| Wetherspoons in an alcohol-induced rage over Diageo's tax stance Oi! Yeah, you! Put down your poncy vodka and listen. No way am I having that Paul Walsh and his "bunch of morons" from Diageo in my pub - unless they change their tune on alcohol tax. telegraph.co.uk |
George Soros gives $100 million to Human Rights Watch George Soros, the billionaire financier, is giving $100m (£65m) to a human rights organisation in one of the largest acts of philanthropy so far this year. telegraph.co.uk |
1 large trader led to May 6 stock market plunge By MARCY GORDON and DANIEL WAGNER 2010-10-02T05:52:45ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- A trading firm's use of a computer sell order triggered the May 6 market plunge, which sent the Dow Jones industrial average careening nearly 1,000 points in less than a half-hour, federal regulators said Friday.... hosted.ap.org |
Should you splash your cash? We are all being urged to spend rather than save. But is it's advice we should heed? telegraph.co.uk |
U.S. bank industry entering new crisis: analyst The U.S. banking industry is entering a new period of crisis where operating costs are rising dramatically due to foreclosures and defaults, a banking analyst said Wednesday. feeds.marketwatch.com |