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brokers
Charles Schwab Europe Charles Schwab Europe is part of the group of companies owned by The Charles Schwab Corporation. It offers dealing & safe custody services for shares, investment trust, unit trust, corporate bonds, gifts & cash. Other services include real-time prices, in-depth news, research & analysis, but you have to pay.
Fidelity Investments All the latest market news & daily prices on this easy to navigate pay site. There are all kinds of guides on such topics as tax-free investing & global markets.
Durlacher Stocks & report information, analysis of the markets & portfolio management information. Again, this is a pay site with varying fees for the type & amount of information you require, but if you have the money, Durlacher produces some excellent reports that are well worth it.
   
  downloads
Tucows A huge collection of free & shareware software for all platforms & operating systems.
CNet CNet provide data from the latest Internet news stories, to software downloads & links, to reviews of the latest Net products to emerge.
Modem Help A comprehensive site with information on all kinds of modems from 56K to cable modems. There is also advice on ISDN & ADSL & a section on how to upgrade to V90. Read reviews of practically every modem that has ever been made via their links section or search for that missing driver you need.
DriverGuide.com A vast collection of drivers available for download. Registration is required to access the resources, but this is free.
BrowserWatch The leading site for information about browsers, plug-ins and ActiveX controls. Offering breaking news in the browser and plug-ins industry, as well as one of the most complete lists on development of different plug-ins and browsers. A quick check allows you to find the plug-ins or browsers you want quickly and effortlessly.
V90 Everything you ever wanted to know about V90. Resources, faq's, how it works, what speeds you can expect from your V90 modem etc.
   
economic news
The Financial Times Easy to navigate & provides the latest news, stock prices & special reports aimed solely at the UK & European market.
Bloomberg Up-to-date business news delivered in an unobtrusive manner. All the latest stocks & bond news is available, plus a pay option that enables access to more detailed stock information.
Business Wire A fast & free news-based service. Excellent search features enabling retrieval of news stories by date or topic.
   
  exchanges
NASDAQ A brilliant free site that shows how an exchange can be placed on the Web. Taking the tour first is recommended.
London Stock Exchange The official site of the London Stock Exchange is one of the big three. Lots of information on the Exchange, how it works & a good news & information section, plus it's free.
New York Stock Exchange The New York Stock Exchange is like the London site but with more international information. A huge database of listed companies with associated links can be searched.
Tokyo Stock Exchange The Tokyo Stock Exchange is the other big player. Very similar in approach to the London & New York sites.
   
  news
BBC News Updated every minute, 24 hours-a-day.
   
  statistics
NUA Internet Surveys Find out how many people are online & subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
Fletcher Research Focuses on the strategic & business implications of new media.
BMRB Internet market research for the UK which includes Internet & business surveys.
Jupiter Focuses exclusively on how the Internet & other technologies are changing traditional consumer industries.
NOP Research A range of Internet services, including a series of syndicated tracking surveys & extensive ad-hoc capabilities.
   
  stocks and shares
Stock Club The latest opinions on the money markets. This is a great free place for like-minded capitalists to chew the fat & hopefully make their next score.
Briefing.com Although a largely pay-to-see site, it provides excellent analysis of individual stocks & factors that will affect their value over the coming months. A panel of experts provide some excellent opinion pieces on the site, which is of benefit to both small & large investors alike.
Stockplayer.com A free site with a pay-for newsletter. Brings together profiles of all the top dogs in the stock market & provides analysis in a graphical format. Also some top tips for playing the markets.
   
  weather
BBC Weather Centre Data supplied by the UK Met Office. Features 24 hour forecast for 9 UK regions, 5 day forecast for 105 UK cities & towns, shipping forecast, pollen forecast, a summary of the year so far, satellite pictures and a 5 day forecast for 7 world regions. One for your Bookmarks or Favourites folder.