Contributing Authors
October 2nd, 2014
Dr Alan Waring Dr Alan Waring has 35 years’ experience in risk management. His several books include Managing Risk (1998), co-authored with Prof Ian Glendon, Practical Systems Thinking (1996) and Corporate Risk and Governance published in May 2013. He has presented numerous conference and ...
SoftBank seeks to buy DreamWorks Animation
September 29th, 2014
Japanese cell provider aims to acquire Hollywood studio. SoftBank Corp. is reportedly in talks to buy Hollywood studio DreamWorks Animation, home of Shrek, Madagascar and How to Train Your Dragon. The Tokyo-based wireless carrier, according to The Hollywood Reporter, ...
US SEC gives largest-ever Whistleblower Award of more than $30M
September 23rd, 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, announced Monday that it will give out the largest-ever whistleblower award to an anonymous tipster who lives outside the country. The whistleblower will receive more than $30 million for providing crucial ...
Stocks end lower: Nasdaq off more than 1%
September 23rd, 2014
Wall Street took a sharp hit Monday as tech stocks plunged and Alibaba (BABA) fell more than 4% on its second day of trading after a blockbuster start on Friday. Investor concerns of a slowing Chinese economy also weighed ...
Alibaba prices IPO at $68 a share ahead of New York stock flotation
September 19th, 2014
Early investors in Chinese online giant Alibaba are set to sell $8bn worth of shares Friday morning, escaping the “lockup” that usually requires them to hold their shares for several months. The disclosure, first reported by the Wall Street ...
Why The Bitcoin Price Dropped Today
September 19th, 2014
Normally in the Bitcoin world sudden price fluctuations ranging from $10-$30 can be attributed to market manipulation by large holders of the virtual currency. However, when the price changes greater than $30 in a short period of time there ...
SEC probing Goldman Sachs internship
September 19th, 2014
U.S. regulators are investigating a Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) internship for the brother of a former official at Libya’s sovereign wealth fund and perks allegedly offered by the bank to the fund, the Wall Street Journal reported on ...
Gold Settles Below $1240 with Eyes on Fed
September 17th, 2014
Gold inched up for a third straight session on Wednesday as speculation mounted that the Federal Reserve would vow to maintain interest rates at low levels when the U.S. central bank concludes its policy meet later in the day. ...
Microsoft set to buy Minecraft maker
September 10th, 2014
Months after closing its $7 billion deal for Nokia’s handset business, Microsoft is eyeing another major acquisition. According to Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal, the company is near a deal to scoop up video game studio Mojang AB, ...
Apple investors: Buy the phone, sell the watch
September 10th, 2014
Apple shares on Tuesday were generally bought on the rumor but sold on the news — a broad range of it, in fact — raising the question of whether the late-day drop was a reflection of new investor concerns ...