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Words of wisdom from President George W Bush on the financial malaise gripping the world economy and the sub-prime mortgage crisis, captured surreptitiously on video at a private event and posted on ...
In this time of stretched budgets here's a healthy way to make a little difference and all that is required is that you walk to work. Companies are urged to register as corporate ambassadors (free) an...
I fear the exploits of Cityboy at the Glastonbury music fest may have gone to the poor chap's head. The ex-DrKW analyst is back on YouTube promoting his catchy new single 'Cityboy'. All together now...
Mashable has the story in some depth here, picking up on a piece in PC World. The precis is: when PayPal took a dominant market share of internet payments it could then afford to adopt the moral hig...
Finextra recently reported the Management Consultancies Association research, which asked 70 members of the British Bankers Association about their outsourcing plans. The results included two surprisi...
As expected, the New York Stock Exchange has hit back at recent market share stats distributed by Nasdaq OMX, accusing its competitor of "blurring the lines between fantasy and reality". Her...
The news that "the Bank for International Settlement (BIS) has issued a consultative document seeking feedback on ways to address... ...the lack of transparency in payment messages used for cross...
HP has dedicated a fair amount of corporate Web space to promoting it's environmentally-friendly 'Green Giant' credentials. So I'm assuming this report from the Register is some kind of elaborate jo...
NXP's attempts to block publication of a research paper detailing alleged security weaknesses in the Mifare chips used in Transport for London's Oyster smart cards has backfired somewhat. The manufact...
Adequate access for over sized vehicles to drive through ATM's is clearly an issue in Texas. As this patron of the Texas State Bank discovers a little too late. Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
In many places across the world we see societies struggling to express their views, vote or to just maintain their lives. Much of the problem is with inadequate or non-representational government. Mob...
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Inspiration… The title of Sir Ranulph Fienes’ Autobiography (also a reference to Lord Byron for the literary amongst you...