Por DAVID BENOIT, de Nova York Enlarge Image Close Bloomberg News James Dimon, diretor-presidente do J.P.Morgan Chase O J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. divulgou uma queda de 23% no lucro do quarto trimestre, resultado de mais um período fraco para as operações de investimentos, mas executivos do banco americano disseram que um crescimento no volume [...]
If Kamal Haasan had his way, superstar Shah Rukh Khan will be the only actor to step into his shoes for the Hindi remake of Gautham Menon’s Tamil film Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu. Khan has to choose between two Tamil remakes — Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu and A.R. Murugadoss’s Ramanna. “ Kamalji is extremely fond of Shah Rukh. They [...]
Por SAM SCHECHNER y SUZANNE VRANICA News Corp. y RCN Televisión SA, de Colombia, se han unido para crear una nueva cadena de televisión de señal abierta en español en Estados Unidos, que le hará la competencia a Univision Communications Inc. y Telemundo, de Comcast Corp. MundoFox, que operará bajo Fox International Channels, de News [...]
By ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: Jan 30, 2012 15:14 Updated: Jan 31, 2012 02:28 TEHRAN: Iranâs state TV is reporting the country has produced laser-guided artillery shells, capable of hitting moving targets with high accuracy. Vahidi also said that the shell was an “intelligent” munition with the capability to identify its own targets. State television showed [...]
By ALINA DIZIK Want to know what your employees are up to? Just check their status. More in Small Business The Winner of the Journal’s Small-Business Innovation Contest The Self-Helps Books That Actually Helped Entrepreneurs What’s It Like to Run a Bed-and-Breakfast? Small Franchisers Look Overseas for Growth How Firms Are Coping With Slow Payers [...]
As the people of Egypt and Tunisia mark the first anniversary of the revolutions which toppled their long-time leaders, leading to popular uprisings elsewhere in the Arab world, Malawian academic Jimmy Kainja asks: Is it time for an African Spring? In fact, it would make a mockery of all that the majority of African countries [...]
Dubai: Ethiopian Ayele Abshero won the Dubai Marathon on Friday, breaking Haile Gebrselassie’s 2008 record by clocking in at 2 hours, 4 minutes, 23 seconds in his first marathon. The Ethiopian runners recorded a clean sweep at the Marathon with debutant Ayele racing past his countrymen Dino Sefir Kemal who finished in 2 hours 4 minutes and [...]
Lebanese singer/actress Nicole turned down her nomination to star in the new Egyptian television drama âAl Habeeshahâ that is written by Mohammad Al Basusi. Nicole had previously starred in the Egyptian drama âNour Mariamâ that was aired last Ramadan season. Nicole is currently reading the script for a new film she will play the leading [...]
By DUNCAN MAVIN Private-equity executives say the time is good for investing in Asia. With a global economic downturn possibly looming and the financial industry roiled by the European debt crisis, credit is tight for companies looking to expand. That means there are plenty of potential targets looking for investors. Enlarge Image Close Zuma Press/Newscom [...]
Logica has described cloud computing as âthe railway of the 21st centuryâ, claiming that the community clouds it is building with Microsoft will help to promote sharing and collaboration among like-minded companies. Speaking in a joint keynote session with Microsoftâs UK national technology officer Mark Ferrar at Cloud Expo Europe, Logicaâs global CTO David King [...]
