Vodafone Sells China Mobile Stake in Colao’s Biggest DivestmentTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 6:34PMVodafone Group Plc’s sale of its $6.6 billion stake in China Mobile Ltd. is the biggest divestment since Chief Executive Officer Vittorio Colao took charge in 2008. Investors want to know what’s next.
Social housing group calls in KPMG as administratorsTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 6:10PMConnaught was in the process of appointing administrators last night after the indebted social housing group admitted to investors that it was unlikely to find the money to repay its creditors.
Instant Expert: A Quick Guide to EgyptMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 9:20AMRent It THE PROGRAM Yet another entry in "History's" new value priced line of DVDs aimed at educators, "Instant Expert: A Quick Guide to Egypt," is yet another repackaging of a previously released documentary, specifically, "Egypt: Engineering an Empire," one of 14 episodes in the "Engineering an Empire" series. Fortunately, this program is more along the lines of what "History" should be ...
Sub-Saharan African Stocks: Benue Cement, Kapchorua Tea of Keny are ActiveMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 9:12AMKenya’s All-Share Index fell 0.3 percent to 78.01 by the 3 p.m. close, a third day of declines.
Millionaire Factory MisfiresMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 9:09AMThe Aussie market is up 2.77% since the Federal election on August 2nd, if you're using the ASX/200 as your proxy. This whole "not having a government thing" is working out well for investors. It turns on the uncertainty of having no-one in charge is better than the certainty of having someone in charge. Maybe that will all change this week, though. To begin with, the jobs data from the U.S ...
Fed Vows to Maintain Public Financial HealthMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 9:09AMExtend and pretend...That's the government's way of handling the crisis. Extend credit and cash to those who don't deserve it. Then, pretend that everything is okay...But the problems don't go away. They just get stretched into the future...What did the feds do for GM? They took over the company.
Is It Time to Scrap the Fusty Old P/E Ratio?Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 8:58AMWith the vaunted price/earnings ratio losing its mojo as a market gauge, investors are seizing on better ways to value stocks.
Thinking Outside the StocksMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 8:56AMThe stock market may be slumping, but other investments, from student housing to parking lots, are surging. Here's how to play them.
Fleet values fall again whilst dealer part exchange prices remain stableMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 8:43AMAverage wholesale used car values fell by 3.3% or £234 to £6,783 in August, according to Manheim Remarketing’s latest market analysis.