21/12/2012: The end of the world? Barack Obama is Time magazine’s Person of the Year… again. Which hangover cures should I try? If you swear by a hair of the dog, bananas, green tea or aspirin, you are deluding yourself. The best cure is 24 hours curled up under the duvet. Peter Madoff jailed for role in Ponzi fraud. Bernard Madoff's brother receives 10-year sentence in New York for crimes including conspiracy to commit securities fraud Adam Bullock and Moz Dee exit UTV's TalkSport. FREDDIE MAC The No.2 provider of U.S. mortgage money, said Chief Financial Officer Ross Kari plans to retire in the second half of 2013. Kari, who was named CFO in October 2009, informed the company of his intention to retire following his 55th birthday, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.
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-China: World Bank raises growth forecast -Europe: EU & Singapore agree a free-trade agreement -Europe: Markets hit their highest levels in 19 months -Spain: Bad loans climb to record highs in October -Greece: S&P increase sovereign debt rating -USA: White House rejects “Plan B” -Global: Survey indicates economic outlook will improve in 2013 -Global: Current fund manager sentiment -Currencies: Yen falls against the dollar, but euro climbs -Energy: Oil prices climb through the week -Commodities: Gold & Copper prices drop, wheat forecast lower -Focus on: Japan's vote for change
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Norovirus to ruin Christmas for thousands. Drunk Twitter users unlikely to face criminal prosecution. EU to outlaw cigarette packet branding by 'the back door'. News International has appointed Jim Murray-Jones, top digital marketing executive at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), to head up driving.co.uk, its second-hand car classified ad site. Danny Rogers, editor of PR Week, has been announced as the next brand editor of Campaign, replacing Claire Beale who is staying within the group as brand editor of Marketing. SOCIETE GENERALE Societe Generale finance head Bertrand Badre is to join the World Bank as chief financial officer in 2013, after a year spent steering France's No. 2 bank through asset sales, cost cuts and the euro crisis. JPMORGAN CHASEThe U.S. consumer and commercial banking business of JPMorgan Chase named Kevin Watters as the chief executive of mortgage banking. Watters was previously the head of mortgage origination and customer experience at the company.
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-UK inflation remains at 2.7% -US construction jobs poised to rebound -Bank deposits exceed loans by unprecedented $2tn -China sets growth target at 7.5% for second year -ECB exec says France must cut spending -S&P lifts Greek rating from selective default -Bank of Japan consider 2% inflation target -IMF warns against greater austerity for Ireland -US markets extend winning run, with Europe tracking gains -Hong Kong shares near 17-month high, but China slips on property -Euro rises most in seven months against dollar -IEA claim coal will rival oil in five years -Gold rebounds from three-month low
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TV chef cook book meals 'are less healthy than ready meals'. Hollywood hacker who leaked nude Scarlett Johansson photos jailed for ten years. Prime Minister admits for the first time that Britain might decide to leave EU. China goes wild for Apple iPhone 5. STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS (SSGA) The company appointed Howard Kearns as senior strategist in the Investment Solutions Group, specializing in liability-driven investment strategies. Kearns has previously worked with Nomura, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs. LUXEMBOURG'S CENTRAL BANK The company appointed senior finance ministry official Gaston Reinesch to succeed Yves Mersch as its president, it said on Monday. Reinesch will start his six-year tenure from Jan. 1, 2013, and will also sit on the Governing Council of the European Central Bank. DEUTSCHE BANK The company named Richard Lambert, a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, as an adviser to its UK chief executive, helping the bank to adapt to regulatory changes. TIG ADVISORS The chief investment officer of…
