Financial News Today

It had to happen Centrica profits are rising so fast that it cannot help but put a big smile on the faces of its shareholders. http://bit.ly/e5Qf9h Pre tax profits are…

This country is overpriced, according to Chancellor George Osborne, and you know he is right, and he is one of the culprits who must be held responsible for it. A…

Can someone in the world please tell me why in the UK our petrol is the most expensive in Europe? I mean all the major fuel companies that they have…

Gas consumption has fallen in recent years and this is for a number of reasons – but mainly due to costs, Less people are using energy in the home these…

Why is it that every time there is unrest in the world, the price of oil goes up? I read that Brent Crude went up to just over $100 a…

Energy firm E.On to raise electricity and gas prices I see our gas and electricity prices are about to be increased again, funny how it always comes at the start…

Britain at Risk of Power Cuts from Ageing Networks warns Ofgem. The power companies have been raking in the pounds for a very long time now, and yet we are…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11947794 Energy companies’ customer service has been criticised after three major suppliers scored badly in a consumer watchdog’s analysis. Three of the big six energy suppliers were awarded two stars…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11972334 Plans to phase out cheques from 2018 have faced renewed criticism. Conservative MP Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the Treasury select committee, said the banks’ approach had been “high-handed” and…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11979894 UK households are still struggling financially, a survey has suggested. The annual poll of almost 2,000 homes for the Bank of England found more than half struggled to meet…