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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

Market Wrap: Stocks Drift Sideways; S&P 500 Hits New High

August 27, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Market News, Investing Spencer Platt/Getty Images Even in a daylong sideways drift, the Standard & Poor’s 500 index (^GPSC) managed to eke out its third record close in three days. U.S. stocks ended essentially flat on Wednesday after spending much of the day wavering between tiny gains and losses. The S&P 500 notched a gain of one-tenth of a point over the day before, extending its rise for the week. Overall trading volume was about one-third below the recent [...]
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Bank FX trading revenues fall by a third

August 27, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Investment banks’ earnings from forex trading were hit harder in the first half of 2014 than other trading areas by low volatility and volumes Source: Companies
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Silicon Valley’s diversity reboot

August 27, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Technology groups such as Google and Facebook are reacting to pressure from the likes of Jesse Jackson to become less pale and male Source: Management
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Imperfect reality of Islamic finance

August 27, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
A new book by an investment banker at the forefront of the industry weaves together personal anecdotes with explanations of the subject Source: Management
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SEC Stiffens Rules on Loan-Backed Securities

August 27, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Financial Reform, SEC, Financial Services, Securities, Investing Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty ImagesSecurities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White By MARCY GORDON WASHINGTON — Financial firms that sell securities backed by loans, such as the kind that fueled the 2008 financial crisis, will have to give investors details on borrowers’ credit record and income under action taken Wednesday by federal regulators. The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted [...]
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Spaceports unlikely to get off the ground

August 27, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Putting ordinary people into space is so dangerous that it is almost impossible to envisage it not ending up a tragic fiasco Source: Management
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2014 Growth Forecast Revised After Weak First Quarter

August 27, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Economic Indicators, GDP, U.S. Government, Economy, Investing J. Scott Applewhite/AP By ANDREW TAYLOR WASHINGTON — The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday forecast that the U.S. economy will grow by just 1.5 percent in 2014, undermined by a poor performance during the first three months of the year. The new assessment was considerably more pessimistic than the Obama administration’s, which predicted last month that the economy would [...]
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IMF Chief Under Investigation in French Fraud Case

August 27, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Global Economy, Scandals and Lawsuits, World Leaders, People, Investing Jim Watson, AFP/Getty ImagesInternational Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde By Chine Labbe PARIS — IMF chief Christine Lagarde has been put under formal investigation by French magistrates for alleged negligence in a political fraud affair dating from 2008 when she was finance minister. Lagarde was questioned by magistrates in Paris this week for a [...]
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HP takes aim at Deloitte UK over Autonomy

August 26, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Move comes as a US judge said he would not approve part of a settlement reached between HP and the shareholders suing it over the acquisition Source: Companies
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Argentina attacks BNY over debt payments

August 26, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The trustee is caught in the middle of an acrimonious dispute between the South American nation and bondholders who rejected restructuring deals Source: Companies
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UPDATE 3-Ex-banker replaces rebel minister in French cabinet shake-up

August 26, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
* Parliament dissolution not an option for now (Releads with naming of new cabinet) Source: Financials
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UPDATE 2-Star trader Rokos slugs it out with hedge fund he co-founded

August 26, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
* Rokos suing Brevan Howard to overturn non-compete agreement Source: Financials
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Three Fed banks pushed again for discount rate hike -minutes

August 26, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Three regional Federal Reserve banks, whose presidents are among the more hawkish of U.S. central bankers, continued to press for an increase in the Fed’s emergency lending rate ahead of last month’s policy-setting meeting, according to minutes on Tuesday. Source: Financials
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CORRECTED-IPO VIEW-Fund managers look to make room for Alibaba

August 26, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
(Corrects name of firm in fourth paragraph to Forward, not Forward Securities) Source: Financials
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UPDATE 2-U.S. names Connecticut official to lead federal Obamacare marketplace

August 26, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Tuesday named the head of Connecticut’s state health exchange to oversee the federal marketplace that provides subsidized private health insurance to consumers in 36 states under Obamacare. Source: Financials
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Veil lifted on Brevan in Rokos court duel

