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Societe Generale
I'm not into all this high-finance stuff, so can someone help me understand this, please.... The frog bank lost c.7 billion euros. But their loss must be some other banks' (or traders') gains. So why...
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Credit Card Protection on 5K Purchase?
Hi, Have just made a purchase on eBay for 6K. Seller has good feedback on similar items, has a UK registered business address and the item comes with VAT receipt. Only option for delivery was Royal...
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When will UK fixed rate mortgages move to reflect the base rate.
I am wondering whether to re-mortgage(onto fixed rate) now. Should I wait till after the 7th and see if providers change their fixed rate deals in accordance with any revision that happens. Many did...
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Tax deadline day
Our company happens to be in the same building as an HMRC office. We've just been advised that all the entrance doors into the building will be locked at 5:00 pm sharp, we have to leave by a manned...
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Time For Another American Revolution
Lord Acton famously said, ?Absolute power corrupts absolutely.? The obvious application of this mantra is to government. But can it not also be applied to economics? Is it not true that when...
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The FBI Probes The Subprime Industry
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has broadened its probe of the subprime mortgage industry. They are investigating alleged accounting fraud, insider trading, and the securitization of loans. The F...
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****100 Stocks come off Threshold Security List (Largest one day amount) LINK****
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Strange logic - losing out because tax rate drops from 22% to 20%
From: In any event, we will all lose out from 6 April 2008, because on that date the basic rate of income tax will drop from 22% to 20%, and that means that we will all receive a little less tax...
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World Economy in ruins
Brown on TV saying every thing is fine.
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CGT and IHT
I suspect I'm going to have to get professional advice but I thought I'd ask here first. I have a property that I own 99%, with my partner owning 1%. What I'm considering is crystallizing the gains by...
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Reversal Failed? (Credit Card transaction)
Does anyone know what 'Reversal Failed' means? It happened when I tried to use my Credit Card yesterday (only 9.30) to pay for something. The PDQ was a old one, not Chip & PIN, and the card number had...
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Re: you are a lucky man:
What, for receiving spam for shit sites that have no relevance to anything other than paying you for advertising ?
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28/1/2008 - The Current Market Sentiment
By God's will, we wait for the US fed's rate decision later this week. After last week surprising .75% interest rate cut, we want to listen to the fed's language to know how far they can go after this...
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Advice re Mortgage
Looking for ideas on the best way to proceed with the below situation - my initial thought is an offset mortgage, but advice/comments welcome. The wife wants to move house and the sort of things we've...
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Hedge Fund Members May Now Hedge Their Bets
According to CNN, wealthy hedge fund members no longer trust their own wealth- amassing vehicle. With allegations of hedge fund fraud on the rise, a newly- formed insurance firm, Protean Investment...
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