Beware overhyped Wall Street IPO share floatations
The US stock markets have become a place where a fool and his money are becoming easily parted.Manchester United Football Club (NYSE: MANU ) is…
We are all geeks now
The news that the Knight Capital Group has lost £283 million ($440 million) in just a few hours on Wednesday due to malfunctioning computer trading…
Vodafone reports revenue growth slow
Vodafone has reported that its sales growth has slow in the first quarter- dragged down by a weak performance in Europe.Group service revenue grew 0.6%…
The best way to complain
Nowadays 76% of people are likely to complain about poor service- so what is the best way to do it?The Institute of Customer Service asks…
Microsoft in £4 billion online marketing writedown
Microsoft has written down the value of an online advertising firm it bought five years ago by £4 billion ($6.2 billion).Microsoft bought Aquantive for $6.3…
Companies need bold action to grow survey finds
The latest survey from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) finds that while the UK economy remains weak- businesses are growing.Director general John Longworth called…
Inexperienced Indian tech operative’s blunder led to RBS banking meltdown
A serious error committed by an “inexperienced operative” caused the IT meltdown which crippled the RBS banks last week, a source familiar with the matter…
IBM supercomputer reclaims world’s fastest title
IBM’s Sequoia supercomputer has reclaimed the top spot on the list of the world’s fastest supercomputers for the USA.The newly installed system beat Japan’s K…
LinkedIn passwords hacked
The LinkedIn website has confirmed that six million of its members’ passwords have been “compromised” and have been leaked onto the internet.Hackers have posted a…
Diamond Jubilee is reminder that stamina overcomes sprints
Congratulations to HRH Queen Elizabeth II on her Diamond Jubilee- and 60 glorious years on the throne.The millions of people who turned out to watch…