This site is inspired by listening to David's financial reports on Danny Baker's Breakfast Show on BBC London 94.9 FM
from 07:15-07:30 Monday to Friday.
David Kuo's financial expertise is legendary with the BBC London's listeners although on Wednesday 15th September, fellow listener Sylvia did bring into question David's sources when she observed he was recycling stories and using The Metro as a source for his financial news.

I listen to the show every morning as I drive to work and whilst I find David very entertaining, I also suspect his financial acumen. Earlier this year David was asked to calculate the percentage increase in profit from £75m to £100m and he couldn't answer. Alarmed, I sent a 'Listener's warning' to him. Following Sylvia's observation, I thought to offer fair play between David and the listeners by documenting his financial stories.

Since I'm not always able to listen, if you can help with logging this information or have comments, photos of David, please feel free to email me. Colin Hughes.

Failed furniture store Courts is set to open to customers again on Thursday 16th December 2004
two weeks after closing its doors

Ecclestone Loses U.K.
High Court Case Over F-1 Control to Banks

Lucky number scores $257,400
A Beijing man paid $257,400 for ‘ultimate in lucky cell phone numbers ‘ 133-3333-3333. Phone calls to the number were not answered. You can imagine others trying to sell their 122-2222-2222s or the likes.
November 2004

UK TELECOM FIRMS FIGHT OVER BUBBLES LOGO
(The Electric New Paper)
Two British telephone giants are washing their dirty linen in public over bubbles. Alleging unfair business tactics, British hand phone company mmO2 is suing video phone pioneer 3 UK for allegedly wrongful use of trademarks and unfair price comparisons in advertisements.
November 5th 2004

According to an Alliance and Leicester survey
over 8 million people will use the extra hour when the clocks go back to address their financial affairs!
Wake Up to Money 29th October 2004

Cheese verses Pies? North verses South?
or is it Upper verses Lower?
Morrison may sell off 120 stores
21st October 2004 
Morrisons are suffering after the take over of Safeway's because Safeway's customers are not happy with the Morrisons range of food.

When is a cleared cheque not a cleared cheque?
12th October 2004
Trust in the banking system may be in danger following the revelation that banks are refusing to guarantee payments made by cheque. 12/10/04

House prices "to plunge 40%"
5 October 2004
Jane Padgham, Evening Standard
One of the girls in the office told us about this story.  David, how could you have missed this one? Three of us have just bought houses! If this happens, I'm off to Brazil to be a drag queen, Sylvia is going to jump off London bridge, and Louise is going to buy my house off the liquidator at a bargain price.

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