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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

Court lifts ban on Uber in Germany

September 16, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Frankfurt court says some of the taxi drivers’ arguments against Uber are valid, but strict conditions were not met to grant emergency injunction Source: Companies
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Tycoon orders 30 Rolls for record $20m

September 16, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Flamboyant Hong Kong entrepreneur Stephen Hung will use fleet in luxury Macau Louis XIII resort, where the penthouse suite will cost $130,000 a night Source: Companies
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New Owner Changing World's Most Famous Stock Exchange

September 16, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, NYSE, Stock Exchanges, Stock Markets, Investing Andrew Burton/Getty Images Most of the general public has never heard of the blandly named Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). But almost everybody is well aware of the New York Stock Exchange and its oversize role in financial history. However, to know one is to know the other: Following a recent acquisition, Intercontinental [...]
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Great Corporate Cultures Mean Great Profits for Investors

September 16, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Google, Facebook, Investing Getty Images An oft-repeated theme in business is that the companies with the happiest employees tend to perform best for investors. But is this always true? Researcher Glassdoor recently identified the top 25 companies in terms of culture and values. Here’s a [...]
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The trouble with too much seed capital

September 16, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
For start-ups, sometimes less can be more when it comes to raising finance – especially when unhelpful growth targets are imposed by investors Source: Management
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Don’t be sidetracked in board meetings

September 16, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Keep the number of attendees down to a handful if possible to ward off waffle and impose a two-hour limit to deter special-interest obsessives Source: Management
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Ackman plans $2bn fund IPO in Amsterdam

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Activist investor hopes to follow in footsteps of other hedge fund titans such as Daniel Loeb, who has launched ‘closed-end funds’ Source: Companies
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Ex-Amaranth trader to pay $750,000 over U.S. agency's manipulation claims

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) – A former trader at Amaranth Advisors who oversaw its energy desk when the hedge fund collapsed in 2006 has agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve a U.S. regulator’s lawsuit accusing him of attempting to manipulate natural gas futures prices. Source: Financials
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Microsoft in $2.5bn Minecraft deal

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Co-founder Markus ‘Notch’ Persson says deal is not about money but ‘about my sanity’ Source: Companies
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Silver ETF holdings set record high as price drop sparks interest

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Holdings at the world’s largest silver-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rose to a record high as a pullback in prices prompted long-term retail investors to increase purchases of the precious metal. Source: Financials
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SOFTS-ICE sugar falls to four-year low in 9-day streak lower

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
* Light rain falls in part of Brazil’s coffee belt (Adds Thailand to paragraph 1, updates prices; adds trade comment, second byline, NEW YORK dateline) Source: Financials
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RPT–Tampa woman can pursue part of lawsuit over Petraeus scandal leak

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
(Repeats to widen distribution, no change to headline or text) Source: Financials
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Business leaders propose Ukraine steer course between West, Moscow

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
GENEVA, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Ukraine should seek special trade deals with Russia as well as the European Union and consider military non-alignment to help stabilise its economy and secure peace, top business leaders convened by the World Economic Forum said on Monday. Source: Financials
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GM to pay compensation for 19 deaths

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Carmaker had previously acknowledged 13 deaths in the US and Canada linked to ignition switch fault, and has now received 125 claims for fatalities Source: Companies
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Market Wrap: Stocks End the Day Mixed Ahead of Fed Meeting

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Market News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investing Spencer Platt/Getty Images By STEVE ROTHWELL NEW YORK — Investors played it safe on Monday ahead of a potentially pivotal Federal Reserve meeting. While large company stocks ended the day little changed, smaller, riskier stocks slumped. Fed policy makers start a two-day meeting on Tuesday and many investors expect the central bank to indicate that it is moving closer to raising its key interest rate as the economy continues to strengthen. [...]
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SABMiller’s Heineken bid sparks rumours

