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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

Stymied by Banks? Private Lenders Can Help Investors

August 7, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Real Estate, Banking, Alternative Investment, Investing Shutterstock Many of us first think of getting a bank loan when we want to buy a house, a car, vacation home or a boat; invest in real estate; launch a business; and finance a college education. But a bank is just one source of funds for these items. No law says when you need a loan that you have go to a bank. They key [...]
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From hacking to fracking: 2014’s must-read titles

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Hacking, fracking and battles of ideas set the tenor for the longlist of the year’s must-read business titles Source: Management
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StanChart faces further New York fine

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Emerging markets London-listed bank discloses ‘issues’ with transaction surveillance system as it reports 20% drop in first-half pre-tax profits Source: Companies
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UPDATE 1-Portugal banks to work for swiftest sale of new BES -association

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
LISBON, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Portuguese banks will work together with the authorities for the swiftest sale of the new, healthy bank carved out of the troubled Banco Espirito Santo , the head of the Portuguese Banking Association (APB) said on Wednesday. Source: Financials
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Canada's medical marijuana market heats up as public listings near

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
TORONTO, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Four Canadian medical marijuana producers are working on transactions that will allow them to go public in the next few weeks, according to industry sources and filings, giving investors fresh paths into a growing industry. Source: Financials
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Three Ways To Protect Yourself From Hackers

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
As news spreads of yet another massive data breach, there are things you can do to help keep your personal information safe from hackers. Here are three very simple, yet effective ways to do just that. Source: Technology
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Banks miss out on $420m in fees

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Collapse of Time Warner deal robs advisors of fee bonanza Source: Companies
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Crooks Now Able To Break Into Cars Via Remote Control

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The circuit board is fast replacing the “slim jim” among clever car thieves to break into late-model vehicles. Source: Technology
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Portugal banks to work for swiftest sale of new BES -association

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
LISBON, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Portuguese banks will work jointly with the authorities for the swiftest sale of the new, healthy bank carved out of the troubled Banco Espirito Santo, the head of the Portuguese Banking Association (APB) said on Wednesday. Source: Financials
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UnipolSai will not use Allianz sale proceeds for special dividend

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
MILAN, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Italy’s UnipolSai will not use the capital gains from the sale of assets to German rival Allianz SE to pay a special dividend, the insurer’s CEO said on Wednesday. Source: Financials
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Wells Fargo lifts estimate of possible unreserved legal costs

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Aug 6 (Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co said on Wednesday that its legal costs could exceed its litigation reserves by $1.2 billion as of the end of June. Source: Financials
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Pharma shares slide on ‘tax inversion’ fears

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Washington threatens action to halt wave of American companies seeking to cut their US tax bills by buying overseas companies Source: Companies
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What Are Some Options For A Small Business With A Very Low Yelp Rating?

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
What are some options for a small business with a very low Yelp rating? This question was originally answered on Quora by Mike Holovacs. Source: Technology
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San Francisco Giants, Ubisoft And McFarlane Toys Partner On Gamer Night With Special Assasin's Creed Figure

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
You had to wonder when this might happen. Todd McFarlane, the artist who launched comic characters such as Spawn, and worked at Marvel Comics and DC Comics, is a well known baseball fan, and has been a resident  in San Francisco. Source: Technology
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How To Avoid A CMO vs. CIO War

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
According to a 2013 report by Accenture, only one in 10 marketing and IT executives say collaboration between CIOs and CMOs is at the right level. That may sound surprising, but when you consider that CMOs are projected to spend more on information technology and analytics than CIOs by 2017, it probably shouldn’t be. Source: Technology
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BATS nears high-frequency case settlement

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Talks come after SEC review of equity markets to ascertain whether exchanges and traders are adhering to rules and not favouring particular clients Source: Companies
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Stocks Stabilize as Molson Coors Brews Up a Big Gain

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Market News, Stock Markets, World Markets, Investing AP/David Zalubowski By STEVE ROTHWELL NEW YORK — U.S. stocks stabilized on Wednesday after energy stocks and earnings from a major beer brewer helped the market stem its recent declines. The stock market ended the day little changed after a sizable drop a day earlier, when Russia massed troops near its border with Ukraine. Molson Coors (TAP) was [...]
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T-Mobile tie-up plan falls foul of regulators

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Likelihood of a deal in US telecoms market remains high as long as questions remain over whether T-Mobile and Sprint can prosper in the long term Source: Companies
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Boards can anticipate the unexpected

