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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

Airbus wins safety approval to launch A350 jet

September 30, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Aerospace industry is turning to re-engineered jets Source: Companies
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Should I thank my boss for my bonus?

September 30, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
An analyst asks if he has committed a serious faux pas for not thanking the boss Source: Management
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Mannequin makers with a head for figures

September 30, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The two owner-managers of Proportion see a strong future for skilfully crafted models Source: Management
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PC Sales Rise, Notably for Apple and Google

September 30, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Market News, Investing Jupiterimages Despite the ongoing hype about tablets and smartphones, people are warming up to laptops and desktops again. Industry tracker NPD Group offered up an encouraging report as part of its tracking service last week, showing that U.S. consumer retail PC sales increased 3 percent during the back-to-school period — measuring the 10 weeks through Labor Day week — relative to last year. It’s a welcome [...]
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Lies, damned lies and running a business

September 30, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
So often confidence is a euphemism for ‘convincing fibber’ Source: Management
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UPDATE 1-Flagstar Bank to pay $37.5 mln over servicing violations -CFPB

September 29, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. consumer watchdog on Monday said Flagstar Bancorp would pay $37.5 million over allegations that it broke new mortgage servicing rules and hurt struggling borrowers’ efforts to stay in their homes. Source: Financials
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UPDATE 1-White House says supports aspirations of Hong Kong people

September 29, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – The White House is watching democracy protests in Hong Kong closely and supports the “aspirations of the Hong Kong people,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Monday. Source: Financials
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New emerging market real estate ETF brings exposure to China, South Africa

September 29, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Reuters) – A new exchange-traded fund tracking the real estate industry in emerging market countries debuted on Monday, offering investors a novel entry into a growth sector that also carries risks from markets like China in the midst of downturn. Source: Financials
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Fitch Places Autonomous Community of Catalonia and Institut Catala de Finances on RWN

September 29, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) Link to Fitch Ratings’ Report: Autonomous Community of Catalonia – Rating Action Report http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=784548 BARCELONA, September 29 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has placed the Autonomous Community of Catalonia’s (Catalonia) and Institut Catala de Finances’ (ICF) Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) of ‘BBB-‘ on Rating Watch Negative (RWN). Their Short-te Source: Financials
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UPDATE 2-Brazil cenbank signals stable rate, does not rule out hike

September 29, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
(Recasts with central bank director comments and rewrites throughout) Source: Financials
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Market Wrap: U.S. Stocks Decline, Following Drops Overseas

September 29, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Market News, Global Economy, Investing Spencer Platt/Getty Images By MATTHEW CRAFT NEW YORK — Concerns over high stock prices and global politics continued to plague markets Monday as major stock indexes ended with slight losses in another day of choppy trading. Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, a major world financial center, added to the host of political concerns on investors’ minds. It could have been worse. The Dow Jones industrial average (^DJI) [...]
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New York widens global lead for IPOs

September 29, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Source: Companies
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Encana to buy Athlon Energy in $7bn deal

September 29, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Canadian group seeks to increase its output of oil Source: Companies
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Steel groups seek to hold carmaker line

September 29, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Alabama plant emerges as battleground in fight to supply automotive industry Source: Companies
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Schonnemann, Copenhagen

September 29, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The cosy ambience attracts business people, politicians and royals Source: Management
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Oktoberfest: folk fun with financial nous

September 29, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Munich’s annual beer festival has become a huge business opportunity, from retail to hospitality Source: Management
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Last Week's Biggest Stock Movers: Janus, Green Dot and More

September 29, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Market News, Investing Tim Boyle/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesJanus Capital stock surge when the firm hired investing guru Bill Gross. In any given week, some stocks are sure to shoot up, and others will plummet. The big gainers inspire us to keep investing. The presence of the decliners keeps our greed in check while reminding us about the risks of the equity markets. Let’s go over some of last week’s best and [...]
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Market Sell-Off Causes Jim Cramer to Give Worst Advice Ever