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Obama: 'We can't tolerate this anymore, these tragedies must end'. Silvio Berlusconi announces engagement to 27-year-old. Wiggins wins Sports Personality of the Year award. Barclay brothers' £1bn VAT windfall bid puts tactics in spotlight RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC The company said it hired a veteran team from Morgan Stanley that manages more than $204 million in client assets. The three-person team, known as the Sunset Financial Group, is led by Scott Cutliff. He, along with Donald Horras and Patricia Polster, joined a Raymond James office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. MORGAN STANLEY The firm promoted several senior bankers to positions overseeing mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the U.S. and Europe, following a shakeup at the top level of that division last month. Bob Eatroff and Jim Head were named co-heads of M&A in the Americas, while Colm Donlon and Johannes Groeller were named to the same positions in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Morgan Stanley also named Susie Huang and Michele Colocci as vice chairmen of…
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• LDP crushes rivals in Japanese elections • Merkel defends Eurozone austerity • US spending up in November despite tax threats • Monti’s resignation threatens debt reduction plans • Chinese leaders leave economic policy unchanged • Spanish bonds rise after debt sale • IMF’s Lagarde forecasts faster growth in 2013 • Argentina nears IMF deadline • Pensions group warns EU rules may force schemes to shut • US stocks fell last week as budget talks drag on • Asian stocks swing from gains to losses • European markets set to inch higher today • Yen tumbles on LDP victory • Oil rises a second day on likely demand from US & China • Gold drops for a third day on dollar’s strength
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In economisch slechte tijden is het begrijpelijk dat veel eigenaren van bedrijven en managers leuke activiteiten opzij zetten om in plaats daarvan focus te leggen op het reduceren van de continue druk op de bedrijfsresultaten. Voor velen kan dit betekenen dat de kerstlunch of het kerstdiner worden geannuleerd. Dit is het tegenovergestelde van wat men zou moeten doen. Wanneer medewerkers zich gestresst voelen, zijn ze extra op hun hoede en erg kritisch ten opzichte van het management. Het afnemen van de jaarlijkse party is een goede manier om er voor te zorgen dat iedereen tijdens de kerstperiode er geen zin meer in heeft, en dat de meerderheid van de medewerkers in het begin van het jaar terug zal keren met de intentie om een nieuwe baan te vinden Er is erg veel onderzoek gedaan naar de correlatie tussen gemotiveerde medewerkers en betere prestaties: bedrijven met minder gemotiveerde medewerkers hebben te maken met meer omloop, meer ziekteverzuim en meer interne verstoringen. Dit alles heeft een impact…
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Naar wie en wat wordt er het meeste gezocht op Google? Voor 2012 is het de onderstaande lijst. Natuurlijk zijn sexuele zoekacties niet meegerekend. Whitney Houston, overleden in februari, was top-trending in Engeland dit jaar, gevolgd door The Dutchess of Cambridge. Ook Kate Middleton deed het goed dit jaar. Andere personen die op de lijst staan zijn voetballer Fabrice Muamba, Prins Harry en Usain Bolt. Google publiceert jaarlijks hun zeitgeist lijst, om inzicht te geven in hoe de trends met verloop van tijd veranderen. De lijst neemt zoekacties die elk jaar hetzelfde zijn, zoals ‘email’, niet mee om zo de zoektermen te identificeren die het meest gegroeid zijn sinds voorgaande jaren. De top zoektrend van het jaar 2012 was Euro 2012, waarbij zoektermen gerelateerd aan het voetbal toernooi vaker voorkwamen dan voor de Olympische Spelen. Andere populaire onderwerpen waren iPad 3 en Gangnam Style, de Koreaanse hit die een groot success werd. Ondanks het feit dat de Olympische Spelen tweede is op de lijst, is er…
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Police foil plot to murder Justin Bieber with a paisley pattern tie; Kidnap plot gang wanted $2,500 per testicle. Yorkshire and London to host the start of the 2014 Tour de France. Mcgarrybowen's chairman Jim Kelly steps down. Audi UK head of marketing Dominic Chambers has left the Volkswagen-owned car marque. BARCLAYS PLC The company lost three of its top technology investment bankers in New York this week to a rival, according to people familiar with the matter. Michael Carter, Michal Katz and Erik-Jaap Molenaar have left Barclays to join another investment bank as a team, with Carter and Katz taking on roles as co-heads of technology. The identity of the bank to which they are moving could not immediately be learned. LPL FINANCIAL LLC The broker-dealer and unit of LPL Financial Holdings Inc said it appointed Victor Fetter as its chief information officer and managing director of its business technology services unit, effective Dec. 17 He joins LPL from Dell Inc. ATP Denmark's biggest…
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