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  • Telefónica seeks O2 engagement

    Telefónica seeks O2 engagement

    January 21, 2015 Harry Joiner
    Concerns rise about owning a shrinking mobile-only business as rivals bolster broadband and TV Source: Companies
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    January 21, 2015Telefónica seeks O2 engagement
    Obama Seeks to Burnish His Climate Legacy, But Will His Oil and Gas Policies Haunt Him?

    Obama Seeks to Burnish His Climate Legacy, But Will His Oil and Gas Policies Haunt Him?

    January 21, 2015 Harry Joiner
    In at least three previous State of the Union speeches, President Barack Obama placed great emphasis on his "all of the above" energy strategy — one that includes both aggressive pursuit of…
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    January 21, 2015Obama Seeks to Burnish His Climate Legacy, But Will His Oil and Gas Policies Haunt Him?
    Windows 10's Cortana: A Solution Without A Problem?

    Windows 10's Cortana: A Solution Without A Problem?

    January 21, 2015 Harry Joiner
    A large focus of Microsoft's press event today other than high-concept holograms and Windows 10 itself was the personification of the OS, Cortana. We've seen the Halo-themed AI (complete with original…
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    January 21, 2015Windows 10's Cortana: A Solution Without A Problem?
    Microsoft Augments Reality With Windows Holographic

    Microsoft Augments Reality With Windows Holographic

    January 21, 2015 Harry Joiner
    Microsoft debuted its new augmented reality tech at the Windows 10 live event today. Source: Technology
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    January 21, 2015Microsoft Augments Reality With Windows Holographic
    With Windows 10 You Can Stream Any Xbox One Game To Your PC Or Tablet

    With Windows 10 You Can Stream Any Xbox One Game To Your PC Or Tablet

    January 21, 2015 Harry Joiner
    Xbox One users are gaining the ability to stream any Xbox One game to an in-network tablet or PC running Windows 10. Source: Technology
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    January 21, 2015With Windows 10 You Can Stream Any Xbox One Game To Your PC Or Tablet

Is It Time to Roll the Closing Credits on the DVD?

December 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Market News, Industry News, Entertainment Industry, Investing jupiterimages The curtain is starting to close on the optical disc. You probably noticed that during Black Friday: There weren’t too many doorbuster deals for DVD or Blu-ray players. Folks just aren’t buying them anymore. The big sellers in consumer electronics were smart televisions that stream movies, TV [...]
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Real Estate Investing Without Tenants, Toilets or Trash

December 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Real Estate, Alternative Investment, Investing Peter Titmuss/Alamy A common investment strategy is to buy a house or apartment and rent it out for income. Frankly, this seemed like too much work. My mother’s third husband was a landlord, and he had his share of headaches: tenants who were late with the rent; plumbing that needed repair; and trash left in the units that my mother had to clean up. Having been exposed to that as a young adult, [...]
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Petrobras hit by class-action lawsuits

December 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Six US law firms begin proceedings against Brazilian group caught up in corruption scandal Source: Companies
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CORRECTED-Merrill raises broker bonuses for new accounts and assets

December 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
(Corrects spelling of Ron Edde’s surname in fifth paragraph) Source: Financials
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CORRECTED-RPT-Merrill raises broker bonuses for new accounts and assets

December 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
(Corrects spelling of Ron Edde’s surname in fifth paragraph) Source: Financials
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UPDATE 1-U.S. municipal bond market shrinks to smallest in 5 yrs-Fed

December 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. municipal bond market contracted to $3.63 trillion in the third quarter, the smallest amount of outstanding debt in five years, according to Federal Reserve data released on Thursday. Source: Financials
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Pennsylvania lawmakers ask for quick approval of Comcast merger with TWC

December 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Pennsylvania’s two U.S. senators urged regulators on Thursday to approve “as soon as possible” Comcast’s plan to merge with Time Warner Cable, saying there were many potential benefits from the proposed tie-up that is opposed by some consumer groups and rival companies. Source: Financials
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White House says Obama prepared to sign government funding bill

December 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama is prepared to sign a $1.1 trillion government funding bill, the White House said on Thursday, even though the White House objects to rollbacks in Wall Street reforms and other “riders” included in the bill. Source: Financials
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Risks high for Microsoft amid cloud gains

