Variations on the theme of global MBA courses April 18, 2012 Prospective MBA students have a vast selection of courses to choose from. They also have access to some interesting alternatives that are designed to offer a slightly different business education experience, but still in a global setting. The Global Entrepreneurship Programme is a one year course, a collaboration between EMLyon Business School, in France, Zhejiang [...]
Bouncing back banking shares see FTSE jump by nearly two per cent April 17, 2012 BRITAIN’S top share index gained nearly two per cent yesterday, led by a rebound in banking stocks after a well-covered Spanish bill auction eased some concerns about banks’ exposure to Eurozone debt. Barclays was the top sector performer, rallying 4.6 per cent after BofA Merrill Lynch said earnings upgrades could be on the horizon for [...]
Biggest gains in a month on strong profits April 17, 2012 US stocks scored their biggest gains in a month yesterday after Coca-Cola led a round of strong earnings and as concerns about Europe’s debt crisis eased as Spanish bond yields fell. Apple shares ended a five-day losing streak with a rally of 5.1 per cent, helping the Nasdaq Composite close above 3,000. The stock closed [...]
Diversity is about far more than making your company look nice April 17, 2012 Making the most of diverse ways of thought is central to getting your business to perform at its full potential DIVERSITY is often a word thrown around in business without much thought. Too often, “diversity” is seen as a presentational device: something that looks good in a corporate social responsibility report. “What does our company [...]
Why global Olympic sponsorship is a sustainable investment for GE April 17, 2012 COUNTDOWN TO THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES Q What was your brand’s primary reason for being involved with the Games? A We became an Olympic sponsor before I became chief executive in the UK, and that was a decision made at head office level. The first Games where GE was a worldwide partner was the [...]
Spanish woes threaten euro’s fragile stability April 17, 2012 CHRIS BEAUCHAMP IG INDEX During the Napoleonic Wars, the long-running guerrilla campaign between the French and Spanish was dubbed the “Spanish ulcer”. Now it seems as if the Eurozone has acquired its very own Iberian problem, one that might possibly be too big to solve. Having escaped scrutiny for the first few months of 2012, [...]
The importance of separating politics and currency markets April 17, 2012 AS THE European turmoil continues, why isn’t the euro falling to pieces before our eyes? With Eurozone policy makers blundering from one crisis to the next – at best covering up the cracks in the fiscal superstructure, at worst knocking out a supporting wall – you might be forgiven for expecting the euro to have [...]
THE TIPSTER Cable pulling higher April 17, 2012 The pound is trading near critical levels against the US dollar. Cable has rallied strongly since mid-January and has continually found support on a sharply-rising trend line. It is now managing to hold above both its 50 and 100-day moving averages around the $1.5835/40 area. However, the pound is now nudging up against resistance at [...]
Stocks held up by data from across the pond plus resilient corporates April 16, 2012 BRITAIN’S leading share index ended higher yesterday after positive US retail sales data and narrow gains for defensive shares more than offset another slide in banking shares on concerns about Spain. Pharmaceuticals and utilities – sectors that are less exposed to swings in the economic cycle – drove the index higher, with GlaxoSmithKline providing the [...]
Dow gains on retail sales but Nasdaq suffers April 16, 2012 THE Dow rose yesterday as robust US retail sales data helped large-cap consumer stocks, but a four per cent slide in Apple hurt the Nasdaq. US retail sales for March shot up 0.8 per cent, sharply higher than the forecast, pushing Procter & Gamble up 1.5 per cent, while giving Wal-Mart Stores, the world’s largest [...]