August 26, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Former star trader Chris Rokos is arguing that the five-year agreement to not compete with the group is an excessive restraint of trade Source: Companies
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Market Wrap: S&P 500 Closes Above 2,000 as Confidence Rises

August 26, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Market News, Economic Indicators, Investing AP/Richard Drew By ALEX VEIGA It was a big round-number day for the stock market. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed a hair above 2,000 points Tuesday, 16 years after it closed above 1,000 points for the first time. The milestone added to the market’s gains from the day before and extended the stock index’s record-shattering run this year. The S&P 500 index, a widely followed barometer of the stock market, has [...]
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Twitch takes Amazon to next gaming level

August 26, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Purchase could help ecommerce group compete for online attention and deprives Google and other rivals of audience share Source: Companies
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Wells Fargo chief warns on mortgage loans

August 26, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Wells chief says that government-backed agencies have been too quick to accuse banks of faulty underwriting on mortgages that default Source: Companies
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France’s well-connected retailer

August 26, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The obvious next step for serial mobile entrepreneur Stéphane Bohbot is his Lick chain of stores and a leap into gadgets that link to a smartphone Source: Management
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São Paulo: a start-up ecosystem for Brazil

August 26, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
A planned Google Campus in 2015 is a mark that the potential of the city as host to founders from early stage to well-established has been recognised Source: Management
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Technology for fashon

August 26, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Tech start-ups related to the clothes industry are becoming a feature of London, with the city’s cosmopolitan identity ideal for such a global business Source: Management
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Founders never had it so good – or so bad

August 26, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
I have never known a period with such contrasting business conditions; it is difficult to know whether to be an optimist or a pessimist Source: Management
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LG Announces 4K OLED TVs For Sale

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
LG has announced the 77EG9700 and 65EC9700, the first two Ultra HD 4K OLED TVs available for sale. This is big, and so are they. Here?s why. Source: Technology
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How to Become a Billionaire

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Want to become a billionaire? Then help a billion people. Source: Technology
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UPDATE 3-CME says trading halt linked to software reconfigurations

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
* Trading opened at 0200 GMT on Mon, 4 hrs later than scheduled Source: Financials
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Investment in Zimbabwe plunges as Mugabe seeks Chinese lifeline

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
HARARE, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Foreign investment into Zimbabwe plunged 59 percent to $67 million in the first half of this year, the central bank said on Monday, reflecting worries over President Robert Mugabe’s policies and the risk of investing in his country. Source: Financials
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WRAPUP 2-New home sales fall, but U.S. economy stays on solid ground

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes fell for a second straight month in July, but a surge in the stock of properties on the market and slower price gains should help stimulate demand in the months ahead. Source: Financials
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Rise In Popularity Of E-Cigarettes Sparks Concerns And Recommendations

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The recent dramatic rise in popularity of e-cigarettes threatens to reverse hard-fought progress in the war against smoking, according to a new policy statement from the American Heart Association. “E-cigarettes have caused a major shift in the tobacco-control landscape,” said the lead author of the statement, Aruni Bhatnagar, chair of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Louisville. Source: Technology
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BK and Tim Hortons soar on merger news

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Shares surge for both groups after talks revealed over possible tie-up that would create a powerhouse in the fast food industry Source: Companies
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WhatsApp Hits 600 Million Active Users, Founder Says

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The world?s most popular messaging service is on track to be the first mobile app regularly used by a billion people. Source: Technology
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Gloves are off for Sprint and T-Mobile US

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Telecoms groups turn to aggressive tactics to win customers, with analysts at Bernstein warning of ‘dangers of tariff wars surfacing in US’ Source: Companies
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Canadian marijuana firms OrganiGram, Bedrocan soar on market debut

