 Treatment of London bank executives under fireThe continuing row over bonuses is damaging Britain's reputation as a place to do business, leading international bankers have warned.
Ministers have been accused of trying to gain public favour... | |
 Sharon Osbourne faces lawsuit over jewels dealSharon Osbourne has been sued by a design company which has accused the reality TV star of breaching a jewellery deal by pulling out at the last minute.
Lucas Design International executives... |
| Imogen Thomas dresses down for shopping Imogen Thomas was spotted in a dressed down look for her trip to Tesco in North London on Thursday - a far cry from her glamorous appearance at a party the night before.
The 29-year-old glamour... |
 EU in grip of severe cold, facing gas supply crunchBRUSSELS - Several countries in Europe are facing gas supply crunch with severe cold weather driving up demand and drop in Russian supplies via Kiev, raising fears of a repeat of the 2009... |
| General Electric to invest in Kenya’s infrastructure sector US infrastructure firm, General Electric, has signed an agreement with the government to modernise Kenya's transport, health and aviation... |
| Unilever boss defends scrapping of 'unjustified' final salary pension scheme The chief of the world's second-biggest consumer goods company has defended his position on scrapping the firm's final salary pension... |
| City's bars and retailers gear up for the bonus season "We still do well in February - it's bonus season," says Holly Midwinter-Porter of Boodles, an upmarket jeweller opposite the Bank of England in the heart of the City of London.Stephen... |
| Even the bankers are saying it: this might be the end for big bonuses Some of this year's payouts will be as startling as ever, but as anger over rewards in the financial sector explodes across front pages, attitudes are shifting even in the... |
| Is it time to leave Facebook? I could blame it on the launch of Timeline (Facebook's now mandatory reboot of users' profile pages) or the forthcoming mega-IPO. Or even claim I was taking some high-minded stance (a... |
| Seedcamp London: the other Dragons' Den For technology entrepreneurs, Seedcamp is an opportunity to acquire investment for their fledgling companies. But what makes the money men want to sponsor... |
| Reckitt used to clean up. But those days might be over Reckitt Benckiser when it reveals its full-year numbers. The rather anonymous business behind under-the-sink brand names like Cillit Bang, Finish, Dettol and Vanish may not be the most glamorous... |
| Three reasons to avoid the Facebook flotation Whether or not the social network achieves a $100bn valuation, a glance at the flotation prospectus should convince right-thinking investors to steer... |
| Has The Daily got off its launch pad? year after its (Rupert-visionary) launch, it's natural to look again at The Daily , Murdoch's non-newsprint newspaper on an iPad or Android tablet near you. How's it doing? 100,000... |
| Leveson inquiry needs a lesson in press regulation history The only advantage of being 10 years older than Lord Justice Leveson is that you can remember, first hand, why some of the things that mystify him came to pass. Bits of history, in short: the bits... |
| Eurogroup's Juncker Warns of Possible Greek Default The possibility of a sovereign default by Greece cannot be ruled out, Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers from the single currency zone, said in a German magazine on... |
| Euro zone loses patience with Greece Greece's Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos makes statements outside his office in Athens February 4, 2012. Greece has agreed with euro zone partners on how to recapitalise Greek banks after a... |
| Eurogroup's Juncker warns of possible Greece default BERLIN (Reuters) - The possibility of a sovereign default by Greece cannot be ruled out, Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers from the single currency zone, said in a... |
| Manufacturing faces bleak future as Caterpillar plant closes down The closing of a locomotive plant in London, Ont., by U.S. heavy equipment maker Caterpillar comes as the latest blow to Canada's struggling manufacturing sector.Facing new competition from... |
| Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks follow win streak with focus on Europe SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Investors in U.S. stocks, which just wrapped up their best start of the year since 1987, are expected to shift their attention next week toward the ongoing euro-zone... |
| Call for 'industry standard' to protect investors from hidden charges Hidden charges make it difficult for investors to compare funds. Now Fidelity is calling for a simple charging structure so the true cost is clear to... |
| GM Dealers Agree to Upgrade, but Not All Are Happy The upgrades include new signs, more modern interiors, and lounges with free Wi-Fi. In some cases, dealers might also open cafes or salons. The company announced its plans at the National Automobile... |
| Major Snowstorm Barrels Down on Central Plains A major winter storm that dumped two feet of snow on the Denver area marched eastward on Saturday, buffeting the Central Plains with heavy snowfall and wind gusts of 25 miles per... |
| Union, politicians blast Caterpillar's decision to close London plant Nelson Sarty was still on the Electro-Motive picket line after the plant announced it would shut down Friday, thinking about the job his family had built plans for the future around."It's a... |
| European Stocks Post Biggest Weekly Rally of 2012; Xstrata Gains Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks posted the biggest weekly gain this year, sending the Stoxx Europe 600 Index to its highest level in six months, as manufacturing increased globally and the U.S.... |
