WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING September 24, 2009 FINANCIAL TIMES DNO AIMS TO SAVE KURDISH VENTUREShares in DNO International, the Norwegian oil company, plunged more than 45 per cent on Thursday as trading resumed in the stock for the first time since Kurdish authorities threatened to cancel its licence to export oil from Iraq. Helge Eide, chief executive of DNO, told the Financial [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING September 24, 2009 FINANCIAL TIMES DNO AIMS TO SAVE KURDISH VENTUREShares in DNO International, the Norwegian oil company, plunged more than 45 per cent on Thursday as trading resumed in the stock for the first time since Kurdish authorities threatened to cancel its licence to export oil from Iraq. Helge Eide, chief executive of DNO, told the Financial [...]
Eco case raises philosophical questions November 10, 2009 ALL those people who designated their religion as “Jedi Knight” in the last census may have delighted at the case of the so-called “eco-employee” last week. The employee in question is Tim Nicholson, who formerly worked for residential landlord Grainger. Nicholson claims that he was made redundant because of his environmental beliefs, and has been [...]
Richards’ bloodgate ban was savage, says lawyer September 6, 2009 THE LAWYER representing shamed Dean Richards has broken the silence on the former Harlequins’ rugby director’s three-year ban, describing the punishment as “savage” and “excessive”. Richards was banned from any form of coaching by Heineken Cup organisers, the European Rugby Cup, for his part in the now infamous ‘bloodgate’ scandal which has cast a shadow [...]
Del Potro to meet five-time champ Federer in US final September 13, 2009 ARGENTINA’S Juan Martin del Potro will attempt to deny Roger Federer a sixth consecutive US Open title in today’s final after the victory of his career against Rafael Nadal yesterday. Sixth seed Del Potro, 20, thrashed former world No1 Nadal 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 to reach his maiden Grand Slam final. The Spaniard, who missed Wimbledon [...]
Serena unapologetic at sour end to Open September 13, 2009 WORLD No2 Serena Williams has vowed to learn from the on-court clash with a lineswoman that snuffed out her hopes of defending the US Open title.Williams crashed out at the semi-final stage on Saturday night when she was given a point penalty for launching a tirade at the official. The sanction came as the American [...]
Serena unapologetic at sour end to Open September 13, 2009 WORLD No2 Serena Williams has vowed to learn from the on-court clash with a lineswoman that snuffed out her hopes of defending the US Open title.Williams crashed out at the semi-final stage on Saturday night when she was given a point penalty for launching a tirade at the official. The sanction came as the American [...]
China backtracks on new Rio claims August 10, 2009 CHINESE officials yesterday distanced themselves from an earlier report claiming miner Rio Tinto had been engaged in “commercial espionage” against China’s steel mills for six years. A website with links to China’s State Secrets Bureau had said at the weekend that Rio had been spying Chinese businesses as well as inflating iron ore prices which [...]
China backtracks on new Rio claims August 10, 2009 CHINESE officials yesterday distanced themselves from an earlier report claiming miner Rio Tinto had been engaged in “commercial espionage” against China’s steel mills for six years. A website with links to China’s State Secrets Bureau had said at the weekend that Rio had been spying Chinese businesses as well as inflating iron ore prices which [...]
Why insider trading is hard to prove November 3, 2009 LAST month, the FBI smashed an alleged $20m insider trading scheme centring on the New York hedge fund Galleon, when they raided its offices and arrested billionaire financier Raj Rajaratnam and five accused accomplices. In the wake of criticism of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in this country over its percveived toothlessness, the regulator is [...]