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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

LG G3 Review: The Perfect Smartphone

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The LG G3 is, quite simply, the most impressive Android phone you can buy at the moment: Source: Technology
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My Advice To Kickstarter Potato Salad Guy: Don't Write That Tax Check Just Yet

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Will it really cost Zack Danger Brown more than $21,000 in taxes to make potato salad? Source: Technology
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Shire opens talks with AbbVie on £30bn bid

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Executives from both companies met in New York to discuss the £51.15 per share offer, but it is not the first time they have met since AbbVie launched its pursuit Source: Companies
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UPDATE 2-Silver Lake to pay $29.5 mln in LBO collusion settlement

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
July 11 (Reuters) – Silver Lake Partners LP has agreed to pay $29.5 million to settle a lawsuit that accused several large private equity firms of conspiring not to outbid each other on takeovers prior to the financial crisis. Source: Financials
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Zayo Expects An Autumn IPO

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Zayo was built to IPO. And it plans to do so this fall. Source: Technology
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Cleveland gets LeBron on the rebound

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
‘King James’, one of the world’s most valuable sportsmen, leaves the Miami Heat to return to his home town basketball team Source: Companies
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UPDATE 1-Direct Line in advanced talks to sell German and Italian arms – sources

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) – British insurer Direct Line is in advanced talks with several industry players to sell its operations in Germany and Italy, two sources close to the deal said. Source: Financials
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U.S. JUNE BUDGET SURPLUS $71 BLN (CONSENSUS $80 BLN SURPLUS) VS SURPLUS OF $117 BLN IN JUNE 2013 – TREASURY

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
U.S. JUNE BUDGET SURPLUS $71 BLN (CONSENSUS $80 BLN SURPLUS) VS SURPLUS OF $117 BLN IN JUNE 2013 – TREASURY Source: Financials
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Illinois river lock closure may spur CME grain contract tweaks

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
CHICAGO, July 11 (Reuters) – An upcoming river lock repair project in south Chicago has attracted the attention of exchange operator CME Group because the lock’s closure could disrupt deliveries against its Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures contracts. Source: Financials
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USDA NATIONAL DAILY PORK REPORT FOB PLANT – Morning

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Des Moines, IA Fri, Jul 11, 2014 USDA Market News NATIONAL DAILY PORK REPORT FOB PLANT – Negotiated Sales – Morning ——————————————————————————– Loads PORK CUTS : 91.49 Loads TRIM/PROCESS PORK : 6.04 ——————————————————————————– USDA ESTIMATED PORK CUT-OUT VALUES – as of 9:30am Based on negotiated prices and volume of pork cuts delivered within [...]
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China TV claims iPhone security threat

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Powerful media broadcaster CCTV’s report warns about smartphone’s ability to track the user and says data could even reveal state secrets Source: Companies
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Week in Review, July 12

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Samsung takes some knocks; Maersk, HSBC and insider trading case also in the news Source: Companies
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LeBron's Thoughtful Return To Cleveland Has Humbled This Hater

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
For several minutes (RE: Internet eternity) ESPN.com’s headline was “Waiting on King James” while Twitter was reacting to the story that all NBA fans, players and execs were waiting for: LeBron James was returning to Cleveland. I thought it was a Twitter hoax at first, I’ve become so accustomed to ESPN having this kind of story first. Not this time, something felt different. Source: Technology
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The 'Snowden Effect' Continues As China Claims Apple's iPhone A Threat To National Security

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The security and control of personal data is a big concern for many these days and literally it’s becoming a global epidemic.  Today, China just announced they don’t trust our beloved iPhone. Further underscoring today’s untrusting new world order in the “post-Snowden” era, the Russian Industry and Trade Ministry recently Source: Technology
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Fidelity loses ground to index trackers

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
A shake-out in the $30tn global mutual fund industry sees active managers such as Fidelity and Capital lose share to the likes of Vanguard Source: Companies
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Arctic’s oil prospects lure explorers

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The Barents Sea is seen as the ‘the next frontier’ in oil exploration but so far the Arctic has promised more than it has delivered Source: Companies
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SEC Halts Trading in CYNK, a Mysterious Penny Stock

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Wall Street Watch, Stocks, Ripoffs & Scams, Investing Getty Images By Everett Rosenfeld Federal regulators on Friday halted trading in CYNK Technology, the mysterious over-the-counter stock that ran from a few cents to over $21 in a month. adsonar_placementId=1505951;adsonar_pid=1990767;adsonar_ps=-1;adsonar_zw=242;adsonar_zh=252;adsonar_jv=’ads.tw.adsonar.com’; The stoppage was ordered at 8 a.m. by the Financial [...]
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Why Did This Company's CEO Sell 84% of His Shares?

