The man who thinks MBAs should make ethics centre stage in the boardroom April 28, 2010 AROUND a year ago, in the aftermath of the collapse of Lehman Brothers and in the midst of governments bailouts, a group of Harvard Business School MBA students decided to create an oath that would help to promote more ethical behaviour in business. They were stung by criticism of MBAs, who were blamed by some [...]
Internet shopping data helps Nasdaq December 2, 2009 The Nasdaq rose yesterday as strong online holiday sales boosted shares of retailers, including Amazon.com, and relieved some concerns about the consumer. The Dow edged lower as falling oil prices prompted investors to sell energy shares, while the Standard & Poor’s index finished flat. Worries that bank profits could be hurt by derivatives legislation under [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING December 14, 2009 FINANCIAL TIMES COUNCILS THREATEN ICELAND BANK ACTION Council leaders have threatened to launch legal proceedings against a failed Icelandic bank which they fear will not repay £150m in deposits made by local authorities before the credit crunch. British councils had £900m of deposits in Iceland when a trio of its banks collapsed. So far barely [...]
FREE (DELIVERY) TO A GOOD HOME October 13, 2009 Amazon UK is offering free delivery on everything in the run up to Christmas, scrapping the previous £5 threshold to qualify for the service. Free delivery will apply for all items until January 1, but does not apply to goods from third party sellers trading on Amazon. Amazon UK, along with Argos and eBay, is [...]
FREE (DELIVERY) TO A GOOD HOME October 13, 2009 Amazon UK is offering free delivery on everything in the run up to Christmas, scrapping the previous £5 threshold to qualify for the service. Free delivery will apply for all items until January 1, but does not apply to goods from third party sellers trading on Amazon. Amazon UK, along with Argos and eBay, is [...]
IBM aims high with new cloud computing service November 16, 2009 IBM has launched a new cloud computing service, in a bid to take on companies such as Amazon.com, Google and Microsoft. Cloud computing allows firms to run software and store information in remote data centers that can be accessed over the internet. IBM’s Smart Analytics Cloud will first be adopted internally. IBM, the world’s biggest [...]
Royal Mail faces massive strike October 7, 2009 BRITAIN’S postal network is about to grind to a halt, with Royal Mail workers today expected to have voted in favour of the first national strike in two years. With the strike destined to bring chaos to Christmas deliveries, online retail giant Amazon has cancelled a contract with the firm worth some £25m. Amazon, Royal [...]
The prezzies kids will really want to find under the tree this year November 23, 2009 THE TOY WORLD has been set alight by a renewed desire for gift-buying after a year of belt-tightening and anxiety. And boy is there demand – John Lewis is doing a roaring trade (up 15 per cent on last year at this time), helped by sales of its toys of which the bestseller is the [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING January 7, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES SPAIN AIMS TO BRING EU STATES INTO LINE The European Union should apply “corrective measures” against member states that fail to meet their obligations under a new 10-year plan to improve the bloc’s competitiveness, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spain’s premier, said. In a proposal likely to stir controversy among other EU governments, Mr [...]
Shazam secures LA backing October 14, 2009 Shazam, the London-based mobile music service, yesterday said that it has secured one of Silicon Valley’s most successful investors, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers (KPCB) as a backer. Shazam is seeking to capitalise on the popularity in downloadable mobile phone applications. The group said that it now has 50m users, and hopes to double its [...]