On my daily commute, I tend to alternate between a good book and that all too rare a beast, the good television boxed set (there is, I have found after all, a limit to how many times I can watch The Sopranos).

Pensioners are likely to be worse off in the New Year, despite a drop in headline inflation figures, according to Watson Wyatt.

UK inflation has fallen to its lowest level in five years, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Stock markets in the US and Europe rose today with fresh optimism on company profits at the start of the earnings season.

Mortgage brokers have been warned put TCF first, even when business conditions are tough.

Investors in the stricken Arch cru range face a further six to eight weeks wait to find out the value of the funds' assets.

The FTSE 100 benchmark index shot to its highest level since the day Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy last year.

The Dow Jones benchmark index in the US looked set to cap a week of gains, moving up 25.5 points to 9,812.34.

The advice sector is, once again, in a state of flux.

David Dalton-Brown is to quit his position as head of Fidelity FundsNetwork, the firm has confirmed.