Category: Finance

Oct 21 2010
Oct 21 2010

Lexus Cedes Ground in the U.S. to Mercedes and BMW

Jennifer Haisha, of West Bloomfield, Mich., gave up her Infiniti sum of ~ units years ago for a black Mercedes E-Class with a monthly lease of only $416. "My payments were ...
Oct 21 2010

Spending review: Eddie Barnes: East Kilbride the only winner as UK left to absorb toxic package

THIS is a sparkling settlement for East Kilbride. Home to the vast office block that is the Department during the term of International Development, the South Lanarkshire town is set to ...
Oct 20 2010

Ireland’s Unemployed Head Back to the Farm

At Bank of America (BAC), David Farrell exhausted his days taking calls from credit-card customers in Ireland. Then came the global pecuniary crisis, and the 40-year-old father of five decided it ...
Oct 20 2010

Hollywood Looks to China for Movie Money

Han Sanping is a self-sufficient fan of actor Will Smith. After entertaining Smith in Beijing sum of ~ units years ago, the chairman of China Film Group found a manifold way ...
Oct 19 2010

Osama Bin Laden ‘living in a house in Pakistan’

Osama Bin Laden is livelihood a comfortable life hiding out in a house in north-west Pakistan, Nato officials revealed last night.The al-Qaeda leader is uttered to have been moving on a ...
Oct 19 2010

Book Review: A Billionaire’s New Best Friends

King of Capital:The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Againof Steve Schwarzman and BlackstoneBy David Carey and John E. MorrisCrown Business, 400 pp, $27.50Steve Schwarzman "was in like ...
Oct 18 2010

Smartphone Apps Go (Truly) Viral

In forward 2009, Citigroup (C) launched a new mobile banking application for the iPhone. It let customers check their account balances and pay bills while on the ~ on. Thanks to ...
Oct 17 2010

Equitable Life victims set for bigger payout

VICTIMS of the almost-collapse of insurers Equitable Life look set for a more high-minded payout than expected, it has emerged.Chancellor George Osborne is expected to application Wednesday's Comprehensive Spending Review to ...
Oct 16 2010

Commonwealth Games: ‘Glasgow must put the Games back on right track’

GLASGOW inclination bring the top stars back to the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and with them the international competition's former prestige, the chief executive of the organising committee has promised.This month's ...
Oct 16 2010

Scots hotels busiest in Britain as festivals season fuels demand

A BUMPER Edinburgh festivals tickle helped Scotland outperform the rest of the UK with hotel bookings in August.Scotland's capital saw an average occupancy level of 89 per cent, while the Scotland-large ...