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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

Week's Winners and Losers: Apple Takes, CarMax Brakes

September 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Market News, Investing Colin McConnell/Toronto Star/Getty ImagesDani Winters shows off his new iPhone 6 as the line of waiting customers stretches behind him in a Toronto mall. There were plenty of winners and losers this week, with the world’s leading premium streaming service pushing out an odd marketing campaign and the iEverything company selling a ton of new smartphones. Here’s a rundown of the week’s smartest moves and biggest [...]
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Coke's Surge Surges Back; Will Crystal Pepsi Be Revived Next?

September 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Coca-Cola Company, Pepsico, Amazon.com, Investing www.amazon.com Call it “Throwback Thirst-Day.” The world’s largest soft drink company has tossed nostalgic consumers a bone, and now it’s time to see if its closest rival follows suit. Coca-Cola (KO) delighted fans of Surge — the heavily caffeinated citrus-flavored soft drink that hit the market in 1996 but was pulled five years [...]
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UPDATE 2-Accenture expects better profitability amid lower costs

September 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
(Adds details from conference call, updates share movement) Source: Financials
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UPDATE 1-Ex-investor relations exec pleads guilty in NY to insider trading

September 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) – A former executive at a New York investor relations firm, whose barefoot dash from news photographers last month caught the attention of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to insider trading. Source: Financials
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WRAPUP 2-U.S. new home sales at six-year high, but outlook challenging

September 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes surged in August to their highest level in more than six years, a sign the housing recovery remains on course. Source: Financials
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Pimco’s nimble Gross falls from grace

September 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Californian bond giant has been hit by management spats, an SEC probe and its flagship fund has suffered 18 months of outflows Source: Companies
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BlackBerry launches square smartphone

September 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
New $599 device has a 4.5-inch screen and is designed to work alongside the phonemaker’s secure software and messaging services Source: Companies
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Stakes high for Barclays and SFO in probe

September 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Pair locked in a high-stakes battle that could burnish or taint either’s credentials as the SFO probes the bank’s 2008 dealings with Qatari investors Source: Companies
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UPDATE 2-BHP considers London listing for new company

September 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
* Listing in London would be standard, rather than premium (Adds shareholders comment) Source: Financials
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Ex-AIG CEO Benmosche downplays Buffett challenge – Bloomberg TV

September 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Sept 24 (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc isn’t AIG’s biggest competitor and AIG handles all its rivals in a very effective way, former AIG Chief Executive Robert Benmosche told Bloomberg TV. Source: Financials
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Strong demand for Rocket Internet’s IPO

September 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Prospective investors in German group’s €1.5bn initial public offering weigh up the lossmaking venture that has ambitious growth plans Source: Companies
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Market Wrap: U.S. Stocks Advance After 3 Days of Declines

September 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Market News, Investing AP/Richard Drew By KEN SWEET NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rebounded Wednesday and had their best performance in more than a month, led by gains in health care and consumer staples companies. Once again, investors were willing to step in to buy any noticeable dip in the market, even as more bad news emerged about Europe’s economy and worries over violence in Iraq and Syria continued. The Dow Jones industrial average (^DJI) advanced 154.19 points, or [...]
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Amtrak sues insurers over Sandy payouts

September 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Train group says it has received only $30m from its Superstorm claims and estimates its total losses from the disaster will reach around $504m Source: Companies
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The next page for the ‘sidebar of shame’

September 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Martin Clarke has made the website into a traffic magnet – but can it keep up with cash-rich rivals such as BuzzFeed and Vice News? Source: Management
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Business alone cannot bring peace

September 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Some had hoped the ‘Breaking the Impasse’ group of industrialists would play a similar role to those who helped to end apartheid in South Africa Source: Management
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Are These 'Dividend Aristocrat' Stocks Really Less Than Elite?