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The disclosure that the maker of Peroni, Miller Lite and Pilsner Urquell had made a preliminary approach to Heineken sparked a rise in brewers’ share prices on Monday in anticipation of a new round of consolidation Source: Companies
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Glasenberg ponders Glencore’s next move

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The lack of meaningful overlap between Glencore and Rio Tinto would make the creation of a ‘GlenTinto’ a powerful alternative to BHP Source: Companies
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Aristotle and the Scottish vote rhetoric

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The independence campaign holds lessons for business communicators – from the importance of “ethos” and “pathos” to the role of positive messages Source: Management
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Aristotle and the Scottish vote rhetoric

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The independence campaign holds lessons for business communicators – from the importance of “ethos” and “pathos” to the role of positive messages Source: Management
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Sears Is Running Out of Options Fast

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Market News, Upgrades and Downgrades, Investing Mel Evans/AP Things continue to get worse for Sears Holdings (SHLD). Fitch Ratings lowered its credit rating on the parent company of Sears and Kmart this month, warning that liquidity could be a concern beyond 2016. You can’t get much worse than a double-C rating in Fitch’s vernacular. The [...]
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3 Reasons the iPad Is Sliding – and the Tablet Biz May Follow

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Apple, Earnings, Market News, Investing Alex Segre/Alamy Apple (AAPL) had plenty of new toys to unveil on Tuesday. There was the iPhone 6 and the even larger iPhone 6 Plus. The world’s largest consumer tech company finally entered the promising-yet-crowded wearable computing market with the Apple Watch. And there was its potentially game-changing entry into mobile transactions with [...]
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Last Week's Biggest Stock Movers Were Riding Big Coattails

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Market News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investing Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty Images 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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Align your headquarters with your heart

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
A head office relocation can be tempting but a company that stays close to its roots sends a powerful signal about what it values Source: Management
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Lessons in failure from gurus of error

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
When people talk openly about their mistakes at work, performance and morale can improve Source: Management
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The 4 Secrets to Creating a Hit Hollywood Franchise

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Industry News, Entertainment Industry, Investing www.marvel.com Pop culture franchise-building is the new normal in Hollywood. To understand why, let’s take a look at the box office figures for April and August. Hot Results in the Dead of Winter According to Box Office Mojo, U.S. theaters took in $739.5 million [...]
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The Midland, Manchester

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The city’s meeting places tend to be brash and noisy but this Edwardian baroque extravaganza retains its genteel air Source: Management
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Wall Street This Week: Photoshop, Phones and FedEx in Focus

September 15, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Market News, Industry News, Investing Charlie Riedel/AP From a drugstore operator that has become one of the market’s biggest winners over the past five years stepping up for its quarterly report to the world’s most valuable consumer tech-giant making its new smartphone available, here are some of the things that will help shape the week that lies ahead on Wall Street. Monday [...]
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Former BP chief warns on Russia

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Restrictions imposed by the US and EU risk constraining global oil supply and pushing up prices in the coming years, says Tony Hayward Source: Companies
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Google unleashes Android on new markets

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
US tech group looks to establish smartphone standard for the next billion mobile users by launching low-cost platform with local manufacturers Source: Companies
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Banking bonuses overtake trading rewards

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Income boost comes amid a secular shift within investment banks, many of which are reducing their emphasis on trading and putting fresh focus on M&A work Source: Companies
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Week Ahead: Wild Ride On Fed, Scots Independence, Alibaba

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
A sleepy September should spark into life this coming week as the Federal Reserve gives clues as to when it will finally raise interest rates, people in Scotland vote on whether it should become an independent country — and China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba prices its monster IPO in New York. Source: Markets
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Bank of Portugal picks new CEO for BES successor Novo Banco

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
LISBON, Sept 14 (Reuters) – The Bank of Portugal on Sunday picked a new chief executive for Novo Banco, successor to Banco Espirito Santo (BES), following the embarrassing resignation of its three top managers appointed only two months ago. Source: Financials
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Concern rises over Europe’s growth rate

