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federal reserve bank
Hi, I just discovered that the Federal Reserve Bank is privately owned. Bush recently asked for $175 billion to be made available. Will this money come from the Federal Reserve Bank? Will the US...
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What is keeping fuel so high?
Does anybody here have a reason why fuel prices are still so high and moving upwards? I thought when it went above the pound a litre figure, it was because Oil was going up, at over the 100 dollars a...
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SGx takeover
rumour is that LSE plans to takeover SGX early 08. yet i can't find any info on either websites. why and when?
 
<<<<<KEEPING THEM HONEST>>>>>>
We are an online community whose sole purpose is to put an end to stock manipulation. No more games and no more messing with your hard- earned money. Period. We've had enough and we're taking back...
 
Chargeback problem
Hi Does anyone know if it's possible to claim a chargeback on a Lloyds/TSB debit card transaction for about 4000 paid to a Portuguese property developer as deposit on an appartment that is not yet...
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Advice please on using parent's car almost permanently
Would the following arrangement work well? What drawbacks would I need to be aware of? =============== I'm 40 years old. I hope to get Legal Aid (to pursue a civil action) and Legal Aid takes the...
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ISA Allowance
I've had a mini cash ISA running for quite some time, but I've been looking at a maxi ISA because it has the potential to make more money. My provider will let me wrap ETFs in an ISA and some of the...
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PAYE question
How is income tax calculated at the change of the financial year..? E.g if I am paid 2000 pds in April 08 (for working 1st April to 30th April) is the whole of that 2000 taxed in FY08, or is 5 days in...
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CSOP - HMRC approved employee share options
The max employee options you can hold in an HMRC 'approved' scheme is 30,000 uk pds. How do you calculate this if the options are in a different currency and granted at different dates..? E.g. for...
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Inheritance tax & trusts
My brothers and I set up a trust to deal with the excess amount that would have taken our mother's wealth over the inheritance tax liability level 2 years ago, as advised at the time. About £75K....
 
NS&I Premium Bond prizes via BACS??
Am I alone in being mystified or dissatisfied that NS&I won't pay Premium Bond prizes via BACS, but still have to send a cheque (which they still insist on calling a warrant). They say they have to...
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Self employed NI contributions
Hi all, I currently have a main job where I am under PAYE and pay NI contributions, and am going self employed. I`ll be earning under the ~£4.5 threshold so I don`t have to pay the £2.20 NI...
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Capital One card Activation Process?
I'm getting a new card from Capital One. Will the activation be automated or will I speak to someone? Any idea what the will ask?
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firstsave account - any experiences?
Any of you had any experience of using firstsave.. I notice they subscribe to the banking protection scheme or whatever it is ...90% of the first 35k. Looks interesting at first glance. Whats the...
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Egg Money
Any Egg Money account holders out there who can explain how the thing works in practice? My wife has recently opened an Egg Money account - which I understood to be a hybrid between a credit card and...
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