| Scientists, online experts gather in SD Thousands of experts from the widely divergent fields of science and online marketing will convene in San Diego next week, when hundreds of troubled homeowners will also be in town in search of... |
| Stocks that could soar after the Super Bowl Whatever the outcome of tomorrow's Super Bowl between the Giants and Patriots, several stocks with ties to the big game could be winners in the markets on Monday.The following four companies... |
| A Car Insurance Policy for Less—But Only If You Call After you hear the tale of Thomas Mitchell, a retiree living in Arizona, you may suddenly have the urge to run to the phone and call your auto insurer. And perhaps even your life insurer. And your... |
| Mutual Fund Workers Denied Whistleblower Cover A U.S. law protecting whistleblowers at publicly traded companies does not cover employees of mutual funds, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday in a case involving two... |
| Lance Armstrong, Racing Team No Longer Being Probed, U.S. Says Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Lance Armstrong, the seven-time tour de France champion, and his professional bicycle racing team are no longer the subjects of a U.S. criminal probe, the U.S. attorney in Los... |
| Venizelos Says Greece on Razor’s Edge as Second Bailout at Stake Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Greece’s seven-month effort to win a second bailout from international creditors teetered in the balance as negotiations in Athens failed to clinch an... |
| Malema May Argue for Lighter Sentence After Appeal Loss Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Julius Malema, leader of the youth wing of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress, lost an appeal against charges of bringing the party into disrepute and sowing... |
| Ex-Credit Suisse CDO Chief Surprised Charges, His Lawyer Says Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Kareem Serageldin, the ex-global head of Credit Suisse Group AG’s CDO business charged in a bonus- boosting fraud tied to a $5.35 billion trading book, was surprised by... |
| Wall Street Split as Money Managers Fault Bank Foreclosure Deal Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Wall Street’s biggest lobbying group is split over a proposed settlement of state and federal foreclosure probes, after a committee of money managers signaled it opposes... |
| Super Bowl Tickets Top $16K Dante Cassiani and his girlfriend, Michelle Gaudet, from Massachusetts are driving 950 miles in an RV with friends to Indianapolis in the hope of getting tickets to the Super... |
| Law enforcement websites under attack by hackers The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters in Washington Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Hackers claim to have intercepted and leaked a sensitive conference call between cyber crime investigators... |
| Giants' Manning could be a better endorser than Patriots' Brady, survey says Davie-Brown Index shows that people find Manning more appealing, aspirational, influential and trustworthy than Brady. Brady only beat Manning in the category of awareness, but there only by two... |
| Mitt Romney Looks to Boost Front-Runner Status in Nevada With a huge lead in polls, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appears poised for an easy win in Nevada on Saturday that would put him in firm command of the party's see-sawing presidential... |
| Police Clear ‘Occupy’ Washington, DC, Protest Site Police removed bedding and some tents on Saturday at an "Occupy" protest site just blocks from the White House, enforcing a no-camping rule at a public square that has housed protesters for... |
| Companies with biggest bets on the Super Bowl A 30-second ad spot in this year’s Super Bowl costs an average of $3.5 million. That’s an 84 percent increase from 10 years ago and the highest amount advertisers have ever had to pay.... |
| Volvo Holds Steady Course as Earnings Rise Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Volvo AB, the world’s second-largest truckmaker, stuck to its estimates for the North American and European heavy-vehicle markets this year as sales growth helped... |
| Nasdaq at 11-year high after jobs report A surge in hiring in the world's largest economy last month drove U.S. stocks higher on Friday, with the Nasdaq hitting an 11-year high as optimism grew that the labor market is on a steady path... |
| VIDEO: Your Money: Tips on money management In this week's Your Money, Declan Curry looks at problems with pensions, considers the benefits of credit unions and gets some top tips on how to manage your... |
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| Wall Street analysts struggle to predict Apple By day, Robert Leitao manages a Catholic church in Southern California. By night, he indulges his other passion: predicting Apple Inc's results. Leitao is part of a cadre of amateur... |
| Caterpillar to close Ontario locomotive plant where workers resisted wage cut Caterpillar subsidiary Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) has announced that it is transforming the lockout at its London, Ontario diesel-locomotive manufacturing facility into a plant closure. Six weeks... |
| Unique ministry celebrates new space The new SpringHouse Ministry Center is planning an open house Saturday, Feb. 4, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in south Minneapolis. This is a beautiful renovated church at 610 W. 25th Street in the former... |
| Atypical weather in northern Minnesota sends Toro to Michigan's UP to test snowblowers In this Feb. 2, 2012 photo, Joe Stein tests a snowblower at the Gogebic-Iron County Airport in Ironwood, Mich.. The Toro company is testing here because of lack of snow in northern... |
| Bilbray went to bat for energy aid Issa-backed carmaker closes without energy aid Rep. Brian Bilbray, who said he worried about political pressure on the Department of Energy in approving $535 million in loan guarantees to solar-panel... |
