European banks are restructuring their businesses after a sustained period of economic stagnation, which could have significant impacts on competition and the availability of finance, according...
The Citizens’ Advice Bureau (CAB) claims that 32 million people across the UK have been the victim of nuisance calls regarding payment protection insurance (PPI). The...
Scientists have identified the cooling of tropical waters as the cause of the global warming slowdown experienced since 1998. However, they argue that the temperature rise...
Amazon is taking a fight over sales tax in the state of New York to the US Supreme Court. The online retail giant has petitioned the...
With just over six weeks until this year’s National Ethical Investment Week (October 13-19), we’ll be catching up with a different financial adviser that specialises in ethical investment in...
The Co-operative Group announced on Thursday that it had made pre-tax losses of £559m in the first six months of 2013, amid troubles within its banking...
The UK is struggling to keep up in the “global green race” to develop clean technology and services, an independent thinktank has claimed. A review by...
The energy regulator Ofgem has unveiled new standards of conduct to make the energy market simpler and fairer for customers. Its guidelines says that customers have...
Some of the largest cities in the US and Asia, such as New York, Miami and Mumbai, are among the most at risk of severe coastal...
I recently spent a day in Dezhou, one of China’s famed ‘solar cities’. As a bright and cheery advertisement explained, “Just like the Silicon Valley, this...