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Policy makers fear that European businesses, scarred by the experience of the past six years, may have changed their behaviour permanently Source: Companies
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Qataris sued over former US embassy

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Second time the subsidiary of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has faced a legal battle with one of their London development partners Source: Companies
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MH370: Sonar Reveals Secrets Of Sea Floor

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The hunt for missing Malaysian plane MH370 has revealed unsuspected secrets about the Indian Ocean, including underwater volcanoes and trenches dating back up to 100 millions years. Source: Technology
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REFILE-Scotland's "Kirk" appeals for reconciliation after vote

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
ROSNEATH, Scotland, Sept 14 (Reuters) – On the last Sunday before Scotland votes on independence, church ministers urged Scots from the pulpit to work for reconciliation and avoid recrimination after the referendum. Source: Financials
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UPDATE 1-Heineken family rejected SABMiller takeover offer – Bloomberg

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
LONDON/AMSTERDAM, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Global brewer SABMiller has made a takeover approach to the family owners of Heineken that has been rejected, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Source: Financials
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Comet Probe Finds Elements Of Life

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The Rosetta spacecraft has discovered all the elements of life in the gases jetting from a comet as it approaches the Sun. Source: Technology
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UPDATE 1-Munich Re sees tough competition and price pressure ahead

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
* Works to expand geographical markets and products (Adds executive comment, detail) Source: Financials
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Here's What Hackers Can Do With Your CRM Data

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
CRM data can contain everything from financial records, corporate email addresses, notes and documents about late-paying customers, intellectual property and sales forecast data. Source: Technology
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Detroit's LevelEleven Revs Sales Motivation

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
What do you do as a manager when the conventional means of motivating your sales team?competitions, prizes, inspirational speeches?fall flat? How can you leverage technology to help rally and focus your team around company initiatives, product launches, and winning new business? Source: Technology
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Sharing Bikes Can Lead to A Sustainable World

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
?Transportation, Recreation, and Innovation? is the tagline of my company, Alta Bicycle Share. We manage bike-sharing systems in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, Boston, Toronto, Melbourne, and other cities. In five years our bikes have been ridden more than 35 million miles on more than 25 million rides. That?s more than a billion calories burned, and with zero fatalities. Source: Technology
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Kuwait's KNPC names NBK finance advisor for $12 bln refinery upgrade

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
DUBAI, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Kuwait National Petroleum Co (KNPC) has chosen National Bank of Kuwait’s investment banking arm to advise it on financing options for its multi-billion-dollar Clean Fuels Project, the bank said on Sunday. Source: Financials
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Feedback: Liveable cities

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
A column by Michael Skapinker arguing that London and New York are superior to so-called ‘liveable’ places attracted varying views from readers Source: Management
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Basic tech shortcuts for non-coders

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Modest tricks – including making your Google searches more powerful – that can improve your day-to-day productivity and even employability Source: Management
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McKinsey’s airy platitudes bode ill

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Fifty years is a ludicrously long time to forecast – accountants, who are more sensible than management consultants, tend to stick at twelve months Source: Management
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Tony Hayward: now he has his life back

September 14, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The former BP boss was vilified over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill but turbulence in Iraqi Kurdistan means that his new job is hardly stress-free Source: Management
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UPDATE 2-Bosses charged with rebuilding Portugal's BES bank quit after two months

September 13, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
* They deny reports of conflict with central bank (Adds central bank statement) Source: Financials
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Bulgaria's central bank denies it is acting too slowly on troubled Corpbank

September 13, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
SOFIA, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s central bank denied accusations from politicians that it had been too slow to offer a solution for troubled lender Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank), saying on Saturday that it is working to find the best solution. Source: Financials
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REFILE-UPDATE 1-Scottish independence battle draws 'day of reckoning' warning to business

September 13, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
* 12,000 loyalists march for the union in Scottish capital Source: Financials
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