December 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Software company makes up for lost time with a business overhaul to take it beyond the PC era Source: Companies
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Merck suspends trial of Ebola vaccine

December 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Setback comes as US nurse is latest to be exposed to the deadly disease Source: Companies
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Teach bankers how to tweet, says charter

December 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Set of standards launched to avoid future blunders Source: Companies
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Lending Club banks 65% surge on debut

December 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Shares begin trading at $24.75 for $8.9bn valuation Source: Companies
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Theme Parks Cash In On the Holidays

December 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Walt Disney, Industry News, Entertainment Industry, Investing disney.go.com As long as you don’t happen to be SeaWorld (SEAS), it’s been a good year to be a theme park operator. Disney (DIS) and Universal Studios parent Comcast (CMCSK) are posting record attendance levels, and even [...]
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The man who mends careers and hearts

December 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Destructive habits at work are often mirrored in relationships, says a coach who tackles both Source: Management
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Best podcast apps for listening to Serial

December 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
How to trade up from the basic iPhone player as medium flourishes Source: Management
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The etailer that spares India’s blushes

December 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The etailer finds a way to tap Indians’ private desires Source: Management
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Keurig Green Mountain Bets $220M on Becoming a Pop Star

December 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Market News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Food & Beverage, Investing www.bevyz.com There will soon be more than just coffee pouring at Keurig Green Mountain (GMCR). The company behind the Keurig brewer and K-Cup portion packs that have become industry standards in single-serve coffee will pushing next year into the carbonated beverage market. Keurig was already [...]
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UPDATE 1-Pelosi: Democrats will insist on changes to U.S. spending bill

December 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that she was insisting that two controversial items be removed from a $1.1 trillion government spending bill unveiled on Tuesday that would avert a government shutdown. Source: Financials
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares fall on oil's five-year low; dollar slides

December 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
* Greek markets under pressure, record low Bund yield (New throughout, updates to close of European bond, equity markets) Source: Financials
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Pelosi: Democrats will insist on changes to U.S. spending bill

December 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that she was insisting that two controversial items be removed from a $1.1 trillion government spending bill unveiled on Tuesday that would avert a government shutdown. Source: Financials
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BP faces identity crisis amid cost cuts

December 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Relentless streamlining raises questions on cash flow and dividends Source: Companies
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UPDATE 1-EU investment plan risks crowding out private sector -Polish finmin

December 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
BRUSSELS, Dec 10 (Reuters) – The relatively small amount of public money in the European Union’s flagship investment plan risks crowding out the private sector, Polish Finance Minister Mateusz Szczurek said on Wednesday. Source: Financials
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UPDATE 2-U.S. court reverses fund managers' insider trading convictions

December 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
(Adds comments from Chiasson lawyer, analysis from outside observer) Source: Financials
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Instagram hits 300m monthly users

December 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Facebook-owned photo-sharing app is only just starting to generate revenue Source: Companies
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Christie’s Americas president to leave

December 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Incoming CEO Patricia Barbizet launches a leadership shake-up Source: Companies
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Barclays chairman hits at multiple roles

December 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Sir David Walker questions Sir John Peace’s ability to juggle two FTSE 100 roles and other commitments Source: Companies
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Shazam hopes add-ons will get it to IPO

December 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Music recognition app looks for ways to increase revenue as it aims for $1bn public offering Source: Companies
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Taco Bell to Make a Big Run Across the Border

December 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Market News, Restaurants, Investing Bad Jim/Flickr Taco Bell, pack your bags and bring a crunchy passport. Yum Brands (YUM) announced this month that it has big plans for an overseas push in the coming years for the leading Mexican fast-food chain. Its goal is to open 1,300 international locations — big deal since just 250 of its [...]
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Britons must travel for an English lesson

December 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Why Anglophones should learn about literacy from Australia Source: Management
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Finish Big, by Bo Burlingham

December 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Illuminating the exit to help founders bow out with grace Source: Management
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Banking grandee’s rethink on game’s rules

December 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
David Walker calls for new reforms, five years after his own Source: Management
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Investors Got Smarter About Securities in 2014

December 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Alamy 2014 was a very good year for investors. I’m not just referring to the performance of the market, although that was certainly impressive. As of Dec. 5, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 8.34 percent year to date. More significantly, investors got wise to the machinations of the securities industry that has been plundering their wealth for decades. There are strong indicators that the jig may well be up for an industry [...]
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Russia's Sistema says transfers Bashneft shares to state