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
From the crisis in Ukraine to events in the Middle East, companies can put in place better structures and systems to deal with geopolitical risks Source: Management
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Kabaddi holds breath for glitzy relaunch

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The ancient Indian sport has been turned into a television spectacle in an attempt to emulate the success of the country’s Premier League cricket event Source: Management
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Sudden death of the English Academy

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The internet, seen by many as the most significant development since the printing press, is destroying language standardisation Source: Management
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Chasing the Highest Dividend Yields Poses a Risk to Investors

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Basics, Stocks, Dividend Stocks, Investing Alamy In an era in which savings accounts pay less than 1 percent, conservative investors have found that the bank certificates of deposit, bonds and other fixed-income investments they used to rely on to provide portfolio income no longer get the job done. With the Federal Reserve having cut interest rates to the bone, many dividend investors are gravitating to the highest-yielding dividend stocks they can [...]
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Where Have All the Publicly Traded Steakhouses Gone?

August 6, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Restaurants, Investing Kzenon/Shutterstock Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) reported quarterly results on Monday after the market close. The casual steakhouse chain — known for its buttery yeast rolls, peanut-shelled floor and signature meats — is growing. Revenue climbed 12 percent to nearly $400 million in the 13 weeks ending on July 1, fueled by modest expansion and a 3 percent uptick in same-restaurant sales. Profitability grew [...]
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What to Watch in The Day Ahead; Wednesday, Aug. 6

August 5, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
(The Day Ahead is an email and PDF publication that includes the day’s major stories and events, analyses and other features. To receive The Day Ahead, Eikon users can register at . Thomson One users can register at RT/DAY/US. All times in ET/GMT) The quarterly results of Viacom, Twenty-First Century Fox and Time Warner will be of particular interest this quarter given that Time Warner rebuffed Fox’s offer to buy it for $80 billion. Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes is largely expected to unveil part Read Full Article →

UPDATE 2-NorthStar Realty to buy Griffin-American for about $3.35 bln

August 5, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
* Shares up as much as 8 pct (Adds background, conference call comments, updates share price) Source: Financials
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Fitch Upgrades XL's Ratings; IDR Outlook Positive

August 5, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) CHICAGO, August 05 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has upgraded its ratings on XLIT Ltd. (a Cayman Islands subsidiary of XL Group plc) and its property/casualty (re)insurance subsidiaries (collectively XL) as follows: –Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘A-‘ from ‘BBB+’; –Senior unsecured notes to ‘BBB+’ from ‘BBB’; –Series D and E preference ordinary shares to ‘BBB-‘ from ‘BB+’; –Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) to ‘A+’ from ‘A’. A full list Source: Financials
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Fitch Publishes Inaugural Medicare/Medicaid Health Insurers Dashboard

August 5, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) Link to Fitch Ratings’ Report: Medicare/Medicaid Health Insurers Dashboard http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=753096 NEW YORK, August 05 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has published a special report that discusses the impact of market profiles and size/scale, capitalization and financial performance characteristics on Medicare/Medicaid health insurers’ Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings. Fitch views t Read Full Article →

T-Mobile set to reject Iliad’s $15bn takeover offer

August 5, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Deutsche Telekom, which owns two-thirds of T-Mobile US, considers Iliad’s offer uncompetitive partly because it is already in advanced takeover discussions with Sprint Source: Companies
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UPDATE 2-U.S. judge reluctantly approves SEC-Citigroup $285 mln deal

August 5, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
(Adds case background, SEC comment, Citi spokeswoman declining to comment) Source: Financials
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Cobalt to fight SEC corruption allegations

August 5, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Securities and Exchange Commission indicates that it plans to initiate legal proceedings against the energy group after three-year investigation Source: Companies
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Stocks Tumble as Worries About Russia and Ukraine Build

August 5, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Market News, Stock Markets, Investing Spencer Platt/Getty Images BY KEN SWEET NEW YORK — Renewed concerns that tensions could flare up between Russian and Ukraine pushed U.S. stocks sharply lower Tuesday. The market had been moderately lower all day, weighed down by a disappointing earnings forecast from retail giant Target (TGT) and a report on China that showed the world’s second-largest economy was slowing down. The selling accelerated in afternoon trading. The [...]
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Memo to boards: internet is here to stay

August 5, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Established companies need to stop outsourcing their technology strategy if they want to emulate the likes of Apple, Amazon and Google Source: Management
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Boss on holiday

August 5, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
I need to find the best way to dodge an invitation from my manager who has a holiday house close to the Mallorca villa I am renting Source: Management
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Surprising Winner in This Round of Coach-Kors Bag Fight

