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Fake AP Tweet: FBI Investigating

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK

The FBI is investigating how hackers managed to send a fake Associated Press tweet announcing an attack on the White House. FBI spokeswoman Jenny S...

Breaking New Ground in the World of Online Press Releases

Preetam Kaushik | Posted 19.02.2013 | UK Tech
Preetam Kaushik

Ever since a certain Mr. Ivy Lee created the first press release on behalf of a railway comapny in the event of a big railway accident more than a 100 years ago, press releases have been integral part of any Public Relations endeavor, be it for individuals, organisations, business entities or government agencies.

The Vampire Squid's Tentacles Now Embrace the Bank of England

Ann Pettifor | Posted 26.01.2013 | UK Politics
Ann Pettifor

The Chancellor's announcement today is audacious. He rode roughshod over a careful and open appointments procedure to ensure that Britain will, for the next eight years have a governor of the Bank of England whose experience, history and record is totally aligned with 'the takers' - the bankers and speculators that have asset-stripped the British economy.

Making Wall St. Click With Silicon (V)alley

Jannick Malling | Posted 28.10.2012 | UK Tech
Jannick Malling

Social media is not a fad; it's here to stay. If you don't believe that - this little blog post will not be very interesting and you might as well hit...

Why Tech City Might Help Finance Re-Discover How to Innovate

Jannick Malling | Posted 30.09.2012 | UK Tech
Jannick Malling

The news that Eric Van Der Kleij, the outgoing chief executive of the Tech City Investment Organisation (TCIO), has taken up a new role as an advisor to Canary Wharf Group could have massive repercussions for the financial sector.

Facebook Stock Tumbles 9% To Record Lows As Investors Unimpressed With Earnings

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 25.09.2012 | UK Tech

Facebook's stock price fell to an all-time low after it announced its first earnings report since going public. Shares in the company fell more tha...

Americanization of the Digital World

Preetam Kaushik | Posted 12.09.2012 | UK Tech
Preetam Kaushik

Have you ever noticed while watching Hollywood blockbusters how most of the calamities and disasters take place in the United States? If an alien spac...

Honour Amongst Bankers

Cyrus Moore | Posted 10.09.2012 | UK Politics
Cyrus Moore

Appointing a trader to run Barclays, one of Britain's finest retail banking names, was a big mistake

We Have Nothing to Lose But Our USP!

Joanna Kavenna | Posted 02.08.2012 | Home
Joanna Kavenna

I met a literary agent the other day. She told me that these days when you sell a novel to publishers, there has to be a USP. "A what?" I said. "'Unique Selling Point. You know, narrated by a hermaphrodite, or someone who has been repeatedly raped by their grandfather, that sort of thing.

WATCH: This Kind Of Film Could Disappear...

The Huffington Post UK | Brogan Driscoll | Posted 04.05.2012 | UK Entertainment

Amidst the continuing debate on copyright infringement and the whys and wherefores of illegal downloading, The Industry Trust are getting ever more im...

'World Domination' - How 'Green' NGOs are Harming International Development

Raheem Kassam | Posted 01.05.2012 | UK Politics
Raheem Kassam

I've written previously about 'green' non-governmental organisations and their penchant for protectionism. But as the European Environmental Paper Network met over the past few days in Portugal (my invite must have been lost in the post), I thought I'd bring to you a video worth watching and sharing.

Credit-Crunch Films Like Margin Call Are Far Too Soft on Wall Street's Robber Barons

Stephen Dalton | Posted 16.03.2012 | UK Entertainment
Stephen Dalton

American cinema just can't help glamorising wealth and success, even the kind of wealth and success that bankrupts the entire world.

Why the Stock Exchange Might Not Matter to You

Andy Pemberton | Posted 14.01.2012 | UK
Andy Pemberton

Around January this year experts on Wall Street and the City of London were convinced that the stockmarket was going to go boom.

Ethical Banking - Don't Like What the big Banks are Doing? Don't Give Them Your Money.

Anna Laycock | Posted 25.12.2011 | UK
Anna Laycock

I'm not naïve enough to suggest that if enough of us swap to an ethical financial institution, the entire financial system will suddenly find its conscience. But here's what the ethical sector can do: show that an alternative is possible.

The Economy: It's the Poverty, Stupid

Adnan Al-Daini | Posted 16.12.2011 | UK Politics
Adnan Al-Daini

In my student days our thermodynamics lecturer gave us a little talk regarding examinations. He started with the usual advice about reading the quest...

'Wall Street Movement' is the new Virus Spreading

Kevin Mbewa Anyango | Posted 16.12.2011 | UK
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Kevin Mbewa Anyango

This year can already be referred to as year of protesters!! Results of these demonstrations have seen people losing their lives, anarchy regimes brok...

Occupy Wall Street = Mainstream Fail

Jason Reed | Posted 03.12.2011 | UK
Jason Reed

Occupy Wall Street is heading for its third week of protests. The movement was hesitant in its first steps, but it's now picking up momentum and spre...

Panic Selling Across European Markets

PA | Posted 08.10.2011 | UK

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- The rout of global financial stocks is continuing as panic-stricken European markets followed Wall Street downwards. The FTSE ...