September 29, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Basics, Index Funds, Investing William B. Plowman/NBC/Getty Images Jim Cramer and I are natural adversaries, like the polecat and the duck. (In this analogy, I’m the duck.) He gives false hope to investors by providing “advice” that often only causes harm. It’s rarely backed up by sound data. I, by contrast, try to empower investors by demystifying the world of investing. I attempt to show investors they’re likely to outperform most professional money managers simply by buying [...]
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Apple Faces Billions in Fines in 'Unfair State Aid' Probe

September 29, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Apple, International Trade, Scandals and Lawsuits, Tax Laws, Investing John Thys, AFP/Getty Images By Barbara Lewis BRUSSELS — The European Commission will publish Tuesday its reasons for opening an in-depth inquiry into the Irish government’s tax treatment of Apple (AAPL), a commission spokesman said. The European Union’s competition watchdog is looking at whether a number of countries’ benign [...]
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Wall Street This Week: Microsoft, McCormick and More

September 29, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Earnings, Market News, Investing www.cintas.com From the leading distributor of spices and seasonings posting quarterly results to the top dog in corporate identity uniforms providing a snapshot of corporate America, here are some of the things that will help shape the week that lies ahead on Wall Street. Monday — Uniform Decision The new trading week kicks off with Cintas (Read Full Article →

Allianz promises not to sell Pimco

September 28, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Insurer will not interfere in US fund house despite exit of Gross Source: Companies
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Apple braced for explosive Brussels probe

September 28, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
European Commission to reveal findings on tax case with Ireland Source: Companies
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Osmond buys Italian dining chain Strada

September 28, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Source: Companies
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Uber takes to drink to win new customers

September 28, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Contactless technology in venues’ beer mats set to transmit offers to revellers’ smartphones Source: Companies
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RPT-Wall St Week Ahead-Bank stocks, seen as cheap, still attract caution

September 28, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
(Repeats story first published Friday with no changes to text) Source: Financials
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Bank of Cyprus prepares for shake-up

September 28, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Board of directors to be reshuffled Source: Companies
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Fed hawk Fisher says US risks falling behind curve on inflation

September 28, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Richard Fisher, president of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, said the United States risks falling behind the curve on inflation as wage pressure starts to bubble in some parts of the country. Source: Financials
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Does Anybody Need To Buy EMC?

September 28, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
VMWare may have better sale potential if EMC could part with it. Source: Technology
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Disrupting And Winning The White-Hot Delivery Market

September 28, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Uber shows that there is a huge amount of money to be made from combining mobile apps with transportation. But why not apply the concept to the traditional delivery marekt? Source: Technology
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UPDATE 1-Dubai Amlak's shareholders back debt restructuring

September 28, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
* Back 2.1 bln dirham convertible key to debt restructuring (Adds detail, quotes, context) Source: Financials
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Hong Kong financial firms brace for disruptions as protests intensify

September 28, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
HONG KONG, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Some Hong Kong financial firms advised staff to work from home on Monday or go to secondary offices after thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators blocked parts of the city and clashed with police. Source: Financials
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5 Must-Haves For Healthy Travel

September 28, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Pack these 5 items to stay healthy and safe while you travel. (Just in time for holiday flying!) Source: Technology
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Dubai Amlak's shareholders agree $572 mln convertible issue

September 28, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
DUBAI, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Shareholders of Dubai’s Amlak Finance have approved the issuance of a sharia-compliant instrument convertible into its stock worth up to 2.1 billion dirhams ($571.8 million), a statement from the mortgage provider said on Sunday. Source: Financials
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Ten Ways To Become A Digital Master Without Ever Setting Foot In Silicon Valley

September 28, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
By now, you’ve probably read or heard all the same stories over and over and over again — how the Googles, Facebooks, eBays and Amazons of the world, or funky startups with funky names working out of some funky converted loft, have taken the digital bull by the horns and are doing all these incredible feats with all their algorithms, big data, and huge teams of Stanford/MIT-educated programmers and data scientists. Source: Technology
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Lead In Chinese Cold Remedy Poisons Toddler; Possible Counterfeit?

