This year, top commodity picks for Goldman Sachs are oil, gold, and base metals. The investment bank said on Monday that these picks are selected primarily because of a big upside risk in oil due to tight fundamentals and a potential Iranian conflict.
Head of Commodities Research Jeff Currie said Brent crude is the commodity with [...]
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January 11th, 2012
Massive upside risk in oil prices seen by Goldman
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Tags: base metals, Brent crude, Brent oil, Goldman Sachs, investment bank, top commodity picks 
No Comments »December 27th, 2011
U.S. antitrust bodies flex muscles
Companies contemplating gobbling up their rivals have received a clear message from the U.S. antitrust regulators – don’t push it.
Under the present administration, companies have been testing the limits of U.S. antitrust scrutiny, encouraged by little apparent change in enforcement policy.
“Nobody wants to say it is based on politics, but I think there has been [...]
December 16th, 2011
Nokia C2-06 Touch and Type – C2-06 From Nokia
The Nokia C2-06, also known as the Nokia C2-06 Touch and Type, is one of those mobile phones that can make any mobile conversation and navigation interesting. This is not just because this Nokia mobile phone is high on looks, battery life, affordability, and features but also because it has everything that is expected by [...]
August 10th, 2011
HSBC In Talks For Possible Sale Of U.S. Card Business
The biggest bank of Europe, HSBC Holdings Plc, is in talks on the possible sale of its card and retail services business in the United States.
HSBC said the statement was made in response to recent media speculation concerning a possible sale.
From Reuters.com:
HSBC flagged the possible sale of its $30 billion plus U.S. card unit in [...]
Posted in marketing Tags: credit card portfolios, Hong Kong stock exchange, HSBC, retail services 1 Comment »June 25th, 2011
RBI Hikes Interest Rates By 25 Bps
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has hiked interest rates by 25bps on Thursday in an attempt to tackle the rising inflation.
There is no evidence of broad based slowed down, according to the RBI in its policy.
From in.finance.yahoo.com:
However RBI warned that would continue monitoring the inflation and other parameters. Markets largely remained flat as the [...]
May 25th, 2011
Yahoo all set to deliver upgrade mail promise
Yahoo Inc. is offering its popular email service a long-promised facelift to make it more appealing to people who are increasingly using Twitter, Google, Facebook, and other alternative for communication.
The changes were built upon a redesigned email format that Yahoo began testing seven months ago.
From news.yahoo.com:
The overhaul will enable updates to Facebook and Twitter accounts [...]
May 17th, 2011
ID theft protection offered by Sony
The technology giant, Sony Corp, is hoping to ease concerns by offering free identity theft protection to affected customers.
This was after its PlayStation Network was a victim of massive data breach that left accountholders worrying that their credit card information could fall into the wrong hands.
From news.yahoo.com:
Sony says the ID theft protection will be free [...]
Posted in marketing Tags: ID theft protection, identity theft protection, PlayStation, Sony Corp No Comments »May 4th, 2011
Autism Signs Can Be Spotted By Age 1
According to a recently concluded study, a simple checklist that parents fill out in the waiting room may help doctors someday screen for autism warning signs as early as a baby’s first birthday.
“There are subtle signs of autism at one year if you just look for them,” said neuroscientist Karen Pierce of the University of [...]
April 20th, 2011
Royal Bank of Canada leads Canada’s top brands
Marketing agency Brand Finance has compiled its list of the top 500 global brands and banks in Canada.
The Royal Bank of Canada was pegged by the BrandFinance Global 500 ranking as the top brand in Canada with a brand value of 7-billion.
From Business.financialpost.com:
Here is the company’s list of the top 10 Canadian brands ranked according [...]
April 5th, 2011
BBC Chief unveils online presence plans
The BBC’s director general, Mark Thompson, issued a warning that it would lose touch with the younger generation forever unless it fundamentally changes to adapt to the digital world.
Thompson unveiled the conclusions of Creative Future, a yearlong project to define the BBC’s on-air and online ambitions over the next five years.
From Guardian.co.uk:
An on-demand service, now [...]