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    Eurozone: Draghi’s Plan Isn’t Going To Work You Know

    15 january 2013 Mario Draghi, head of the European Central Bank, has announced the plan to save the euro and the economies of the eurozone. Markets have risen on the…

    How To Winterize And Heat Your Home For Less

    15 january 2013 With the portents of the double-dip recession lurking around corner, now is the perfect time to start considering how you can save money on your heating and winterization costs. It…

    52-Week High Companies: ZMH, CVX, V, REGN, DFS

    15 january 2013 Zimmer Holdings Inc. (ZMH) Reached the 52-Week High of $65.22 The prices of Zimmer Holdings Inc. shares have reached $65.22, which is 0.9% off the 52-week high…

    Amidst Libor Scandal, Bob Diamond Feared Barclays Would Be Nationalized

    15 january 2013 On July 4th of all days, the American-bred banker Bob Diamond has revealed that one of his big fears during the 2008 global credit crisis was that…

    Emma Reynolds and the Odd British Dislike of Russia

    15 january 2013 Emma Reynolds, the Labour Party’s shadow minister for Europe, presumably has an awfully large number of things to worry about. In case you’ve been in a Rip…

    A Shell Game: When Reality Meets Bribery

    15 january 2013 When I used to train employees on how not to bribe, I always added a caveat.  If your health or safety is at issue, I used to…

    Wanted: A Steve Jobs For Sustainability

    15 january 2013 Where is the Steve Jobs of sustainability? The business leader with the big, disruptive ideas—and the force of will—to achieve for sustainable production and consumption what Apple’s…

    Another Day, Another Distortive Attack On Climate Change

    15 january 2013 I’ve been accused on this blog of being mean to climate deniers – of calling them “deniers” when they fancy themselves “skeptics”.  Well, what else do we call people…

    Small Business Funding: the Internet to the Rescue?

    15 january 2013 Small business funding, what to do about it, how to create a system to supply it, is an argument that’s been going on for most of my…

    Are Bankers Competent to be Running Banks?

    15 january 2013 Not especially, according to an IBM report which surveyed more than 2,000 financial executives. How good are banks on core technology skills? Not very, they admit. Although…