Meerkats look set to become caught up in a dogfight over which comparison website offers the most comprehensive service. Four years after the credit crisis began, it is a sign of the times that competing websites are shifting their rivalry from comparing motor and household insurance to assessing which credit card is best for different [...]
Kill the compensation culture and cut the cost of insurance
Fraudulent claims – mostly for hard-to-assess “whiplash” injuries – add about £40 a year to every honest driver’s motor insurance costs but Parliament will struggle to reduce this while some doctors, lawyers and police fail to act. Following MPs’ latest inquiry into the high and rising cost of what many still regard as a ‘victimless [...]
How a round of golf cost £400,000
Thousands of people who enjoy a game of golf this weekend may unwittingly be putting their home at risk. True, the risk is infinitely small, but a £400,000 damages award against a golfer and golf club after another golfer lost an eye in an accident demonstrates the extent of damage awards in an increasingly litigious [...]
Never mind the cost of living; have you seen what it costs to die around here?
Never mind today’s increase in the cost of living – have you seen what it costs to die around here? Inflation does not stop with the last breath, and basic burial costs vary more than house prices from one part of Britain to another. The cheapest are as low as £50 but the most expensive [...]
Structural funds vs debt pooling: the real cost of two different approaches to the European debt crisis
If Germany and France are to guarantee the debts of Italy, along with Greece, Ireland, Portual and Spain, pretty much everyone agrees that will take more than €1 trillion – probably more like two or three trillion. Suppose, mirabile dictu, that approach somehow ended happily, with no defaults by anyone and the Italians and others knuckling down to [...]
Human cost forgotten in race to invest
The Care Principles deal was one of many in the sector to unravel in the financial crisis. Lenders now control companies that care for thousands in residential homes View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Sony chief braced for cost of hacker attack
Sony will lose money and customers as a result of the hacker attack on its PlayStation Network, Sir Howard Stringer, its chief executive, warns View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Google shares hit by rising cost fears
A record hiring binge and big spending on marketing pushed Google’s costs up sharply in the first quarter, overshadowing a revival of growth in its advertising revenues View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Dixons steps up cost cuts after warning
The electricals retailer is accelerating plans reduce expenditure and boost cash flow as it warns that full-year profits will be well below previous forecasts View full post on Financial Times – UK Homepage
Bernanke’s latest folly will cost us
Investors and consumers will pay for the Federal Reserve’s misguided move to create hundreds of billions out of thin air. Expect plenty of inflation. View full post on MSN Money Latest Articles