Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal

December 15, 2018 0 Comments

Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’ …

Saturn moon Enceladus may have salty ocean

December 15, 2018 0 Comments

Thursday, June 23, 2011 NASA’s Cassini–Huygens spacecraft has discovered evidence for a large-scale saltwater reservoir beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The data came from the spacecraft’s direct analysis of salt-rich ice grains close to the jets ejected from the moon. The study has been published in this week’s edition of the journal …

News briefs:June 30, 2005

December 14, 2018 0 Comments

Thursday, June 30, 2005 Contents 1 Bodies found at crash site of US helicopter in Afghanistan 2 Flash floods hit Australia’s eastern coast 3 Undercover investigation into protests planned for July’s G8 summit 4 Rwandan businessmen sentenced for War Crimes 5 Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announces cooperation between KDE Group and Wikimedia 6 OhmyNews forum …

Robber holds retired NYC police officer at gunpoint during convention

December 14, 2018 0 Comments

Sunday, March 29, 2009 John Comparetto, a retired New York City Police Department lieutenant, was held at gunpoint on Friday morning by an armed nineteen year old in a hotel bathroom who demanded Comparetto’s money and cellphone. Comparetto handed over both to the thief. When the criminal took off with the money, Comparetto drew his …

ADP says US economy lost 742,000 jobs in March

December 14, 2018 0 Comments

Wednesday, April 1, 2009 According to the payroll services company ADP, United States private sector employers cut 742,000 jobs in in March. The figures were almost 80,000 more than the average analyst prediction of 663,000 losses. This is the largest monthly payroll decline since January 2001, when the ADP began tracking job activity. ADP also …

Nokia appoints Microsoft Business Division Head as chief executive

December 14, 2018 0 Comments

Sunday, September 12, 2010 The Finnish communications corporation Nokia announced that its Head will change on September 21. The previous chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo will continue to chair in non-executive capacity. The head of Microsoft Business division Stephen Elop will take the position. It is the first time a non-Finn becomes Nokia president and chief …

Vestas delays closure of Newport plant

December 12, 2018 0 Comments

Friday, July 31, 2009 Vestas Wind Systems, whose closing wind turbine blade manufacturing centre in Newport, Isle of Wight, England remains the site of a occupation now in its 11th day, has suddenly announced that the consultation period preceding the closure of the plant has been extended, and that the plant will remain open until …

ACLU, EFF challenging US ‘secret’ court orders seeking Twitter data

December 12, 2018 0 Comments

Thursday, April 7, 2011 Late last month, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed objections to the United States Government’s ‘secret’ attempts to obtain Twitter account information relating to WikiLeaks. The ACLU and EFF cite First and Fourth amendment issues as overriding reasons to overturn government attempts to keep their …

How To Get Out Of Credit Card Debt And Repair Your Credit Score After Divorce

December 12, 2018 0 Comments

Click Here To Know More About: Chronic Back Pain Physio Windsor Gardens Chronic Back Pain Physiotherapist Oakden By Christina Rowe Rebuilding your life financially is never easy. Count on spending a lot of time and effort on this, especially if you went into debt during the divorce process. There were times when I paid my …

Augusten Burroughs on addiction, writing, his family and his new book

December 12, 2018 0 Comments

Friday, October 12, 2007 I had an unofficial phone call from Gay Talese last Tuesday. He had just flown back from Colombia and he was cranky. “I’m happy to do an interview with you,” he said, “but what the hell could you ask me that’s not already out there? Have you even bothered to look?!” …