Posts Tagged ‘obama’

Anthony Bolton announces retirement

Anthony Bolton has announced his retirement from Fidelity China Special Situations investment trust after three years. Lex's Oliver Ralph and Vincent Boland discuss the fund's performance and whether Mr Bolton was able to replicate the success he enjoyed in the UK.

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Top tips for start ups

Founders Forum in London hosts one of Europe's biggest gatherings of entrepreneurs.

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Obama, Prism and the ‘complex’

After the leaks about US security access to foreign internet accounts via Prism, the FT's senior US columnist Edward Luce assesses from Washington if President Barack Obama can rein in the "data intelligence complex". For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video

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Taiwan’s energy conundrum

After Fukushima, most countries re-examined their attitude towards nuclear power. Like Japan, Taiwan's location on the edge of the Pacific makes it vulnerable to earthquakes and tsunamis. But with no oil and gas of its own, the island state lacks any kind of energy security.

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AstraZeneca adds to respiratory drug portfolio

AstraZeneca, the Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company, has bought Pearl Therapeutics for up to $1.15bn as it seeks to revive its drug development pipeline after being badly hit by patent expiries. Lex writers Oliver Ralph and Vincent Boland consider whether the deal will help AstraZeneca to achieve its aims. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video

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Cyberattacks More Dangerous to Energy Grid Than Superstorms: Energy Expert

Last fall nine million households on the East Coast lost power because of Superstorm Sandy, according to the U.S. Energy Department. And many of those households suffered outages lasting days or weeks rather than hours.

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The best boards are truly independent

Ken Olisa, former ENRC director, says companies claiming to adhere to the highest standards of corporate governance while in reality remaining under the control of the founding shareholders offend the basic precept of free markets -- transparency. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video

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SAB Miller’s results

SABMiller's results prove it is doing well. Sales volumes have started to improve in Australia after acquiring Fosters. Lex's Vincent Boland and Julia Grindell talk about SABMiller's steady profit growth and its incoming chief executive Alan Clark.

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Apple chief executive defends tax payments

The FT's US economics and trade correspondent James Politi provides highlights from Apple chief executive Tim Cook's testimony before the US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations shortly after it was revealed that the world's largest company had legally avoided paying billions in US taxes For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video

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Carnival issues profit warning

Shares in beleaguered cruise operator Carnival fell as much as 13 per cent on Tuesday following an overnight profit warning. Lex's Oliver Ralph and Vincent Boland discuss the outlook for the company. Related Article: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f922394-c1f9-11e2-ab66-00144feab7de.html For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video

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