September 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Basics, Stocks, Dividend Stocks, Stock Markets, Investing Pat Wellenbach/AP Dividend stocks have become a key source of income for many investors. Low interest rates on more conservative investments like bonds and bank CDs have forced those who need investment income from their portfolio to shift toward stocks, and stocks with histories of consistent dividend growth look especially attractive. Yet those who aren’t familiar with [...]
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Book review: ‘Leading The Life You Want’

September 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The author champions figures such as Bruce Springsteen who became successful by integrating work and personal life rather than seeing them as opposed Source: Management
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The 10 Worst Financial Predictions of the Last 25 Years

September 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Financial Services, Stock Markets, Historical Stock Prices, Investing Throughout history, there have been stories of great mythical oracles who could predict events. The Greeks had Pythia — a high-priestess in the Temple of Apollo — whose foresight was said to be infallible. In the Nordic countries, Odin was known to carry the severed head of Mimir, who gave him secret knowledge and counsel. Even in today’s modern world, many still [...]
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UPDATE 1-U.S. Govt health agency sees 25 pct increase in Obamacare insurers

September 23, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Sept 23 (Reuters) – The number of insurers offering individual health plans on the Obamacare exchanges will increase about 25 percent in 2015 and that should keep down prices, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday in a report. Source: Financials
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US tax inversion curbs hit pharma shares

September 23, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The US tax changes throw into doubt the agreed £32bn takeover of Shire by AbbVie and make it less likely Pfizer will revive its interest in AstraZeneca Source: Companies
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UPDATE 1-Deere to explore strategic options for crop insurance unit

September 23, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Sept 23 (Reuters) – Deere & Co, the world’s largest farm equipment maker, said it was exploring strategic options for its low-margin crop insurance business and had hired Citigroup as its adviser. Source: Financials
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UPDATE 3-UniCredit, Santander in talks to merge asset management units

September 23, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
* Deal envisages combining Pioneer with Santander Asset Management Source: Financials
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UPDATE 1-Sigma-Aldrich's $17 bln buyout seen as boost for lab supplier VWR

September 23, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Sept 23 (Reuters) – The large premium Germany’s Merck KGaA agreed to pay in a $17 billion acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich Corp shines a spotlight on, and potentially raises the value of, a company Merck discarded a decade ago. Source: Financials
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UPDATE 2-Barclays takes $77 mln hit from British and U.S. fines

September 23, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
* Britain’s FCA fines bank 38 mln stg for client asset breaches Source: Financials
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Focus of Tesco woes shifts to chairman

September 23, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The focus on Sir Richard Broadbent has intensified amid questions over the supermarket group’s oversight when it issued the profit warning in August Source: Companies
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Market Wrap: Europe's Woes and Syria Strikes Sink Stocks

September 23, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Market News, Global Economy, World Markets, Investing AP/U.S. Navy, Mass Communication Spc. 3rd Class Brian StephensAn EA-6B Prowler lands on the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush after conducting airstrikes Tuesday against ISIS targets in Syria. By KEN SWEET NEW YORK — Grim economic news from Europe and airstrikes in Syria rattled global stocks Tuesday. Most of the damage was felt in European markets, which fell sharply after a closely watched [...]
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Banks face fresh curbs on leveraged loans

September 23, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Groups that flout the Federal Reserve’s guidance will probably face higher capital penalties as part of the regulator’s annual stress test Source: Companies
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Philips to split off lighting business

September 23, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Electronics group to consider ‘alternative ownership structures’ for standalone unit including possibility of an initial public offering Source: Companies
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BNP Paribas chairman to step down

September 23, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Jean Lemierre, a senior adviser to the bank is favourite to replace Baudouin Prot, who is one of France’s best-known bankers Source: Companies
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Hamburg: Germany’s start-up alternative

September 23, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The city offers technological dynamism but competes against better-known Berlin, and growing businesses may have to go overseas for later funding rounds Source: Management
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What's in Alibaba's Future? 10 Things You Should Know

September 23, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Market News, China, Investing ChinaFotoPress/Getty ImagesEmployees cheer at Alibaba headquartes in China as its stock debuts in New York. At $231 billion, Alibaba Group (BABA) closed Friday with more than twice the market cap of Facebook (FB), three times that of eBay (EBAY), and about [...]
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More female tech founders win funding

September 23, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Female founders attract Silicon Valley funds because they combine experience of working in the tech industry with their own insights as consumers Source: Management
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Online auction that aims to reassure

September 23, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
London-based start-up Perfect Channel aims to provide a safe pair of hands for clients looking to use the web to buy and sell Source: Management
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Amazon's Pilot Season Takes Off: Can It Jet Past Netflix?

