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Welcome to an uncertain financial future
Sandwiched between two skint generations, the Uncertain Generation are seeing their money squeezed like never before.
Barclays: customer complaints down but 'still too high'
Customer complaints fell 6% in 2011, but were up in the second half of the year and high in investments and insurance.
Chart of The Day: PPI victims paid £2 billion but owed billions more
New FSA figures show how much the banks have paid out in compensation to victims of the PPI mis-selling scandal so far.
How to pay for long-term care of your loved ones
The average person can expect to spend nearly 60% of their retirement in good health, but how will you pay for the other 40%?
Extra £50 billion of QE wasn’t enough for Bank of England duo
Two members of the Monetary Policy Committee wanted its quantitative easing programme to be extended by £75 billion, Bank of England minutes show.
New warning of dreaded 'hard landing' in China
Amid growing optimism that the Chinese authorities can manage a slowdown, a government adviser has warned that a hard landing may still occur this year.
Shell lights up cautious FTSE with £1bn bid for Cove
(Update) The FTSE 100 trod water over 5,900 as nervousness resumed over the state of the Greek bailout but Cove Energy (COVE.L) soared on an agreed bid from Royal Dutch Shell.
Former Threadneedle trader investigated in fraud inquiry
Police are investigating a suspected $150 million trading fraud by a former trader at investment group Threadneedle.
Liontrust snaps up more of StatPro
Anthony Cross and Julian Fosh have upped their backing for asset management software firm StatPro (SOG.L).
Smart Investor Tip: a construction giant that's ripe for investment
This construction and engineering major, whose results are due in two weeks' time, gets a thumbs-up from Smart Investor.
Wednesday Papers: Osborne pressed to cut taxes on business
And Greece given nine days to complete reforms or forfeit €130 billion bailout.
The Expert View: Tullow Oil, Aberdeen Asset Management and Tracsis
A round-up of analyst notes, including their take on Homeserve and Pendragon.
Citywire Top Stocks Daily News Digest
All the news from across the web about the companies featured in Citywire's Top Stocks.
Overnight Markets: Wall Street erases gains on surging crude prices
The Dow Jones closed at 12,966 after briefly crossing 13,000 mark for the first time since May 2008.
FTSE slips as Greece staves off default
UK index wobbles as investors mull bailout deal; Vedanta Resources (VED.L) gains 7% after announcing restructuring plans.
Savings: the ISA rates about to plummet
ISA season means the launch of new and exciting-sounding savings deals. But what happens to last year's competitive rates?
Would you tune in to Retirement TV?
Here are some refreshing, if quirky, ways in which pension companies could engage savers
Set a monthly budget and watch your money grow
Richard Buxton of Schroders is our first investment expert in the Money Master Class. He explains the benefits of saving regularly into the stock market.
Chart of the Day: oil at $200 a barrel, human ingenuity and alternatives
If the oil price continues rising, we'll have two choices: use alternative fuel sources or use oil more efficiently.
How fund fortunes changed as markets partied in January
We look at the best and worst performing funds in Global Emerging Markets, UK All Companies, UK Smaller Companies and UK Gilts.
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