Four people have been arrested in a fraud investigation surrounding the Prime Minister’s “back to work tsar” Emma Harrison.
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Apple shareholders to meet as stock at record high
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook is in an enviable position – market leading products, a $ 98 billion warchest and a seemingly gravity-defying stock price. But as he gears up for the annual face-to-face meeting with shareholders, a few issues may be causing him angst. Chief among them are in … Continue reading
Comcast to take on Netflix with Web video service
(Reuters) – Comcast Corp, the No. 1 U.S. cable operator, became the latest major name to take on Netflix Inc on Tuesday when it announced plans for an online video service offering a library of TV shows and movies. The new service, called Xfinity Streampix, will be made available only to Comcast’s cable TV subscribers. … Continue reading
Dell shares fall on earnings miss, outlook
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Dell Inc forecast fiscal first-quarter revenue below Wall Street’s expectations, stoking fears the PC industry has not fully emerged from its downturn and sending the company’s shares more than 4 percent lower. The world’s No. 3 PC maker projected sales would be down 7 percent this quarter from the previous quarter, … Continue reading
Shell oil protesters climb National Gallery
Environmental campaigners climbed to the roof of the National Gallery today to stage a protest against energy giant Shell. Related Stories Fresh protests target Tesco over work scheme Arthur Scargill wins £13,000 union damages Tesco in work experience pay offer Strong January for property market Edvard Munch’s masterpiece The Scream predicted to fetch £50m-plus at … Continue reading
Former Nigerian president in Senegal for talks
Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, is due to arrive in Senegal as a special representative of the Economic Community of West African States – ECOWAS to broker a peace deal between the opposition and president Abdoulaye Wade's ruling the Parti Democratique Senegalaise. According to a press release, ECOWAS Heads of State and Government… AfricaNews – … Continue reading
MF Global failure creates tax crunch for farmers
CHICAGO (Reuters) – With the tax man breathing down his neck, Ohio farmer Tony Rohrs is scrambling to figure out how much money he made last year in an account at MF Global. Thousands of former clients of the failed brokerage, including farmers, cattle ranchers and investors, have not yet received tax forms that detail … Continue reading
Regulator outlines new plan to oversee Fannie, Freddie
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The regulator of housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Tuesday outlined a new strategic plan to Congress on how it will oversee the two firms more than three years after they were taken over by the federal government. Absent any clear direction from lawmakers, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said … Continue reading
Insight: ECB preparing to close liquidity floodgates
FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Central Bank wants its second offer of cheap ultra-long funds next week to be its last, putting the onus back on governments to secure the euro zone’s longer-term future. Powerful members of the central bank’s 23-man governing council are privately hoping demand at the February 29 auction will fall well … Continue reading
Andrew Lansley doing a good job, says David Cameron
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is doing “a very good” job and understands the NHS better than most, David Cameron said today in defence of the under-fire Cabinet minister. Related Stories How Cameron’s £70mback-to-work tsar was left fighting for her own job Agency in line for £126m deal to help jobless No 10 sides with gay … Continue reading
