Healy free to play after stamp ban gets reduced February 27, 2013 PROP Cian Healy will be available to play in Ireland’s next RBS Six Nations match against France, after successfully having his three-week ban for stamping on England’s Dan Cole last month reduced. Healy argued at a committee hearing held yesterday that his three-week ban, initially down-graded from five weeks because of mitigating factors, was in [...]
Drogba case dropped by Uefa February 27, 2013 FOOTBALL: Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is eligible to play for Turkish team Galatasaray in the Champions League, according to European football governing body Uefa, following a protest from German side Schalke into his registration for the competition.
Toulon want Wilkinson to stay February 27, 2013 RUGBY UNION: England World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson has been urged to sign a new contract with French club Toulon by owner Mourad Boudjellal. The 33-year-old’s current deal expires in the summer, but Boudjellal has confirmed the offer of an extension has been made.
De Luca banned for the season February 27, 2013 RUGBY UNION: Scotland centre Nick De Luca is set to miss the rest of the season through suspension, after being handed a 13-week ban for a tip tackle during Edinburgh’s defeat to Ospreys last week.
Bernanke has considered negative interest rates February 27, 2013 During questioning at the House Financial Services Committee today, Democrat representative Gregory Meeks asked Fed chairman Ben Bernanke if he had considered zero or negative interest rates. Bernanke said that nominal negative interest rates as a policy was on the table and is an idea that is "discussed periodically" but that the stimulatory effects of [...]
Bernanke soothes US markets February 27, 2013 In the second day of testimonies, Fed chairman Bernanke's remarks are considered less important. However, they do appear to have had some impact on markets as the VIX (a measure of volatility in US markets) has moved downwards during this session before the House Committee. (Source: Yahoo! Finance) Former candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination, [...]
Yahoo’s end to working from home may backfire February 27, 2013 Over at Slate, Matthew Yglesias suggests that Yahoo president Marissa Mayer may not be against working from home per se, but is attempting to cleanly lay off low productivity workers: You think you have some reason to believe that the full-time workers from home on the Yahoo staff are a disproportionately low-productivity cohort. Announcing this [...]
Dedicated Federer of fashion February 27, 2013 THERE IS a problem. It is 8am in Dubai and a freak storm has descended over the improbable desert city. Where there should – statistically, at least – be clear, azure skies, there is a mulch of saggy grey cloud. This is a problem because I was supposed to be boarding a helicopter to Roger [...]
Standard Chartered looks to buy wealth management unit February 27, 2013 Standard Chartered is rumoured to be in talks to buy Morgan Stanley's Indian private wealth management unit according to Reuters sources. The unit manages approximately $1 billion including loans. It was not immediately clear what the price tag might be, but one of the sources said wealth management units in India get bids at 1.5 percent to [...]
WPP-owned Ogilvy & Mather acquires majority stake in Media February 27, 2013 Ogilvy & Mather, the global marketing communications group, has confirmed that it has acquired a majority stake in Strike Media Proprietary Limited in South Africa. Strike is a mobile marketing and technology agency delivering customised mobile strategy, campaigns,design and development services to clients across the financial, retail, consumer and telecommunications sectors. It posted revenues of [...]