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing On July 1, Diamondback Energy CEO Travis D. Stice executed a transaction to sell 75,000 of his shares in the company. This reduced Stice’s holdings to just 14,705 shares — an 84% decrease from his previous position. Additionally, the largest hedge fund shareholder in Diamondback Energy, Wexford Capital, sold 1 million shares of the company two weeks ago after having steadily reduced its position by about 6.5 million shares over the course of a year. Columbus Circle Investors, the second-largest hedge fund shareholder, cut its holdings by 9%, and Citadel Investment [...]
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Why Lumber Liquidators Crashed

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Lumber Liquidators crashed by a breathtaking 21.5% on Thursday after the company announced disappointing financial performance for the second quarter, and reduced guidance for the rest of the year. Investors may want to closely monitor the company in the coming quarters, and performance from big home-improvement retailers such as Home Depot and Lowe’s can provide important information regarding the health of the industry in the medium term. The slideshow below contains some ideas for investors willing to take a look into Lumber Liquidators in order to evaluate whether the recent crash [...]
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Social Security: Don't Let the "Returns" of Waiting Mislead You

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Social Security is a key way for retirees to get valuable income, and many people find that waiting until later to take their Social Security benefits is a smart move. But some experts compare the additional benefits you get by waiting to returns on investments, and that can lead you to make a fundamental mistake in your Social Security decision. Source: Social Security Administration In the following video, Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool’s director of investment planning, notes how waiting to take Social Security from age 62 to age 66 helps [...]
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Archer Daniels Midland Pivots Toward the Future of Foods and Beverages

July 11, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Archer Daniels Midland Company took a big step by diversifying its operations and adding a business with higher margins than its traditional and low-margin agricultural commodities business. The company’s acquisition of Wild Flavors, a Swiss company that specializes in producing food flavorings and colorings derived from natural sources, will supplement its core business of producing the core ingredients for many other companies’ foods and beverages . Foraying into the natural flavorings and colorings market is important for Archer Daniels Midland as consumers have demanded natural, healthier foods and beverages at an increasing [...]
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FDA Places Clinical Hold On Phase 3 Trial Of Novel Anticoagulant

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
A highly promising novel anticoagulant system now appears to be in serious difficulty. Regado Biosciences announced today that the FDA had placed a “clinical hold” on patient enrollment and dosing in the REGULATE-PCI trial, which is testing the Revolixys anticoagulation system. Revolixys consists of the Factor IX inhibitor pegnivacogin and an agent, anivamersen, which reverses its anticoagulant effect. Source: Technology
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Eat And Run: Restaurant App, Cover, Raises $5.5 Million In Series A

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Cover, an app that lets you pay your restaurant tab via mobile phone, just raised $5.5 million from Spark Capital, Lerer Ventures and OATV. Source: Technology
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Lessor SMBC nears potential $10 bln Airbus order -sources

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) – Irish leasing company SMBC Aviation Capital is in advanced talks to buy around 100 Airbus aircraft, setting the stage for what could be one of the largest order announcements at next week’s Farnborough Airshow, two people familiar with the matter said. Source: Financials
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U.S. Senate tax-writers agree on $10.8 bln transport funding plan

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) – The top Democratic and Republican tax writers in the U.S. Senate on Thursday announced a $10.8 billion plan to extend federal funding for transportation projects into the summer of 2015, roughly matching legislation moving through the House of Representatives. Source: Financials
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Enel begins sale process of assets in Slovakia, Romania

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
MILAN, July 10 (Reuters) – Italian energy group Enel said on Thursday its board agreed on a plan to sell its power generation assets in Slovakia and its distribution and sales assets in Romania. Source: Financials
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Brazil's Oi sees bonds, shares slump on Portugal worries

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
NEW YORK, July 10 (IFR) – Brazilian wireless and fixed-line carrier Oi’s bonds and shares tumbled Thursday on concerns that a pending mega-merger with Portugal Telecom may be threatened by accounting irregularities at Portugal’s Banco Espirito Santo. Source: Financials
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The Science Behind Graduating A Class With Majority Women Engineers

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
If you help women see that they can have a strong, positive impact on the world through creating technology, well, that is a really appealing idea for anyone. Source: Technology
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Payday lender to pay $10 mln over collection tactics -CFPB

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. consumer watchdog on Thursday said payday lender ACE Cash Express must pay $10 million to settle accusations that it had used unfair debt collection practices, such as threatening to sue borrowers, to pressure them into taking out new loans. Source: Financials
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'Watch Dogs' Shipped Over 8 Million Units, Ubisoft Sales Up 374% In First Quarter

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The French publisher had a strong first quarter driven largely by the success of ‘Watch Dogs.’ Source: Technology
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Modern Marketers Execute at Two Speeds

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
By Jake Sorofman Source: Technology
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Fish roe crust and other pizza oddities

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
The experimental approach undertaken by the Hong Kong arm of Pizza Hut might not be for purists but it is creating a buzz among customers Source: Management
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M&S finance chief jumps ship for Tesco

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Alan Stewart’s departure will be a blow to the retailer as he was an ally of chief executive Marc Bolland and had just been given new responsibilities Source: Companies
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Portugal’s Espírito Santo turmoil erupts

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Banco Espírito Santo shares are suspended after they fell 17% over concerns of a lack of certainty over the extent of its exposure to the family group Source: Companies
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Banco Popular pulls €750m coco bond sale

