Microsoft fined $1.4 Billion
Not taking any notice of sanctions imposed by the European Commission can work out to be a very expensive no matter who you are, even if the company is Microsoft they don’t get away with anything.
The company stands accused of anti competitive behaviour, something that the company is no stranger to, but this has now [...]
Bank account phisher caught on tape
A man who tends to record his phone calls (For whatever reason that is?) has caught a person on a phishing expedition trying to get his bank details; this is a great lesson to be learned:
Caller: “I’m a representative of the United States Banking commission and by mistake we took $481 out of your checking [...]
Fund may sue Yahoo over Microsoft offer
When Yahoo turned down the $44.6 billion offer from Microsoft there were some really surprised people around, especially as this offer was well over the closing share price. Yet it was turned and since then they have been trying to find another buyer who can either match the price or preferably better it, AOL have [...]
February 25, 2008Investment tips
Obviously if you are looking for some great investment tips, then maybe you should be rethinking your long term plans, as this is an area where experience and knowledge really counts, it’s not like betting on the Grand National.
So here are some tips that should make you realise what would be involved:
Tip 1: Get advice [...]
Build a life from nothing
Start off with nothing but small change and a rucksack, is not everyone’s idea of getting out in the real world and try to find your way, which is not always easy.
But for one man who decided to leave all of his family’s comfortable lifestyle and made a conscious decision to not use any family [...]
Getting the salary you deserve
This is the quest of virtually every worker in the world and that is to get the wages that you deserve, of course it is not always the employers point of view and so this is where all of the problems begin when it comes to who is value for money.
This can be applied to [...]
Saving your pennies does pay
An American cent is sometimes called a penny, and in this case one mans collection of 301 pennies has surprised everyone by become the star lot at a auction held in Long Beach, by the auction house, Heritage Auction Galleries.
The collection was owned by Walter J Husak, who became interested in coin collecting when he [...]
Banks need to be more secure
We have heard a lot recently about data loses, these were mainly by large government organisations like the DVLA, but this also happens in the private sector where details of bank customers have been found in bins and credit cards are routinely swiped by staff in stores and restaurants in order for them to use [...]
February 14, 2008Tom Jones insures his chest
He may be getting a little older but apparently Tom Jones has still got it and he needs to insure it, his hairy cheat we are talking about here!
So in order for him to be able to continue his hip shaking and with his shirt undone to his trousers he needs to insure his chest [...]
Stuck in the rat race
The way that we live today is entirely different to that of a few years ago; no longer can we reply on job security or in some cases in the security of knowing that our future is safe from hardship. But there are things that can be done that will ensure that life can be [...]
February 11, 2008Getting out of debt
Getting into debt is easy when compared on how to get out of it, but even though at the time it may seem to be a mountain that is impossible to climb there are ways of getting out of debt. It may take a bit of time and a lot of organising but there always [...]
February 8, 2008No need to visit the bank again
The time is coming when we will no longer need to visit the bank for any business at all, which for most people would be totally great and save on wasting time waiting at the bank just to pay a cheque in; yes soon there will be no need to visit the bank for that [...]
February 7, 2008Twelve tips for saving
When you leave full time education you are told that the world is at your feet, but in reality what you were taught at school has not really prepared you for what lies ahead, and before long you wake up one morning and think “What have I done with my life?”
This particularly refers to the [...]
Bin Laden out to bankrupt the US
It could not have been timed more perfectly, right in the middle of the US lead up to the presidential elections. The message could not be any clearer, Osama bin Laden stated that it was al Qaeda’s goal to force the US into bankruptcy.
“We are continuing this policy in bleeding America to the point [...]
Shell makes £13.9 billion
Making nearly £14 billion profits in a single takes some doing and the UK based oil company Shell have done just that, but instead of being applauded by everyone they are getting criticism from many sides including the unions.
This sort of profit, which is a record for a UK company, comes off the back of [...]