September 28, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
New York City health officials identify yet another international herbal manufacturer of herbs containing dangerous levels of heavy metals. FDA has issued a warning alert but a company product recall is not yet apparent. Source: Technology
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Feedback: The big gaps on Tesco’s board

September 28, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Readers agreed wholeheartedly with Luke Johnson’s column on the supermarket’s directors Source: Management
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When an employer opts for youth

September 28, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Emphasise youth and vitality to counter perceived inexperience, immaturity and lack of authority Source: Management
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Branson’s holiday offer – give us a break

September 28, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
A fixed entitlement tells us it is OK to take a break – even if our work is far from done Source: Management
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Mike Smith, ANZ: ‘I used to be too blunt’

September 28, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The head of the Australian bank holds forth on regulators, analysts and ‘dance partners’ Source: Management
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'Destiny's' Loot Cave Is A Feature, Not A Bug

September 27, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Destiny’s loot caves would be popular with gamers no matter what. Source: Technology
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Can Predictive Technology Make Us Less Predictable?

September 27, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Over at the NY Times, Anna North asks if we can become more creative by using an unusual search engine called Yossarian that purports to help us see things in new ways—ways that go beyond the predictable associations we’re inclined to make when thinking about people, things, ideas, events, etc. What fascinates me about this possibility is that in order for it to be true, prediction needs to be the antidote to predictability. Without inferring where your mind is prone to wandering, neither a person nor an algorithm stands a chance of presenting something to you in a new light. [...]
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UPDATE 1-Shareholder T. Rowe Price urges Allergan to hold off on deals

September 27, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
(Adds comment from Allergan in paragraph 8; refiled to correct typographical error in headline) Source: Financials
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Why Bad Doctors Are Like Bad Writers: The Curse Of Knowledge

September 27, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Steven Pinker, the Harvard psychologist and best-selling author, has a wonderful essay in the Wall Street Journal about why smart people are so often bad writers. Although the essay doesn’t touch on the subject of doctor-patient communication, every single word applies to doctors and the way they communicate (or fail to communicate) with their patients. Source: Technology
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Bulgarian fiscal deficit expected to double -finance ministry

September 27, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
SOFIA, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s finance ministry said on Saturday it expected the country’s fiscal deficit to more than double this year and recommended the government raise nearly $3 billion of new debt to help plug funding gaps and prop up the banking system. Source: Financials
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Consumer Reports Tests Show Apple's iPhone 6 Not As Bendy As Believed

September 27, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Consumer Reports testing of the iPhone 6 shows that it isn’t as bendy as thought. Source: Technology
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Why Bendgate Matters For iPhone 6 Plus Users And Apple's Supply Chain

September 27, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The troubling aspect of the present debacle is that the unity of Apple’s design and manufacturing may have just ruptured in a way that its extensive testing mechanisms did not detect. Source: Technology
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Austria targets 5 bln euros in tax relief to boost growth

September 27, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
VIENNA, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Austria aims to put together a tax relief package worth at least 5 billion euros ($6.3 billion) next year, which could promote growth in a sluggish economy without boosting deficits and debt, officials said on Saturday. Source: Financials
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Fosun ups bid for Portugal's Espirito Santo healthcare unit

September 27, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
* Fosun ups bit to 4.82 euros/shr or 460.5 mln euros in total Source: Financials
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Rosneft and Exxon strike oil in Arctic

September 27, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
In spite of western sanctions on Russia, oil project progresses Source: Companies
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UPDATE 1-Commerzbank said to be investigated over money laundering charges -WSJ

September 27, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
(Adds Commerzbank declines to comment, dateline, background, writes through; also amends story slug) Source: Financials
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