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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

Iliad drops plan to buy T-Mobile U.S.

October 13, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
PARIS, Oct 13 (Reuters) – French low-cost telecom operator Iliad said on Monday it had abandoned its attempt to buy T-Mobile US because owner Deutsche Telekom and certain board members had refused to consider its bid. Source: Financials
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Google says Amazon is biggest search rival

October 13, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Tech group tells critics its market power is overstated and to look at US rivals including Facebook Source: Companies
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Ackman’s Pershing Square fizzles on IPO

October 13, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Shares trade in Amsterdam at a sharp discount to fund’s net asset value Source: Companies
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JC Penney shops in Home Depot for chief

October 13, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Former DIY retailer tapped to turn round struggling department store chain Source: Companies
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3 Things to Watch When Kinder Morgan Inc. Reports Earnings

October 13, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Source: Kinder Morgan Kinder Morgan is expected to report third-quarter results on October 15. This will be an interesting report as the company is in the process of acquiring its publicly traded MLPs Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P and El Paso Pipeline Partners LP as well as LLC Kinder Morgan Management . It’s the MLPs that are what really fuel the results of Kinder Morgan as it collects distributions and incentive income from them each quarter. However, their existence makes Kinder Morgan’s report a bit confusing. To help make that report less [...]
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Why Are Poorer Americans Giving More?

October 13, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Income disparity is widely reported in America these days. It turns out there is also significant disparity in charitable giving as a percentage of income. And it may not be what you expect. Why might this be? You might consider it in your own charitable giving. A recent study shows that wealthy Americans are giving less of their income, while poor and middle-class Americans are giving more. Covering the recession period and after, from 2006-2012, The Chronicle of Philanthropy study used tax [...]
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The Road and Rail Industry: Investing Essentials

October 13, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing BNSF train hauling stacked J.B. Hunt containers through Cajun Pass, CA. Image by Mark Loewe under Creative Commons license. At nearly 188,000 miles, the combined length of the U.S. interstate highway system and the U.S. freight rail system could wrap around the Earth’s equator more than 7.5 times. This massive yet intricate network has played a significant role in the growth of U.S. gross domestic product, and has its origins in the first 13 miles of commercial rail track laid in Baltimore in the late [...]
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The Next Blue Chip Stocks: Priceline.com

October 13, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Source: Priceline.com Blue chip stocks are remarkably solid companies, typically market leaders in their respective industries with proven track-records of success and unquestioned financial strength. World class names such as PepsiCo, Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble usually come to mind as well established blue chip stocks, while Apple could easily be on its way to consolidating its place as a blue chip stock due to its tremendous brand value and impressive cash flow generation. Blue chip [...]
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Hidden CEO risks are hard to control

October 13, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Regulators and boards know little about how ‘tone from the top’ develops or disintegrates Source: Management
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Do Apple Inc.'s Massive Stock Buybacks Make Sense?

October 13, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Activist investor Carl Icahn has set Apple in his sights once again. The noted investor, famous for shaking up management teams and pressuring companies to pursue his strategic visions, recently commented on his investment in the technology giant. Icahn believes Apple shares are significantly undervalued. In fact, he thinks Apple is worth north of $200 per share, which would represent a nearly doubling of its current share price. Whether his valuation call proves prescient will be revealed over time. Another item Icahn commented on was Apple’s share repurchase policy. He believes [...]
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Gradska Kavana, Dubrovnik

October 13, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Ideal city-centre rendevous serves great coffee and indulgent cake Source: Management
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Business travel and family: the guilt trip

October 13, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Close relationships suffer when a parent is away on business for extended periods Source: Management
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Rhetorical time travel

October 13, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The past is always done with and the turning point is always now Source: Management
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BRIEF-Deutsche Balaton offers restructuring plan for German bike maker Mifa

October 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
* Says has concept for financial restructuring of German bike maker MIFA Source: Financials
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UPDATE 2-Spain's Gas Natural to launch $3.3 bln offer for Chile's CGE

October 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
* Offers comes after deal with CGE controlling shareholders Source: Financials
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Colombian farmers sue BP over pipeline

October 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Farmers in High Court this week seeking £18m in compensation for environmental damage Source: Companies
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RBS offers way to pay suppliers early

October 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Source: Companies
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Two more directors to leave Tesco

October 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Departures are not linked to profits overstatement but will feed perception of boardroom turmoil Source: Companies
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Tropical Storm Fay brushes Bermuda with high winds and rain

October 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
MIAMI, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Fay swept past Bermuda drenching the British territory in the Atlantic with winds gusting to hurricane force, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Sunday. Source: Financials
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Starz to launch in international markets

October 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
US pay-TV network strikes deal with Sweden’s Parsifal Source: Companies
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Markets plunge after global sell-off; Dubai, Saudi down 6.5 pct

October 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
* Global gloom prompts investors to book big year-to-date gains Source: Financials
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Deutsche clampdown fuels trader exodus

October 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Colin Fan says leavers may not have fitted in new culture Source: Companies
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Is Microsoft Corporation About to Pull the Plug on Surface?

