Posted on Tuesday, 5th July 2011 by Jana Sanders
As the top-tier index moved above the 6,000-point level for the first time in nearly eight weeks, Reckitt Benckiser was pushed forwards last night after the re-emergence of speculation that the Cillit Bang manufacturer could be in line for an approach. According to the vague chatter, the consumer goods group – whose brands also include [...]
Posted on Monday, 4th July 2011 by Jana Sanders
Our view: Hold Share price: 439.4p (-0.6p) IG Group announced a management rejig and the closure of its sport-betting business yesterday along with its end-of-year trading statement. The moves signal a welcome decision to concentrate on the spread-betting company’s core financial business and to expand it in new markets and make use of new technology. [...]
Posted on Sunday, 3rd July 2011 by Jana Sanders
Small businesses will be able to purchase Facebook ads with American Express Membership Rewards points, the credit card company announced on June 29. David Fischer, Facebooks vice president of advertising and global operations, said hundreds of thousands of small businesses already advertise on the social media site, and he touted the convenience of being able [...]
Tags: Businesses, Facebook Ads, Small Businesses
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Posted on Saturday, 2nd July 2011 by Jana Sanders
Small business owners are skeptical about the bottom-line benefits of cloud computing, according to the Small Business Authority Market Sentiment Survey released June 28. Nearly half of the roughly 1,000 small business owner respondents to the survey said they do not think cloud computing will reduce overall IT-related costs, while only a fifth of respondents [...]
Tags: Business Owners, Cloud, Small Business, Small Business Owners
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Posted on Friday, 1st July 2011 by Jana Sanders
William Hill Our view: buy Share price: 218.7p (+1.5p) Pay levels are declining in real terms just about everywhere except, of course, in the boardroom, where you’d think we were in the middle of an economic boom. The latest executive to hit the jackpot – an appropriate term given he runs a bookie’s – is [...]
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