Liverpool owners could face steep fines if club doesn’t sell

August 14, 2010

Owners of the Liverpool football club, Tom Hicks and George Gillett are being forced to pay £20 million in penalty fees to the Royal Bank of Scotland, if they are unable to sell the popular football club by the end ...

EU limits force Northern Rock to end Little Rock savings

August 14, 2010

Northern Rock has put an end to its popular Little Rock savings account brand just a week after the launch of the innovative move. The available 5% three-year fix being offered to children had been praised as the new alternative ...

Prudential Reports Profit despite Failed AIA Bid

August 13, 2010

On Thursday, Prudential reported a jump in profits and that they were to cut their losses from failing to takeover AIA, the Asian business owned by AIG. Due to this, the insurer increased their dividend 5% ...

London Airports’ Staff Vote for Strike

August 13, 2010

Millions of air passengers are in for a lot of travel chaos over the August bank holiday weekend at the largest airports in the UK. This comes after Unite announced that their airport staff members have ...

TalkTalk Increases Line Rental Prices

August 12, 2010

TalkTalk, the internet and phone provider, has confirmed that they will increase the cost of their services. The company has become the second big service provider to announce price hikes in the last 2 months. BT announced ...

Zipcar-Streetcar Merger Probed

August 12, 2010

Zipcar, the world's largest US-based car sharing company, is set to be investigated by the Competition Commission over their acquisition of Streetcar, the British company. In April, privately-owned Zipcar bought Streetcar in a transaction worth around ...

Morgan Stanley Fined $800,000 by FINRA

August 11, 2010

On Tuesday, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that they have censured and fined US$800,000 to Morgan Stanley for failing to disclose conflicts of interest in public appearances of research analysts and equity-research reports since 2006. ...

Petition against Enterprise to ban Renting Recalled Cars

August 11, 2010

Enterprise Holdings is the largest car hire company in the US and allows vehicles under federal safety recalls to be rented before they are repaired. This astonishing news has been revealed by consumer advocates in a ...

JetBlue’s Steve Slater Gets Bail after Flipping Out on Plane

August 11, 2010

Steven Slater, a 39-year-old flight attendant for JetBlue Airways, lost his cool on Monday after he was insulted and cursed by a passenger. This led to the steward using foul language over the intercom, grabbing a ...

Europcar Introduces UK Roadside Gastro Guide

August 10, 2010

According to a recent Europcar survey, 95% of British motorists say that the choice, quality and price of roadside food is unacceptable, while about 80% say they prefer to go hungry instead of take advantage of the ...