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Investor fury puts Barclays plan in danger

Barclays' £7bn fundraising was in the balance last night after an attempt by the board of the high street bank to appease its shareholders appeared to have failed to win over powerful City investors.The Association of British...

Barclays left thoroughly shaken

If you think big City investors were upset about Marks & Spencer’s boardroom reshuffle, you should hear them on the subject of Barclays. I can’t repeat some of the comments in a family column. But take it from me, they are mad...

What Fabio Capello can learn from Germany v England

1. Is Gabriel Agbonlahor the new Michael Owen?The Aston Villa striker is still raw but recent performances, not least that in the defeat of Arsenal on Saturday, have suggested there is more to his game than breathtaking pace....

Stelios has made a bad situation worse sending easyJet into a tailspin

For a man who controls a 26.9pc stake in a company, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is going an odd way about preserving shareholder value. Having already spooked the market with his calls to appoint two non-execs of his choosing and...

Nets landed gem in rookie center Lopez

NEW YORK — No disrespect to Josh Boone whose belligerence on both boards is greatly appreciated, but the guy is not a true center or an adroit shooter. Brook Lopez, on the other hand, has everything going for him — 213 cm,...

£50m reward for the 'greedy' bank bosses over five years

Banking chiefs have been accused of bringing the economy to the edge of collapse through their 'excessive greed'. The top executives of five banking giants were paid more than £50million in five years.

Phelps And Coughlin Top US Awards Bill

Golden Goggles: greatest Olympic performer of all-time sweeps the prizes; winner of six medals in Beijing is top woman; Bowman honoured as mastermind behind Phelps' Eighth Symphony; Shanteau, Soni and NCAA also earn recognition

Paul Forrester: Mavs an early-season disappointment

Was it only a month ago that many pundits forecast the Mavericks' immediate future with guarded optimism? Yes, they were coming off their second straight first-round playoff loss, but with a former MVP, a standout small forward...

Ray Flowers: A pair of sleepers give the Sharks some bite

Posted: Tuesday November 18, 2008 5:14PM; Updated: Tuesday November 18, 2008 5:17PM Alexander Ovechkin scored five goals in four games last week San Jose's Devin Setoguchi has 22 points in first 20 games Dustin Penner's slow...

AMD Phenom II to have huge overclocking headroom?

Theo Valich writes AMD's upcoming Phenom II lineup may be the most overclocking-friendly processor lineup AMD released to the market in the past eight years. If the information is correct, some of the new Phenom II processors...

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