StanChart eyes 10th straight record year even as earnings slow Aug 1st, 2012 - 08:30h (CET +01.00) HONG KONG (Reuters) - Standard Chartered reported a half-year profit that beat market expectations, helped by its traditional strengths in areas such as trade finance, setting up the Asia-focused bank for a 10th consecutive year of record earnings. T... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stanchart, eyes, 10th, straight, record, year, even, earnings, slow, Top Keywords

Manchester United eyes over $300m in Wall Street IPO Jul 31st, 2012 - 04:40h (CET +01.00) Popular football team Manchester United announced that it hopes to earn over $300 million in its proposed IPO on Wall Street. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : manchester, united, eyes, $300m, wall, street, even, earnings, slow, Top Keywords

All eyes on swimming as Olympic tickets row rumbles on Jul 30th, 2012 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) American swimmer Ryan Lochte was gunning for his second gold medal of the Olympics on Monday as Games organisers aimed to quell concerns over empty seats by making thousands of tickets available. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : eyes, swimming, olympic, tickets, rumbles, street, even, earnings, slow, Top Keywords

All eyes on ECB's Draghi to fight crisis Jul 30th, 2012 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) European Central Bank president Mario Draghi has already taken Europe's monetary authority into uncharted territory. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : eyes, ecb's, draghi, fight, crisis, street, even, earnings, slow, Top Keywords

Israel eyes austerity after prosperous year Jul 27th, 2012 - 11:20h (CET +01.00) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has long boasted how Israel has avoided the fiscal fate of Spain and Greece, is poised to unveil tough austerity measures likely to hit the underprivileged. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israel, eyes, austerity, prosperous, year, street, even, earnings, slow, Top Keywords

All eyes on London and spectacular Games opening Jul 27th, 2012 - 03:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - All eyes turn to London on Friday for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics, an exuberant journey from Britain's idyllic pastures through the grime of the Industrial Revolution and ending in a contemporary world dominated ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : eyes, london, spectacular, games, opening, street, even, earnings, slow, Top Keywords

Cash-strapped Britain eyes Olympic business bounce Jul 26th, 2012 - 01:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - David Cameron will on Thursday use the London Olympics to drum up business opportunities, on the first day of a series of trade and investment events to showcase Britain during the Games. Dignitaries such as International Monetary ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : cashstrapped, britain, eyes, olympic, business, bounce, even, earnings, slow, Top Keywords

EYES ON LONDON: A scrambled jet and careless tweet Jul 25th, 2012 - 20:50h (CET +01.00) Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : eyes, london, scrambled, careless, tweet, bounce, even, earnings, slow, Top Keywords

EYES ON LONDON: Giving up Twitter, peeking in Jul 25th, 2012 - 13:40h (CET +01.00) Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : eyes, london, giving, twitter, peeking, bounce, even, earnings, slow, Top Keywords

S&P eyes possible G4S downgrade after Olympics flop Jul 20th, 2012 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's put under-fire security firm G4S on alert for a possible downgrade, warning its failings in a high-profile contract for the London Olympics could result in the group losing out on fu... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : s&p, eyes, possible, downgrade, olympics, flop, even, earnings, slow, Top Keywords