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
TORONTO, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Shares of Canadian medical marijuana producers Bedrocan Cannabis Corp and OrganiGram Holdings Inc jumped as they began trading on the TSX Venture exchange on Monday with investors expecting fast-growing demand in the fledgling industry. Source: Financials
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The 12 Essential Elements Of High-Quality Content

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
“Quality content” is far more than just a buzzword marketers throw around for fun. Source: Technology
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UPDATE 2-Activist investor pushes apparel retailer Ann Inc for sale

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
* Engine Capital says Ann could fetch as much as $2.52 bln Source: Financials
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Market Wrap: S&P 500 Touches 2,000 as Deals Continue

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Market News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investing AP/Richard Drew By ALEX VEIGA Summer doldrums? Not on Wall Street. The stock market notched another first on Monday as the Standard & Poor’s 500 index nudged briefly past the 2,000-point mark and closed with its second record high in a week. It was the latest milestone in a five-year rally for U.S. stocks, which are enjoying a late-summer revival after dipping [...]
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India declares coal mining licences illegal

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Ruling plunges battered resources sector into fresh uncertainty with sharp falls in share prices of Tata Steel and Hindalco Source: Companies
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Wickr joins Wall Street chatroom chase

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Cyber security start-up has taken investment from CME Group and is working closely with it to create an app that will allow both chat and financial transactions Source: Companies
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One Stop stores to launch beacon service

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Customers of the Tesco-owned convenience shops will receive offers of bespoke discounts on magazines through their smartphones Source: Companies
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Two wheels and lots of tech

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Cyclists are among the most fervent users of devices and apps to track their performance measurements from speed and distance to pedalling RPM and altitude Source: Management
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Last Week's Top Stock Movers: Trading on Trading; Dollars and Scents

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Wall Street Watch, IPOs, Investing D Dipasupil/FilmMagicJustin Bieber’s Someday perfume. Plenty of stocks go up and down in any given week. The gainers inspire us to keep investing. The decliners keep greed in check while reminding us about the risks of the equity markets. Let’s go over some of last week’s best and worst performers. China Finance Online (Read Full Article →

Enrol here for my eBay MBA

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
How the website can teach us the business basics, such as the importance of trust and the need to exploit arbitrage opportunities quickly Source: Management
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Grand Hotel, Stockholm

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
An establishment that lives up to its name, the venue owned by the Wallenberg family is a firm favourite with the business community Source: Management
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5 Shows Netflix Hopes Will Be the New 'Orange Is the New Black'

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Netflix, Walt Disney, Industry News, Entertainment Industry, Investing www.netflix.com TV buffs have been flocking to original content on Netflix (NFLX), and no one has benefited from the trend more than the leading premium video streaming service’s shareholders. Netflix stock has more than tripled since Feb. 6, 2012 — the day [...]
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Business big hitters wary of Whitehall

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The job description for a chief executive of the civil service highlights the problems of attracting private-sector high-flyers to the public sector Source: Management
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Wall Street This Week: Inspiring Food, Uninspiring Fashion

August 25, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Wall Street Watch, IPOs, Investing Richard Drew/AP From Chinese dot-coms offering Western investors a quarterly glimpse into their latest financials to a small-box retailer of consumer electronics that’s quickly losing its power, here are some of the things that will help shape the week that lies ahead on Wall Street. Monday — Bull in a China Shop The new trading weeks kicks [...]
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I would hire someone despite a CV typo

August 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
To exclude a job candidate simply because they have transposed two letters in a word makes even less sense now than it ever did Source: Management
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Pfizer weighs options on AstraZeneca bid

August 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Analysts rate the chances of an immediate resumption of talks as low because AstraZeneca appears as committed as ever to its go-it-alone strategy Source: Companies
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RPT-Wall St Week Ahead-Market leaders seen taking S&P 500 to 2,000

August 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
(Repeats column first released late on Aug. 22 with no changes) Source: Financials
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European media bet on tech start-ups

August 24, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Close to half a billion dollars has either been invested in start-ups or placed in separate venture funds by media companies since 2000, FT data show Source: Companies
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