Monthly Archives: May 2010
New Government, Same Dithering
Now that Britain is sporting a new, confusing political melange of Tory and Lib Dem, how will the banking crisis be addressed? The dust hasn’t even settled on the happy couple of David Cameron and Nick Clegg, but banking reform … Continue reading
Filed under Banks, politics, United Kingdom
Gold Bullion: Europe’s New Bomb Shelter?
Investor’s are getting increasingly nervous on the battlefield that is Europe’s debt crises. A safe haven for those in the game, is not paper currency, at a time when countries like Spain and Portugal may be teetering on the brink … Continue reading
Filed under Finance, Global Markets
Eurozone: Shaken and Stirred
With business analysts busy trying to figure out what impact the Greek fiasco will have on the rest of the Eurozone, the UK, despite a terrible budget deficit (worse than Greece) and a new governmental election that can only be … Continue reading
Filed under Finance, Global Markets
BP Wants to Share the Blame
Whist oil still gushes into the Gulf of Mexico to the tune of 200,000 gallons a day, executives from what’s turning out to be one of the worst environmental disasters in American history, are pointing fingers at each other for … Continue reading
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What does the Greek debt mean for Europe?
While protests continue in Athens and elsewhere, the Greek financial ‘tragedy’ is causing many analysts to wonder what the repercussions will be for the rest of Europe. The reasons behind the debt are many: poor public spending by less than … Continue reading
Filed under Banks, Finance, Global Markets
Rehab No Longer Just For Rock Stars
With the worst economic downturn since the great depression, the toll on the public is still being calculated. The pressure of raising children or just surviving individually when you are out of work can be monumental, but what about those … Continue reading
Filed under Business Commentary
Warren Buffett Fights in Goldman’s Corner
There is no doubt that a suitable scapegoat for the economic meltdown is still being searched for. With Goldman Sachs being raked over the coals, someone who has a bit of influence in the business community thought it necessary to … Continue reading
The Goldman Sachs Circus
Bloomberg reports that after a brutal grilling by the US congressional committee on allegations of fraud, the investment bank seemed to walk away with an increased market value of over $500m! Talk about the adage of “there’s no such thing … Continue reading
Landmark in the Land of Ideas – The 21st EBS Symposium 2010
This coming fall, from 16-18 September, The European Business School (EBS) will be holding its annual student-run conference: The EBS Symposium. Every year for almost the past two decades, the EBS Symposium has been held on the EBS campus, to … Continue reading
Filed under business news, High Finance
That Volcano Has Reinvigorated Travel!
It sometimes takes an act of nature to change the human perspective. And sometimes that act is unpronounceable – go on, try saying Eyjafjallajokull several times in row. That’s the name of the volcano that is causing the latest eruptions … Continue reading →
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