Tag Archives: Europe

Francois Hollande seeks to reassure concerns in London

While Francois Hollande is busy campaigning to be the next French president as part of the Socialist party, it seems he is also appealing to England to accept him, as well as taking the time out to reassure the City … Continue reading

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What’s next for Greece?

Another week has now passed and there is still not a final resolution in place in terms of the need for Greece to receive a second bailout in just two years. Analysts and economists are starting to only look at … Continue reading

Posted in Economic News | Tagged accounting, bailout, bondholders, brink of disaster, Currency, economists, Economy, EU, euro zone, Europe, finance ministers, footsteps, fundamental problems, great solution, Greece, portugal, Stock Market, sungard, wormald, worst case scenarios | Leave a comment

Angela Merkel faces mutiny in Germany

The coalition partners of German Chancellor Angela Merkel are threatening to leave the government and quit backing her if she agrees to form any type of fiscal union or take the Eurobond deal in an effort to help boost the … Continue reading

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IBM Reports Strong Second Quarter Earnings

Last month IBM turned a century old, and not only did they meet the 100 year mark, but they were also able to deliver great second quarter earnings that show that even if the company is getting old it still … Continue reading

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Leading Smartphones at Mobile World Congress 2011

The Mobile World Congress is where most new smartphones debut their intelligence to the world, or at least to the best techno-gadget geeks, and this year’s conference was no exception.  The following are a few of the smartphones that stole … Continue reading

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Tesco targets Asda in retail war

As the chief executive of Tesco is retiring after 14 years in charge, the supermarket giant has decide do launch a £200m price war with their main competitor, Asda. Tesco announced on Monday that that they will drop their regular … Continue reading

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UK to speed up delivery of green energy

Energy and climate secretary Chris Huhne stated this week that Labour has done little to help the progression of renewable energy sources, which has led to the spike in oil prices over the last few years.  While they held power … Continue reading

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Winter stay in Madrid with the Radisson Blu hotels

The Radisson Group are currently running a competition for their Blu hotels with a range of prizes for those who take part in their travel quiz. There is a weekly prize draw for a stay in Radisson Blu hotels across … Continue reading

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