PricewaterhouseCoopers report calls for a measured response to allow the banking industry to play its part in the economy Senior bankers are complaining that political interference is the biggest risk facing their industry despite the billions of pounds of taxpayer money being used to prop up the banking system.Stephen Hester, chief executive of Royal Bank [...]
Talking points at the World Economic Forum 2010 included repairing the financial system and gauging the pace of weaning leading economies off stimulantsDavos used to be the place where the masters of the universe came for a bit of R&R with their trophy wives. They would chew the fat, cut a few deals, nod wisely [...]
Crozier is the latest broadcasting boss who made his name in advertising or marketingThe US drama Mad Men has made celebrities of a fictional group of advertising men, but on this side of the Atlantic real-life ad execs are emerging as the TV industry’s off-screen stars. The appointment of Adam Crozier, the former [...]
Originally published on 1 February 1983The driving habits of a life-time were changed overnight for more than half the motorists in the country yesterday as they bowed to the inevitable and started wearing seat belts.Over the country more than 90 per cent of drivers and passengers were wearing belts compared with about 40 per cent [...]
Joseph Stiglitz’s article (A principled Europe would not leave Greece to bleed, 25 January) and your leader (Under a Byzantine shroud, 30 January) offer quite a sensible analysis of Greece’s recent economic troubles. Some other international press coverage vastly exaggerates the problem.The European Central Bank’s dogmatic hardline euro policy, at a time of severe recession, [...]
LONDON, February 1 /PRNewswire/ — The latest issue of the journal
Diabetic Hypoglycemia ( http://www.hypodiab.com) reviews the role of
hypoglycemia in provoking crimes and misdemeanors.
Professor Vincent Marks, a leading authority on the fore…
NEW YORK, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (NYSE: JNY) today announced the appointment of Richard Dickson to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer – Branded Businesses of Jones Apparel Group, Inc., effective F…
Amazon “temporarily” withdraws all Macmillan books from its US operation after fallout over download pricingA bitter pricing row between Amazon and the publishing industry intensified this weekend as the online retailer stripped books from Macmillan, including Hilary Mantel’s Man Booker prizewinner, Wolf Hall, from its website in the US.The drastic move, which could be [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co is looking to sell what is left of its Miramax film unit, which could bring in more than $700 million, The New York Times reported on Sunday, citing a mergers and acquisitions expert with knowledge of the process.
Filed under: Competitive Strategy, Small BusinessSome of my all-time favorite movies are from James Cameron, such as the Terminator series and Aliens.And this week, Cameron’s latest creation, Avatar, has become the top-grossing movie worldwide (goin…