September 23, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Amazon.com, Earnings, Entertainment Industry, Investing www.amazon.com“Really” is one of Amazon’s new series. Each year, Amazon.com (AMZN) produces a new slate of series pilots for customers of its Prime Instant Video service. Amazon kicked off its third pilot season on Aug. 28. Customers seem to like the Prime service even more than Hulu or Apple (Read Full Article →

The big gaps on Tesco’s board

September 23, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
General business skills are not nearly enough – the company’s board needs greater stores expertise and a new chairman Source: Management
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Sanctions scupper Total/Lukoil venture

September 22, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The latest set of sanctions announced two weeks ago by the US and EU restrict western financing and technology to various Russian energy projects Source: Companies
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UPDATE 6-Tesco cuts profit outlook again and suspends staff after accounting error

September 22, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
LONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Accounting mistakes in supplier contracts forced Tesco to suspend its UK boss along with three other senior executives and cut its profit outlook for the third time in two months, dealing another major blow to the world’s No. 3 retailer. Source: Financials
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Judge refuses to cut New York fund manager's 40-year Ponzi sentence

September 22, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) – A federal judge rejected Westgate Capital Management LLC founder James Nicholson’s request to shorten his 40-year prison term for running a $140 million Ponzi scheme at his hedge fund firm, likening it to the much larger fraud run by Bernard Madoff. Source: Financials
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WRAPUP 2-U.S. existing home sales fall, investors pulling back

September 22, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) – U.S. home resales unexpectedly fell in August as investors stepped away from the market, but the decline probably does not signal renewed weakness. Source: Financials
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iOS 8 Hit By WiFi And Battery Life Complaints

September 22, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Reports are spreading of WiFi and battery life problems for iPhone 5S, iPad Air and iPad mini owners. Apple is yet to respond. Source: Technology
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Mortgage lending drops in 2013 on decline in refinancing

September 22, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Mortgage originations fell 11 percent in 2013 as rates ticked higher and remained at 20-year lows in the case of loans for home purchases, according to information released on Monday by the Federal Reserve. Source: Financials
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UPDATE 1-Bank of Canada deputy gov. says rates may have to be lower than past

September 22, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
TORONTO, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Interest rates may have to be about one-and-a-half percentage points lower than they have been historically in order for the Canadian economy to operate at full capacity, a senior Bank of Canada official said on Monday. Source: Financials
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Meet The Inventor Who Is Finally Making Virtual Reality Real

September 22, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
For the first time, Forbes is bringing together 1,000+ members of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list with some of the globe’s top leaders and mentors to create partnerships that will change the world over the next 50 years. The Under 30 Summit will take place in Philadelphia from Oct. 19 – 22. Source: Technology
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Is My Productivity Guru

September 22, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
If you’re like most ambitious professionals, you’re not meeting your goals. Instead, you’re bogged down in endless, time-wasting tasks. You’ve tried productivity books, training systems and apps, but they just don’t work. It’s time to get serious about success… Source: Technology
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Destiny's 'Loot Cave' Showcases Bungie's Lingering Endgame Problems

September 22, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The games media has seemed to have recently just discovered the famed “loot cave” in Destiny, a way to get gear in the game that’s been around for quite a while, but has quickly become far and away the game’s most popular avenue to acquire items. In short, it’s the definition Source: Technology
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This Is Why China Is So Important For Apple

September 22, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Apple can live without China having the new iPhone 6 for a month or two but the subscriber base is so large that it needs to be selling there in a few months. Source: Technology
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Luxury carmakers hindered in India

September 22, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Hefty import duties and an economic downturn have put the brakes on sales of supercars but manufacturers are pressing on because of fat margins Source: Companies
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Apple sells record 10m iPhone 6 models

September 22, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Pre-orders in first 24 hours for the new phones also set fresh highs, with analysts saying that the numbers should be well received by investors Source: Companies
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Deutsche Bank fires currency trader

September 22, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Andy Donaldson, a trader in the Sydney office for two years, is believed to have misreported his activities and incurred losses of less than $5m Source: Companies
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Tesco reveals results overstated by £250m

September 22, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Deloitte to undertake ‘comprehensive review’ of supermarkets group’s accounts, as shares tumble to an 11-year low in early trading Source: Companies
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