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Apple eyes partnerships in bid to reinvent TV
March 24th, 2014
Apple may have grand ideas about how to reinvent television, but for now, rather than attempting an end-run around the industry’s incumbents, it continues to seek partnerships with them. The computing giant’s next foray into TV could come in ...
Witness in Oscar Pistorius trial heard ‘terrified screaming’
March 24th, 2014
A neighbor of Oscar Pistorius said she heard “terrified, terrified screaming” the morning the Olympian killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The testimony by Anette Stipp began the trial’s fourth week. Questioned by prosecutor Gerrie Nel, Stipp said she awoke ...
Report: Leaked Snowden documents show NSA hacked Chinese telecom company
March 24th, 2014
Documents leaked by Edward Snowden and reported by the New York Times reveal efforts by U.S. intelligence agencies to monitor the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei. The Times reported the U.S. National Security Agency monitored communications of top Huawei executives ...
FCA warning of unauthorised firms
March 24th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulatory authority, has issued a Warning informing the investors that the following firms are not permitted to provide financial services or products: CFS PLC (www.cfsplc.co.uk) Kevin Edwin Francis Gregory Therefore, FCA points ...
ESMA consults on major shareholders disclosures
March 21st, 2014
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under the revised Transparency Directive relating to the notification of major shareholdings and the indicative list of financial instruments subject to notification ...
U.S. Index Futures Rise as S&P 500 Heads for Weekly Gain
March 21st, 2014
U.S. stock-index futures advanced, indicating that the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will rise for a second day as it heads for its biggest weekly jump in a month. Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. surged 37 percent in early ...
Bank of Malta: Zecchino
March 21st, 2014
On 25 March 2014 the Central Bank of Malta will issue a gold coin depicting the zecchino. The coin has a face value of €5. The zecchino was a gold coin first minted in Venice in 1284 and derived ...
Next’s profits set to overtake Marks & Spencer after 12% annual rise
March 21st, 2014
The decline of Marks & Spencer was again brutally underlined on Thursday when Next reported soaring profits that are almost certain to have beaten its venerable high street rival for the first time. After bets on “braver” fashion and ...
Turkey blocks use of Twitter after prime minister attacks social media site
March 21st, 2014
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatens to ‘root out’ social media network where wiretapped recordings have been leaked Turkey restricted access to Twitter hours after its prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, threatened to “root out” the social media network where wiretapped ...
FCA: Wealth Planning Solutions Europe (clone)
March 20th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulatory authority, has issued a Warning informing the investors that “Wealth Planning Solutions Europe” (wealthplanningsolutions@europe.com) is a clone firm of “Wealth Planning Solutions Europe OY”, and thus, is not permitted to provide financial ...
