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11Jan/18

iPhone addiction: vice or virtue?

January 11, 2018MobileALPHABET, Apple Inc., Apple Store, Bennett, BlackBerry Limited, Companies, Facebook, Google, IOS, IPhone, IPhone 5, IPhone 6, Ivor Bennett, mobile phones, New York, Peter Dixon, Problematic smartphone use, Social Issues, Switzerland, Technology, Videotelephonysmbale

Apple Inc investors are shrugging off concerns raised by two shareholders about kids getting hooked on iPhones, saying that for now a little addiction might not be a bad thing for profits. Ivor Bennett reports. Continue reading →

14Mar/17

Brexit batters pound, Fed nerves hit stocks

March 14, 2017EconomyBrexit, Business/Finance, China, Country: United Kingdom, David Pollard, Euroscepticism in the United Kingdom, France, In Scotland, Independence referendums, International law, Jane Foley, Law of the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Peter Dixon, Politics, Politics of Scotland, Politics of the United Kingdom, Rabobank, Referendums in the United Kingdom, RISE – Scotland's Left Alliance, ROBERT HALVER, Scottish independence, Scottish independence referendum, Scottish Independence Referendum (Franchise) Act, Scottish referendum, UK Pound Sterling/US Dollar FX Spot Rate, FX Spot Rate, THOMSON REUTERS, United Kingdom, United States, Withdrawal from the European Unionsmbale

Sterling has slipped to an eight week low against the dollar, as some investors turned nervous over a second Scottish independence referendum and the triggering of Brexit negotiations. But, as David Pollard reports, the Fed – and an expected U.S. rate rise – remained the main focus, with worries over elections in France and the Netherlands appearing to recede. Continue reading →

17Mar/16

Swiss watchmakers

Swiss watchmakers change tack to embrace smartwatches

March 17, 2016TechnologyApple, Basel, China, Commerzbank, Company: Reuters, Computing, de grisogono, Distributed computing architecture, Google, Heuer, Hublot, Human–computer interaction, Intel, Italy, Japan, Jean-Claude Biver, Peter Dixon, Russia, Samsung Electronics, Smartwatch, South Korea, Swatch Group, Switzerland, TAG Heuer, Thiebaud, Ubiquitous computing, United States, Watch, Wearable computers, Wearable devicessmbale

Swiss watchmakers, who once dismissed smartwatches as short-lived gadgets, are now racing to grab a share of a fast-growing market

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13Feb/15

Africa’s largest economies feel the heat

February 13, 2015EconomyBusiness/Finance, Central bank, Commerzbank, COMMERZBANK GLOBAL, Companies, Economy of Germany, Economy of Nigeria, Economy of South Africa, Eskom, financial services, Godwin Emefiele, Jacob Zuma, Nigeria, Peter Dixon, South Africa, South African rand, STRATEGIST, USDsmbale

(BVO) – South Africa’s parliament descends into chaos.

Protesters stormed the building, demanding President Jacob Zuma pay back some of the taxpayers’ funds used for a $23 million upgrade of his rural home.

It’s been a turbulent time for the economy, too.
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