England’s extra zip has South Africa seething August 27, 2008 While captain Kevin Pietersen and coach Peter Moores are able to deliver their easiest ever pre-match team talk at The Oval on Friday, the same can not be said for their South African counterparts in the opposite dressing room. “Same again lads” will undoubtedly be the rally cry after yesterday’s ten wicket drubbing at Trent [...]
Kev revels in Proteas woe August 27, 2008 Woeful South Africa were met with a chorus of boos from the Trent Bridge crowd after England completed their biggest-ever one-day victory. The Proteas were dismissed for just 83 inside 23 overs, allowing England to wrap up a ten-wicket win before the floodlights had even been turned on. Stuart Broad was England’s hero with the [...]
Lose customers’ details and you lose something else too – their trust August 27, 2008 As technology infiltrates all parts of business, it pays to be aware of the weak spots, writes David Crow Barely a week goes by without yet another loss of personal data by someone who should be trusted. Yesterday, it was the bank details of over a million Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest and American Express [...]
Private data sold on eBay, admit banks August 27, 2008 Account holders’ personal details have been found on a computer sold on eBay, banks said yesterday, adding to growing fears over data security. Details of more than a million customers of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), American Express and NatWest were found on the computer sold for £35 on the auction and shopping website. RBS [...]
Clinton to rally round Obama August 27, 2008 Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sought to heal the wounds of their bruising nominating battle yesterday and unite the Democratic party behind Obama’s bid to seize the White House from the Republicans. Clinton will give a speech meant to lift a shadow over this week’s convention that will crown Obama, 47, a first-term Illinois senator, [...]
My fifteen-point plan to become a great success story August 27, 2008 Jerry Garcia, guitarist for the Grateful Dead, once said, “you do not merely want to be considered the best of the best.” “You want to be considered the only one who does what you do.” Life is about finding the unique contribution that only you can make to the world. Think of the Beijing Olympians [...]
Cairn reports mixed results August 27, 2008 Cairn Energy, the Scottish oil and gas explorer, reported a drop in first half post-tax profits yesterday as it sold fewer shares in its Indian unit. Profit after tax dropped to $375m (£204m) in the first half, down from $1.5bn year–on–year, amid concern from investors that the Indian government could impose windfall taxes on its [...]
Profits boost for Talksport owner August 27, 2008 UTV Media, the owner of Talksport radio station and the Northern Ireland ITV franchise, saw its half year profits rise by 12 per cent to £10.4m despite a downturn in its hitherto core television business. The company, which recently raised £50m from shareholders, attributed its profits growth to revenue improvements from its radio business – [...]
FDIC predicts more trouble for US banks August 27, 2008 The US banking sector saw its profits nosedive by 86 per cent in the second quarter as the number of banks in crisis reached new heights, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said yesterday. Ongoing deterioration in the housing and credit markets saw federally-insured banks earn just $5bn (£2.5bn) in the second quarter, compared with $36.8bn [...]
Mortgage squeeze causes profits to plunge at Bovis August 27, 2008 Housebuilder Bovis yesterday blamed the mortgage squeeze for an 83 per cent slump in first half profit and said it was “the toughest period of trading it has experienced in its life as a public company”. Pre-tax profits fell to £9.5m, from £58.4m in the first six months of 2007, prompting the housebuilder to take [...]