August 5, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Company News, Earnings, Retail, Upgrades and Downgrades, Investing Hong Wu/Michael Kors/Getty Images Here’s something that you don’t see every day. On Monday, Michael Kors (KORS) posted strong quarterly results with sales and earnings soaring 43 percent and 50 percent, respectively. The stock plunged 6 percent on the news. A day later, rival handbag maker Coach (Read Full Article →

Hedge funds go short on PE-backed floats

August 5, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Hedge funds wager that share prices will fall in private equity-backed listings, following a number of high-profile flotations that suffered declines Source: Companies
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Cyber security: secrecy v publicity

August 5, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Security in obscurity used to be the mantra of small UK companies battling spies for government agencies: now they are coming out of the shadows Source: Management
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Ecclestone settles bribery case for $100m

August 5, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Judge accepts offer to settle case, leaving octogenarian F1 boss to walk free after one of Germany’s most high-profile trials this year Source: Companies
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China pricing inquiry targets Mercedes

August 5, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Antitrust investigators raid German group’s Shanghai offices in latest move by Beijing against a foreign car company over price-fixing concerns Source: Companies
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With Stock Markets So High, Is It Time for You to Rebalance?

August 5, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Hocus Focus Studio By Timothy McCarthy Normally, I wouldn’t recommend too much rebalancing of your long-term investment portfolio. There is a good reason for that: Experts and amateurs alike are often terrible at consistently timing the markets. It is often wise to keep rebalancing to a minimum, since you can create a tax event and also bear some transaction costs, at least in your taxable accounts. However, when one major asset class rises much further than [...]
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US landlord Gables eyes $3bn sale

August 4, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Potential deal for the owner of almost 40,000 family homes, largely in the south, highlights rebound in fortunes of real estate sector Source: Companies
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African leaders want U.S. trade deal renewed for 15 more years

August 4, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) – African leaders urged the United States on Monday to renew a trade benefits program giving duty-free access to billions of dollars of African exports for 15 years, saying it would help cement trade relations and boost development in the region. Source: Financials
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Symantec says its products not banned in China

August 4, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Aug 4 (Reuters) – U.S. security software maker Symantec Corp said its products are not banned by the Chinese government after Chinese media reported that the government’s procurement agency has excluded the company from a list of approved anti-virus vendors. Source: Financials
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Why Is Innovation So Hard?

August 4, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
By Edward D. Hess Source: Technology
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Former Citi official fined $500,000 for fraud in CFTC case

August 4, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) – A federal court has ordered former Citigroup director, John Aaron Brooks, to pay $500,000 for defrauding two Citigroup companies by mismarking and inflating the value of his position in ethanol futures to conceal his trading losses, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Monday. Source: Financials
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UPDATE 2-Bertha upgraded to hurricane, no threat to land -NHC

August 4, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Aug 4 (Reuters) – Bertha became the second hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic season on Monday but is no threat to land as it stays well out to sea, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Source: Financials
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Colombia central bank sees 2015 inflation around 3 pct

August 4, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
BOGOTA, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Colombia’s central bank expects inflation in 2015 to be around 3 percent, the same level as forecast for this year, the central bank’s chief Jose Dario Uribe said on Monday. Source: Financials
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'Ye Cannae Change The Laws of Physics' – Or Can You?

August 4, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
News that a team at Nasa has “validated” a Star Trek like “impulse” drive that works without propellant should be taken with a healthy dose of salt. Source: Technology
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When Machines Make Our Decisions For Us — In The Cloud

August 4, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Microsoft recently unveiled an ad, showing some advantages of Cortana over Apple?s Siri. These voice-response assistance products are hawked as ‘neato’ conveniences, but consider this: In fact they represent a massive shift in human beings’ relationship to their own brains… Source: Technology
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Could LG's Child Tracking Wristband, KizON, Make Parenting A Young Child Easier?

August 4, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Could LG’s child tracking & phone calling wristband, KizON, make parenting a young child easier? This question was originally answered on Quora. Source: Technology
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Stocks Stage a Late-Day Rally, but Utilities Lag

August 4, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Earnings, Market News, Stock Markets, Investing AP/Nati HarnikA positive earnings report from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway provided early momentum to the markets Monday. By KEN SWEET NEW YORK — The stock market staged a late-day rally Monday, helping push the Dow Jones industrial average and other U.S. indexes higher for the first time in a week. Investors had a couple pieces of positive news to get behind: a decent earnings report from [...]
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