Microsoft and Novell address growing customer demand

Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. are announcing an incremental investment in their relationship to meet accelerating customer demand for their business model solution, which is designed to build a bridge between open source and proprietary software to deliver interoperability and intellectual property (IP) peace of mind for organizations operating mixed-source IT environments Read more

House prices will fall by 3% in 2008: Average cost down by almost £13,000 to £205,000

In the next two years it is more than likely to see house prices falling, this means that it will wipe thousands of pounds of prices, it is said that global credit and higher interest rates will fuel a property market squeeze. The forecast is said that house prices will fall by at least 3% in 2008 and probably the same again in 2009 which means that an average cost of a Read more

Telephone and Internet Bank First Direct of HSBC Scraps Credit Interest

First Direct is a telephone and internet bank that is part of the global banking giant HSBC.

Today First Direct announced that they will no longer be paying any interest on Read more

Cashback on Home Insurance - HSBC

On five year fixed home insurance policies £50.00 cash back is available on commencements – HSBC has announced.

This product is not only available for new customers but existing ones too! Read more

Robber Shot Dead At Scene Of Attempted Bank Raid

One robber has been shot dead and another injured as they attempted an armed robbery at a Hampshire bank. The incident happened as the pair attempted to rob a security van which was parked outside an HSBC branch in Chandlers Ford. Read more

The Mortgage Graveyard Is Growing As US Subprime Collapses

Do you want to know how bad the mortgage crisis is?

Well just take a look in the rapidly growing mortgage graveyard with its ever increasing list of mortgage companies that are going bankrupt or Read more

Fed Head Bernanke Holds US Interest Rates at 5.25 pct

US interest rates were kept the same by the US Federal Reserve and its chief, Ben Bernanke.

Despite a crumbling US dollar and a shaking economy Read more

Countrywide Financial Shows Off $46.2 billion To Calm Mortgage Fears

In an attempt to calm the current mortgage fears that are rippling through the market, Countrywide Financial has issued a filing with the SEC showing $46.2 billion.

This $46.2 billion is in Read more

Bear Sterns Hunted By JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and HSBC

The fifth largest broker dealer by market value on Wall Street, Bear Stearns, could be taken over by a number of financial institutions including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and HSBC.

At the right price, Bear Stearns is Read more