Matt Frei
Dow delivers verdict on Obama’s jobs plan
“Sadly, the markets have drooped because they believe Obama’s jobs initiative won’t dig America out of the economic quicksand.”
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Olympus sets up panel after shareholder concern
Japanese camera giant Olympus sets up an independent panel to review previous takeovers after its sacked chief executive raises questions on Channel 4 News about “improper payments”.
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Olympus admits it paid deal advisers $687m
Japanese camera maker Olympus has admitted it paid $687m to financial advisers – or one-third of the transaction price – when it bought British medical equipment firm Gyrus in 2008.
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What do we want? Something!
This probably won’t come as a surprise but I’m not a big fan of camping. With the exception of a few nights in my friend’s garden when we were 6, and a night in the Lake District in the cubs my experience of camping has been of there being no choice. Filming an Indian earthquake, the Bosnian war, Orangemen camped at Drumcree, a South African slum – that sort of thing. Unpleasant (if fascinating) experiences, on the whole. I’d rather be in a hotel. So I am full of admiration for people who camp on cold streets to protest. I just wish I knew what they wanted, then we could work out whether or not we agree with them.
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Occupy London protesters remain defiant
Protesters stay put in London’s financial district for a second day, as the Occupy Wall Street movement ripples across the globe attracting high profile supporters.
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Occupy Wall Street protests go global
The Occupy Wall Street movement inspires protests in the UK and dozens of other countries, as campaigners rage against bankers and politicians accused of condemning millions to hardship.
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London banks targeted in Occupy Wall Street-style protest
Hundreds of campaigners target London’s City in a bid to replicate New York’s Occupy Wall Street protest. One protester tells Channel 4 News it is “direct democracy” but will stay peaceful.
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Falling credit ratings at UK financial firms
Credit agency Moody’s downgrades the rating of 12 UK institutions, including Lloyds and RBS. Meanwhile the sovereign ratings of Italy and Spain slide downwards as the eurozone crisis deepens.
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UBS ‘rogue trader’ remanded in custody
City trader Kewku Adoboli who allegedly cost UBS £1.5bn through unauthorised trading has been remanded in custody following his second court appearance.
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Italy’s credit rating downgraded in debt crisis
Standard and Poor’s has cut Italy’s credit rating by one notch in a move that takes markets by surprise and adds to pressure on the debt-stressed eurozone.
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Investigation launched over UBS ‘rogue trader’
The Financial Services Authority is to investigate the alleged £1.3bn fraud at Swiss banking giant UBS, as the man accused with false accounting breaks down in a London court.
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UBS man arrested over ‘rogue trades’
The board of Swiss bank UBS is to meet after an employee was arrested in connection with allegations of rogue trading that will cost the bank around $2bn.
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US repairs while Canada still fears Irene
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers went back to business as usual, however commuter services remained chaotic still in the wake of Hurricane Irene.
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Low-lying areas of New York evacuated in hurricane scare
President Obama has cut short his holiday warning Hurricane Irene will be a “historic” storm, as low lying parts of New York are evacuated and public transport shut down.
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Calls for Pakistan army to stop Karachi killings
Hundreds of people have been killed in ethnic and political gang war in the last few months in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi, leading to calls for the army to stop the violence.
