Malaysian Airlines flight MH17: Ukraine crash reignites crisis July 17, 2014 A passenger jet was shot down over Ukraine near the Russian border yesterday, killing around 300 people and straining the already tense geopolitical situation. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur lost contact with the ground at around 2:15pm GMT. Six of the passengers killed are believed to have been British, and 80 [...]
London Report: FTSE steadies as investors buy into HSBC stock August 4, 2014 BRITAIN’S top share index steadied after three straight days of falls yesterday, propped up by HSBC as investors bought into the bank’s beaten-down shares after it posted first-half results. The index heavyweight rose 0.9 per cent in spite of a 12 per cent drop in pre-tax profits in the six months to the end of [...]
CNBC Comment: Why instability isn’t spooking markets July 21, 2014 THE BIGGEST point markets are making at the moment is that they aren’t making a big point. Given increased tensions around Russia and Ukraine, we are closer to war in Europe than we have been for a long time. Simultaneously, the death toll in Gaza tragically keeps rising. Yet despite these dominating geopolitical events, involving [...]
International tensions heighten cyber security risks for business July 23, 2014 Heightened geopolitical tensions are increasing the risk of cyber attacks, an international cyber security expert has warned. As the the downing of MH17 and the ongoing hostilities in Gaza deepen global tensions, Malcolm Marshall, UK and global lead in KPMG’s cyber security practice, says that cyber attacks are rapidly becoming the new battleground of international [...]
Don’t fear a stock correction: Markets are regaining a sensitivity to danger August 28, 2014 Congenital insensitivity to pain is a rare and dangerous disorder that causes those afflicted by it to, quite literally, feel no pain. This happens because of a genetic malfunction that prevents “pain signals” from being transmitted to the brain. At first this may sound pretty appealing, but a moment of consideration soon reveals the pitfalls. [...]
Don’t fear a stock market correction: We’re regaining our sensitivity to danger August 28, 2014 CONGENITAL insensitivity to pain is a rare and dangerous disorder that causes those afflicted by it to, quite literally, feel no pain. This happens because of a genetic malfunction that prevents “pain signals” from being transmitted to the brain. At first this may sound pretty appealing, but a moment of consideration soon reveals the pitfalls. [...]
Tensions escalate in Gaza November 14, 2012 ISRAEL launched a major offensive against Palestinian militants in Gaza yesterday, killing the military commander of Hamas in an air strike and threatening an invasion of the enclave. The operation, dubbed “Pillar of Defence” by the Israeli military, followed five days of Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli strikes at militant targets.
Hamas agrees ceasefire with Israel over Gaza November 21, 2012 ISRAEL and the Islamist Hamas movement agreed yesterday to a ceasefire to halt an eight-day conflict around the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 140 Palestinians and five Israelis. Announcing the ceasefire in Cairo, Egyptian foreign minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said it would come into force at 9pm (7pm GMT), which would give 1.7m [...]
Calls for Gaza ceasefire after deaths mount November 18, 2012 INTERNATIONAL pressure for a ceasefire was mounting yesterday after five days of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel and Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip. An Israeli missile killed at least 11 Palestinian civilians including four children in Gaza yesterday, medical officials said, after an attack on a top militant that brought a three-storey home [...]
As the conflict in Israel and Gaza continues, can the situation be effectively contained? November 19, 2012 YES Adam Hug This crisis can be contained but it will take more than pressuring Hamas to come to ceasefire, or pressing Israel for restraint and an end to its current rules of engagement. The international community must set out a plan to securely relieve the blockade of Gaza, allowing consistent movement across the Rafah [...]