.11 equipment market will be worth $3.8 billion by 2009, Research firm Infonetics Research Inc. says that the enterprise market in particular is set to thrive, with revenue jumping 120 percent between 2006 and 2009. "The en... http://www.financealley.com/article_123725_15.html 26th January 2007 At the moment, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have perhaps the most to gain from the explosion of new VOIP services. In one move, businesses can outsource their communications, doing away with clu... http://www.financealley.com/article_123723_15.html 26th January 2007 Voice calls that by-pass the PSTN are clearly a threat to incumbents. If alternative operators use IP infrastructure to deliver long-distance calls to their customers, or enterprises themselves elect to piggy... http://www.financealley.com/article_123722_15.html 26th January 2007 VoIP , along with broadband, IP-VPN, triple-play, fixed-mobile convergence and FTTH (fiber to the home) are essentially all signposts along different routes to the next-generation network, or NGN. These are ... http://www.financealley.com/article_123721_15.html 26th January 2007 The first softswitches </a were unveiled in 1999 amid the packet-switching buzz as a number of carriers announced they would not buy any more circuit switches. The vendors that struck the f... http://www.financealley.com/article_123720_15.html 26th January 2007 One of the major problem of the current world is the over consumption of some resources which are not unlimited. This phenomenon is not that simple, as most of the consumption takes place in the highly industrialized regions pf the world, to the disadvant... http://www.financealley.com/article_117914_15.html 08th January 2007 Among all the Government’s plans to reform the Pension Bill, the most controversial by far, is the rising of the state pension age to 68 years. This way, the Government believes, there will no longer be the “trend” of relying on the payments that th... http://www.financealley.com/article_115326_19.html 01st January 2007 Due to this summer’s good weather, EurotaxGlasses is reporting now that the caravan market is passing through a wealthy period. UK caravan retailers are having different prospects over their businesses as the summer time brought them an obvious increase... http://www.financealley.com/article_114188_15.html 24th December 2006 All-in-One Portable Communications Server (Bytton) A truly remarkable portable plug & play (“PP&P”) product range enabling highly secure IP voice & data multi-user communications networks to be established instantaneously at any location. Bytton... http://www.financealley.com/article_110438_15.html 06th December 2006 The firms dealing with pensions are undergoing a period of decline. This present situation is worrying since the economic level of such companies has dropped to its lowest standings in the last four years.... http://www.financealley.com/article_108599_33.html 28th November 2006 One of the major problems which affect our contemporary world is the unequal development of the regions of the globe. Although differences up to a certain degree seem natural, given the soil, climate, economic situation and culture, an uncontrolled gap be... http://www.financealley.com/article_108596_33.html 28th November 2006 House prices increased with 0.4% within October in London. The latest survey from Hometrack reveals that this year the growth of prices for houses was the highest in two years time. Due to the annual increase of prices which was of 4.9%, an average hou... http://www.financealley.com/article_108594_33.html 28th November 2006 A "Happiness Index" survey made by City and Guilds reveals that more than 20 per cent of respondents have left or are considering leaving a job because they want a change in career. City and Guilds in alliance with other organisations works to build a ... http://www.financealley.com/article_107426_15.html 20th November 2006 Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) is the world-leading information technology consulting, services, and business process outsourcing organization that envisioned and pioneered the adoption of the flexible global business practices that today enable ... http://www.financealley.com/article_107423_15.html 20th November 2006 One of the most interesting findings of the researchers regarding the qualities of red wine is the benefits of resveratrol, a compound found largely in the skins of red grapes. 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The Association speaks out on issues of common interest; helps to inform and participate in debates on public policy issues; and also acts as an ... http://www.financealley.com/article_89066_19.html 26th September 2006 HSBC, one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world provides a comprehensive range of financial services: personal financial services; commercial banking; corporate, investment banking and markets; private banking; and other... http://www.financealley.com/article_89037_19.html 26th September 2006 According to a Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors commercial property survey, the industrial property recorded its strongest increase in demand for five years in contrast to the retail property market which continues to decline despite a recent reco... http://www.financealley.com/article_89036_19.html 26th September 2006 The prepaid debit cards and pre-paid credit cards can help you control your spending. 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