October 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing According to DigiTimes, Microsoft‘s Surface Pro 3 tablet isn’t selling all that well. In fact, the Taiwanese newspaper believes that the sales are so far below expectations that the company is considering pulling the plug on the product family altogether. While this is just a rumor, it’s worth taking a closer look to see whether it would actually make sense for Microsoft to put an end to its Surface tablet product lineup. What exactly is the Surface Pro 3 trying to be? For those of you unfamiliar with the device, the [...]
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3-D Printing's Revolutionary Impact on Healthcare

October 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Source: Melissa Ng’s website Lumecluster. It can be much easier to doubt the long-term prospects for game-changing companies than to stick with them through thick and thin. To overcome the challenge of Mr. Market’s inevitable swoons, there are times when investors must simply do their homework, ignore the crowd, and trust that these rule-breaking companies will get back on track. That long-haul approach may be exactly what investors should be doing with 3-D technology companies like 3D Systems , Stratasys and Arcam AB . Those companies have been among the stock market’s best [...]
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UPDATE 1-Mobile phone company TPO seeks London listing to fund U.S. expansion

October 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) – The People’s Operator (TPO), a mobile phone company that donates 10 percent of each user’s bill to charity, is planning to list its shares in London to raise funds for expansion into the United States, a source familiar with the deal said. Source: Financials
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3 Things You Can Learn About Finance From Your Kids' Eating Habits

October 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing You might not think there’s a link between your child’s relationship with dinner and your relationship with money, but there is — after all, sometimes the most interesting lessons come from the unlikeliest of places. Here are three things you can learn about finance from your kids’ eating habits. More colors and flavors are more fun to eat You would think that kids have the same preferences as adults when it comes to how food looks. You would be wrong.  A study of both children and adults found that children like variety [...]
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Bank of America Corp.'s Little-Known Revenue Source: U.S. Prisons

October 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing The federal prison system has its own economy, whereby inmates establish personal accounts into which money from family members and prison-based jobs are deposited. Over time, the government has turned the administration of these accounts over to banks such as Bank of America  and JPMorgan Chase , both of which have been awarded no-bid contracts from the Treasury Department to manage various facets of this confined economic system. No-bid contracts worth millions Federal prison inmates have had access to in-house accounts since 1930. For decades, relatives used money orders to send monetary gifts [...]
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Is the U.S. Prepared to Handle Ebola?

October 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Source: National Nurses United  The passing of Eric Duncan, the first patient diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S., 10 days after being admitted to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, is a stark reminder of Ebola’s insidious nature. It’s a tough to treat disease, without an FDA-approved treatment, and just 50% of patients diagnosed survive it. Duncan’s death — and the possible misdiagnosis that preceded his eventual admission — should serve as a catalyst for preparedness, but that raises a question: Just how ready for Ebola are we? Closing gapsAccording to a survey [...]
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When it comes to work, location matters

October 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Trying to sweeten a bad place by working part of the week elsewhere can make things worse Source: Management
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Feedback: Fatherhood and business

October 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Luke Johnson’s article on the clash of parenthood and work drew a variety of reader reactions Source: Management
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Wanted: employees who get things done

October 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Employers should specify ‘being conscientious’ as the top skill they are looking for Source: Management
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Colin Fan: Deutsche’s viral banker

October 12, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The Deutsche investment banking co-head who lost patience with misbehaving traders talks reform Source: Management
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ECB's Draghi expects fiscal consolidation drag on growth to ease

October 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – The drag of fiscal consolidation on economic growth will ease in the coming months, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on Saturday. Source: Financials
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Draft US deal for Swiss banks in tax row seeks "total cooperation" – paper

October 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
ZURICH, Oct 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking “total cooperation” from Swiss banks in a draft agreement aimed at allowing the banks to make amends for aiding tax evasion by wealthy Americans, a Swiss newspaper reported on Saturday. Source: Financials
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Mark Zuckerberg's Healthcare Long Shot