December 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
MOSCOW, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Russian conglomerate Sistema has transferred its ownership in mid-sized oil producer Bashneft to the state to comply with a court ruling, which at the time caused an outcry in the Russian business community. Source: Financials
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UPDATE 1-New Scotland Yard, storied London police HQ, sold to Abu Dhabi

December 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of London’s storied police force and one of the British capital’s most famous landmarks, has been sold to an Abu Dhabi investor, paving the way for its macabre but private museum to open to the public elsewhere. Source: Financials
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UPDATE 1-Famed oil trading firm Phibro said to be winding down -sources

December 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
NEW YORK, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Phibro, the storied energy trading firm run by famed oil investor Andrew Hall, is said to be shutting down, with Hall focusing on his multibillion-dollar hedge fund, according to sources and reports on Tuesday. Source: Financials
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Abercrombie chief leaves ‘immediately’

December 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Mike Jeffries retires as teen retailer struggles with weak sales Source: Companies
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Catalog retailer Orchard Brands retains Goldman for sale -sources

December 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Dec 9 (Reuters) – Baby boomer-focused catalog retailer Orchard Brands Sales Agency LLC is putting itself up for sale in a process that could fetch more than $500 million, people familiar with the situation said on Tuesday. Source: Financials
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ECB's Praet says would have cut interest rates at last meeting if possible

December 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The European Central Bank would likely have cut interest rates at its last meeting if they had not already been at the zero limit, European Central Bank chief economist Peter Praet said on Tuesday. Source: Financials
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US shale industry faces endurance test

December 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Cartel’s refusal to cut oil output turns screw on US crude producers Source: Companies
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BES forced to disappear, says ex-chief

December 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
First time Salgado gives his version of events Source: Companies
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Global Growth Worries Shake Investors And Send Stocks Into The Red

December 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
U.S. equities have fallen sharply in the red in Tuesday trading, moving lower as Brent crude prices touched a five-year trough and concerns over global growth shook investor confidence. Source: Markets
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Bloomberg News replaces founding editor

December 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Mike Bloomberg hires John Micklethwait from The Economist to take over from Matt Winkler Source: Companies
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S&P 500 Analyst Moves: TWX

December 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Time Warner (TWX) is now the #19 analyst pick, moving up by 1 spot.         This rank is formed by averaging the analyst opinions for each component from each broker, and then ranking the 500 components by those average opinion values. Source: Markets
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Dow Analyst Moves: DD

December 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, DuPont (DD) is the #21 analyst pick.  Within the broader S&P 500, when components were ranked in terms of analyst favorites, DD claims the #316 spot. Source: Markets
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Use Options For a Chance To Buy EQY at a 10% Discount

December 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Looking back to 90 days ago, Equity One, Inc. (NYSE: EQY) priced a 3,825,000 share secondary stock offering at $23.30 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecting that their investment would go up over the course of time and based on early trading on Tuesday, the stock is now 6% above the offering price. It should be noted that investors at the secondary have collected $0.22/share in dividends since the time of their purchase, so they are currently up 6.9% on their purchase from a total return basis. Source: Markets
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Commit To Purchase Vince Holding At $22.50, Earn 10.6% Annualized Using Options

December 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Investors considering a purchase of Vince Holding Corp (NYSE: VNCE) stock, but tentative about paying the going market price of $27.71/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is the June 2015 put at the $22.50 strike, which has a bid at the time of this writing of $1.25. Collecting that bid as the premium represents a 5.6% return against the $22.50 commitment, or a 10.6% annualized rate of return (at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost). Source: Markets
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Citi hit by extra $3.5bn in charges

December 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Legal and restructuring costs will almost wipe out quarterly profit Source: Companies
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How to flirt your way to the top

December 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
A banker proud of his ‘professional’ manners is dismayed by the popularity of a new colleague Source: Management
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Simon Mottram: cyclist in top gear

December 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Premium kit maker Rapha was born out of an obsession with the aesthetics and comfort of cycling Source: Management
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Corporate failure’s à la carte menu

December 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Each sector has its recipe for disaster, such as rent in the restaurant trade and fraud at banks Source: Management
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