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Spanish bank cites poor market conditions for its decision, dealing a blow to what has become a booming market for lenders to strengthen their capital Source: Companies
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Wells Fargo follows New York fashion

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
West coast bank hires two veteran HSBC apparel bankers as it makes a move on a traditional mainstay of east coast commercial finance Source: Companies
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Google to create European VC arm

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Group’s new $100m venture capital fund will have its headquarters in London and will invest in fledgling European technology companies Source: Companies
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Banks try to protect their young

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
New recruits are now told to work less – but is it lip service? The conclusion of a series of two features on a new generation entering banking Source: Management
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These 3 Stocks Could Help You Benefit From Saudi Natural Gas

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing This month, Royal Dutch Shell withdrew its investment from Saudi Arabia’s Kidan project, which was a joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell and Saudi Aramco. The Saudi government granted the two companies approval to conduct an assessment of the Kidan area in 2011. The area is located in Saudi Arabia’s Rub’ al-Khali, or Empty Quarter, the largest sand desert in the world. Kidan holds large amounts of sour gas. Sour gas contains high levels of hydrogen sulphide, a potentially deadly compound. The careful extraction and processing required for sour gas makes [...]
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Why Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. Stock Collapsed

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Although we don’t believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes — just in case they’re material to our investing thesis. What: Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on developing therapies to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), tumbled as much as 28% after the company reported fresh data at the 144-week mark for its phase 2b long-term study involving eteplirsen for DMD. So what: Two factors are playing into today’s monstrous stumble in Sarepta [...]
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Alstom Is Concentrating Its Efforts on Solar

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Having accepted GE‘s offer in late June, Alstom has been discussed more in terms of being acquired than in terms of its recent project developments. Alstom’s board of directors unanimously accepted GE’s offer of 12.35 billion euros for, among other things, Alstom’s renewable energy segment. Nonetheless, it is still making headlines, albeit smaller ones, regarding its energy deals. Most recently, it announced that construction would soon begin in Israel at the Ashalim Thermal Solar Power Station, a concentrating solar power, or CSP, plant. Located in the Negev desert, the facility will [...]
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Airline Investors Have Been Waiting for a Dose of Good News: They Just Got 3!

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Shares of U.S. airlines have been slammed by a litany of bad news in the past month or so, driving sharp corrections in many airline stocks. Fortunately, the airlines got a breather on Wednesday. American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both provided very strong outlooks for Q1 unit revenue and earnings. United Continental — which has been struggling for the past few years — also expects to beat its earlier expectations for Q2 unit revenue and unit costs. American Airlines reported [...]
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Why Is Energy Transfer Partners the Cheapest MLP Today?

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Filed under: Investing Photo Source: Aurthur Chapman via flickr.com Measuring risk is quite possibly the easiest thing you can do when looking at a master limited partnership. After all, just about every measurement and metric we use for MLPs — distribution coverage ratio, debt to EBITDA, Standard & Poor’s Credit ratings — are all related to risk, or more specifically the risk that it will lower its distribution payments. But there aren’t many measurements for value when it comes to MLPs. So how do you know if [...]
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Robot cleaners take on two dogs and a cat

July 10, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
Two new cleaning machines perform better than older models, particularly on solid floors, but still lack the suction power of a full-size machine Source: Management
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Fed advances discussion on exit strategy – FOMC minutes

July 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve has begun detailing how it plans to ease the U.S. economy out of an era of loose monetary policy, appearing near agreement on a three-pronged strategy to manage interest rates in the future, according to minutes of the last Fed policy meeting. Source: Financials
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UPDATE 1-137 Ventures raises $137 mln for start-ups investment fund

July 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
(Adds that 137 Ventures’ investors also include institutions) Source: Financials
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UPDATE 1-India's Gandhi says Modi's government in 'witch hunt' as Congress probed on taxes

July 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
NEW DELHI, July 9 (Reuters) – Sonia Gandhi, president of India’s ousted Congress party, on Wednesday accused the new Narendra Modi-led government of a “political witch hunt” after tax authorities began probing her party as she and her son face allegations over misusing funds. Source: Financials
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Goldman Sachs hires energy marketer from Barclays

July 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
NEW YORK, July 9 (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs has hired London-based oil marketer Roy Golender as vice president of energy sales from Barclays Plc, a company spokesman said on Wednesday. Source: Financials
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BRIEF-Essar Global Fund says to sell tech firm Aegis USA for $610 mln

July 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
* Essar announces the sale of Aegis’ operations in the USA, the Philippines and Costa Rica to Teleperformance Source: Financials
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US And European CLO Roundup; CSAM Prices $1B CLO, More Euro 1.0 Managers Line Up

July 9, 2014 by Harry Joiner - Add Comment
After a bumper crop of CLO issuance in June, July started on a quieter tone with the July 4th holiday weekend capping issuance in the U.S. In Europe, the market looks set for a relatively quiet period, with most new transactions likely to wait until after the summer before pricing. However, some arrangers are keen to clear the decks for the Autumn deals, so there could still be one or two new issues to price before the market really shuts down for August. Source: Markets
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