HSBC Bank the leader in CD Rates

The best HSBC Bank CD rates today update has not radically changed, but the ownership of the New York upstate branch offices is in the process of changing. First Niagara Bank has agreed to purchase 195 HSBC branch offices for an estimated $1 billon. While HSBC will still be keeping their commercial and corporate banking, the retail market in the… (more…)

How to Speculate on the FTSE 100

The FTSE 100 is a share index comprising the 100 most capitalised companies on the London Stock Exchange. As such, it gives a fairly accurate reflection of what is happening to the LSE on any given day. The FTSE started in 1984 with a base level of 1,000 and the highest level it has reached to date, was 6,950 on… (more…)