| l i n k s | ||
| 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. | |
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