Monthly Archives: December 2010

HP Cuts Investment Into R&D

Cathie Lesjak, the CFO of HP, said “You want to make sure that you are investing in the most efficient way that you can”. Despite being a multinational information technology corporation making $115 billion in revenue in 2009, Hewlett Packard … Continue reading

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Firms Worried

An interesting piece of research from R3, the association of business insolvency practitioners, on the problems of corporate debt.  R3 have found that one in five businesses (19%) are worried about the amount of debt they currently owe to their … Continue reading

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Competition for Online Sales

Competition for online sales is strong, particularly in the electronics market. Last year figures from IMRG Capgemini showed that online retail sales hit £5.46bn in December, an increase of 17% compared with the same month the previous year and up … Continue reading

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China weary of North Korea behaving like ‘spoiled child’

China reacted to the increased tensions after the artillery shelling of a South Korean island killed four people by urging a return to the six-party talks that include North Korea, South Korea, China, the United States, Japan and Russia. The … Continue reading

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Good Capital Investment?

Range Rover has signed up more than 40 global “trendsetters” to tweet about their forthcoming city 4×4.  The idea came from an ad agency who are anxious to point out that “no one has been paid to tweet”.  However, the … Continue reading

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