John Sentamu

Concerns expressed over Indaba group manipulation

By George Conger The Archbishop of Jerusalem and the Middle East has welcomed Dr. Rowan Williams’ decision to hold the 2009 Primates Meeting in Alexandria, Egypt, telling The Church of England Newspaper the witness of Egypt’s...

Short-sellers: We're not jackals, just bears

Short-sellers, investors who profit by betting that a stock will fall, have been blamed by some for causing the stock-market meltdown. They say they aren't doing anything wrong, they're just bearish about stocks and investing...

Michael Gove: flabby Kirk needs to regain its moral might

Published Date: 02 November 2008 ONE of the terrible things about getting old is discovering how often you find yourself agreeing with Dr John Reid. Because the anti-Catholic bile which gives the famine song its dark energy...

Archbishop in 'buy British' plea

The Archbishop said buying British could help farmers in tough times The Archbishop of York has called for a government-led campaign to encourage shoppers to buy British food. Dr John Sentamu told a farmers' event that buying...

News in brief

"I thank God for you, particularly so, having just left hospital after a bout of food poisoning contracted abroad" Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, speaking to farmers, called on the government to campaign for local food

Short seller stands up for short sellers

After Bear Stearns’s demise, each new crisis in the banking sector raised alarms about short selling. When the share price of Morgan Stanley dropped sharply on Sept. 17, Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack declared in a memo to his...

Markets turn to prayer on Great Crash anniversary

LONDON (Reuters) - Plunging world stock markets have produced reactions from bewilderment to terror among traders, but one group believes the financial crisis requires an altogether different response -- prayer. On the...

Short-sellers are bears, not jackals

New York: A six-foot stuffed grizzly bear guards the entrance to the offices of Fleckenstein Capital Inc., located on a quiet, leafy street in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood of Seattle, US. The bear sends a clear message: The...

Markets turn to prayer on Great Crash anniversary (at Reuters)

By Laurence Fletcher LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - On the anniversary of the 1929 Wall Street Crash, a cross-denominational 100-strong group of Christians united in City Temple Church in London's financial district on Wednesday to...