October 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing   Mark Zuckerberg meets with Mexico’s President Peña Nieto to discuss Internet.org. Source: Facebook. “Connectivity is a human right.” — Mark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg knows a thing or two about the Internet. After all, he’s piloted Facebook  into a social media Goliath that is increasingly used to share one-to-one, one-to-some, and one-to-everyone content. As a result, Facebook has a billion users, billions and billions of dollars in revenue, and billions of dollars in earnings. But, Facebook has a problem. In order to fuel future growth it needs to tap into the billions of people on the [...]
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German banks well capitalised – Deutsche Bank's Fitschen

October 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
BERLIN, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Germany’s banks are well capitalised ahead of the European Central Bank’s stress test, the co-chief executive of Deutsche Bank and head of the German association of commercial banks (BdB) said on Saturday. Source: Financials
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The Obamacare-Inspired Solution to America's Doctor Shortage

October 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Source: White House on Flickr.  Don’t look now, but Obamacare’s open enrollment period for 2015 is scheduled to open in just five weeks, shortly after mid-term elections are over. As you might imagine there’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding the open enrollment period this year considering what happened last year. If you recall, IT-architecture problems bogged down the federally run health care exchange Healthcare.gov for the first two months, putting estimated enrollment figures behind by more than 1 million people at one point. Luckily, a [...]
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Main shareholder in Spain's FCC open to cutting stake – media

October 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
MADRID, Oct 11 (Reuters) – The main shareholder of FCC – a vehicle controlled by former chairman Esther Koplowitz – is open to reducing its majority stake in the Spanish builder to 30 percent to seal a debt refinancing, Spanish media reported on Saturday. Source: Financials
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Warren Buffett Tells You How to Handle a Market Crash

October 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Warren Buffett has never been shy about packing lessons for successful investing into his annual letter to shareholders. That letter is a treasure-trove of insight, presented in a folksy manner that is not only easy to read but incredibly entertaining. With the market tumbling we’re all likely in need of a few doses of Warren’s unpretentious advice, so I dug through his past shareholder letters to find some gems that may help us navigate the current market drop and build a bigger nest egg for retirement. 1. “It’s better to have [...]
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Is It Time to Buy 3M Co. Stock?

October 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing 3M world headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota. Source: Flickr/Nick schwartz. 3M is a legendary American manufacturer that’s been around for 112 years. For products ranging from household adhesives to flame-retardant aircraft sealants, 3M is the brand customers turn to again and again. From a business perspective, standing out from the rest of the pack has serious perks. For example, 3M’s well-known brand gives the company impressive pricing power in an industry that’s typically lacking. And pricing power is just [...]
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Pimco's Mather says bond investors must revise return expectations

October 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
BERLIN, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Bond investors need to revise their expectations of the returns they can make in the years ahead, said Scott Mather, one of three Pimco managers who run the firm’s Total Return Fund following the shock exit of co-founder Bill Gross last month. Source: Financials
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Hackers steal card data from K-Mart

October 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Average hit to US companies is now $12.7m as disruption increases Source: Companies
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Legal eagle circles AIG’s rescuers

October 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Hank Greenberg’s star attorney gets his talons into Ben Bernanke and Tim Geithner Source: Companies
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Morgan Stanley’s Rosneft deal flounders

October 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Sale of oil trading business at risk because of sanctions on Russia Source: Companies
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Tesco’s chief has race to find answers

October 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Dave Lewis has ‘carte blanche’ to look at all aspects of retailer Source: Companies
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Simon Cowell queries Sony’s X Factor

October 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Tension over impresario’s ambitions could lead him to seek new partner Source: Companies
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EU clears Liberty Global deal for Ziggo

October 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
John Malone vows to sell pay-TV channel and revise contracts to assuage competition fears Source: Companies
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Weekly Market Wrap: October 10, 2014

October 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The forty-first trading week of 2014 comes to a close with the S&P 500, NASDAQ composite and Dow Jones all relatively flat in early-afternoon trading on Friday. Source: Markets
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Hedge fund divorce couple get personal over charity

October 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) – One of the most high profile divorces in British legal history took a fresh twist on Friday after top hedge fund boss Chris Hohn accused his wife of unspecified criminal and fiduciary wrongdoing in the handling of a charity they founded. Source: Financials
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UPDATE 2-Tieto, Apax among bidders for Norwegian IT firm Evry – sources

October 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Finnish technology firm Tieto and European private equity firm Apax are among the bidders for Evry, one of the Nordic region’s largest IT services companies, four sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. Source: Financials
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