Barclays profits rise, BarCap misses lofty hopes
Barclays Plc's investment bank results failed to match the lofty growth shown by many rivals, knocking its shares and taking the shine off a 47 pct rise in group quarterly pretax profit.
Stocks rise, euro wavers; await Greek rescue news
Stocks rose on Friday and the euro steadied on hopes that a fractious European Union will agree on a bailout package for Greece within days as it struggles to keep the debt crisis from spreading to other weak countries. Shares were also buoyed by strong earnings reports from major U.S. companies, which pushed up Wall Street stocks and bolstered hopes that the world's largest economy was picking u...
Discovery: nasal spray that makes men more emphatic
Scientists in Germany and England claim they have invented a nasal spray that makes men more caring, sensitive and affectionate.
Daily forex forecast - 30/4/2010
Australian Dollar: The Aussie spent the last 24 hours trading above US92 cents and is supported by our yield advantage after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged this week and maintained their oft-repeated mantra to leave interest rates at exceptionally low levels for an extended period of time.
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SAP to release delayed Web software in July
SAP AG will start selling a long-delayed suite of Web-based software for running small to mid-sized businesses in July, a top company executive said on Wednesday.
Kenya's Safaricom says to move to IP network in 2 years
Leading Kenyan mobile phone operator Safaricom plans to move to an Internet protocol network in the next two years to help lower costs and reduce outages, its chief executive said on Wednesday.
Yahoo likes location services, mum on Foursquare
Web company Yahoo said services that allow consumers to find local information based on the location of their mobile phone were very interesting but would not comment on reports it may buy industry player Foursquare.
Daily Forecast - 28/4/2010
The Australian Dollar opens lower against the greenback on Wednesday at 0.9150.
Deutsche Bank, Lloyds profits revive as bad debts improve
Deutsche Bank delivered record investment bank earnings and European peers Lloyds and Swedbank swung to surprise profits on Tuesday as an economic recovery picked up to aid the embattled industry.
Breakthrough Shows Promise Cure for Childhood Peanut Allergies
A cure for the childhood peanut allergy may be available in the next three years. In a pilot study, 21 of 23 children between the ages of seven to seventeen were successfully treated for peanut allergies, which allowed them to consume foods containing the nut without suffering a reaction.
EUR/USD – where is the journey going on?
Good morning dear traders, yesterday was not my favourite trading day. In the beginning there have been some nice trading chances in EURUSD, however later we landed in a sideways range, whereas losses have been forecasted.
Lloyds returns to profit as bad debts improve
Lloyds Banking Group returned to profit in the first three months of this year, earlier than expected, as losses on both retail and commercial bad debts for Britain's largest bank continue to fall.
E-mail faux pas, like ones in Goldman case, common
Goldman Sach's bond trader Fabrice Tourre has plenty to worry about, being accused of fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission. But his amorous emails made public in the case may have him losing even more sleep at night.
Daily Forecast - 27/4/2010
The Australian Dollar moved marginally higher yesterday and gradually worked its way towards 0.9280.
The Dark Side of Leadership: Bosses Behaving Badly
Around the world there's no shortage of political leaders behaving badly.
Prudential investor could scupper AIA deal: report
Capital Research and Management, Prudential's largest shareholder, could potentially scupper the British insurer's $35.5 billion takeover of Asian rival AIA, the Daily Telegraph reported in its Tuesday edition.
Google loses Verizon, changes Nexus One plans
Google Inc said it no longer plans to offer a version of its Nexus One smartphone for the Verizon Wireless network and will change its distribution plans in Britain, underscoring the challenges facing the Internet search company as it expands into the mobile phone market.
Google smartphone coming to stores, no Verizon
Google Inc's Nexus One smartphone will be sold in Vodafone retail stores in Britain at the end of the month and the company said there are no longer plans to offer a version of the phone that uses the Verizon Wireless network in the United States.
Vodafone to sell Google phone in UK from April 30
Vodafone will be Europe's first carrier to sell Google's Nexus One phone, starting in Britain on April 30, in a boost for the operator beaten to Apple's iPhone by O2.
Best Buy vows UK success; Carphone ups profit view
Best Buy , the world's No.1 electricals retailer, will do whatever it takes to succeed in the UK, joint venture partner Carphone Warehouse said as it raised profit forecasts for the third time in six months.
Stock futures signal gains; Caterpillar eyed
Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.16 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.16 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.1 percent at 5:06 a.m. ET.
Best Buy sees UK success; Carphone ups profit view
Best Buy , the world's No.1 electricals retailer, will do whatever it takes to succeed in the UK, joint venture partner Carphone Warehouse said as it raised profit expectations for the third time in six months.
Greece aid hope helps euro, U.S. data buoys global stocks
The euro stabilized on Monday and Asian share markets rose after Greece requested emergency aid and as a raft of U.S. data showed its economic recovery was gathering strength.
America's Got Talent pacts with YouTube
LOS ANGELES - NBC and the producers of America's Got Talent are partnering with YouTube to put the show's audition process online.
Do playing computer games boost your brain power?
Many would have thought that by playing computer games will improve memory and other skills because it stimulates brain activity.
Fed to extend extended period
With official interest rates near zero and the Federal Reserve unable to cut them any further, every policy meeting by definition brings the central bank one step closer to an eventual monetary tightening.
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