Archive for December, 2008

FTSE 100 index has its worst year

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

The financial brutality of 2008 is confirmed, as the FTSE 100 share index has its worst year since its inception in 1984.

Retailer Morgan in administration

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Women’s clothing store chain Morgan goes into administration, the latest retailer to be hit by the consumer slowdown.

May the year-end rally run on in ‘09

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

There’s more hope to be found in the market these days, so I want to own more stocks. I’m buying Qualcomm.

Where do we go from here?

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

It’s time to take a hard look at who’s managing your money. Don’t stop at short-term data; you want someone with both a long track record and solid recent performance.

Credit Suisse to get Aberdeen stake

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Credit Suisse is poised to own 25 per cent of Aberdeen Asset Management after the Swiss bank agreed to sell the UK manager its traditional fund management business in a share-based deal worth about £200m

Footsie suffers worst year

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

London’s leading stocks are on course for their worst annual falls in at least 23 years, while in Asia some markets ended the year by notching up their worst performance since records began

Medical Malpractice Suits What You Should Know

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

In our society today, there is often a time for a medical malpractice suit Medical malpractice suits are necessary when a doctor performs a procedure that results in some type of damage