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Singh shades Garcia on second playoff hole to win Barclays golf tournament
- 2008-08-24
PARAMUS, New Jersey AFP — Vijay Singh stepped it up in the playoff outlasting snake-bitten Sergio Gario to capture The Barclays event on Sunday. Singh, a Fijian-Indian, beat both Spain's Garcia and American Kevin Sutherland in the playoff on Sunday to win first event of the PGA Tour's FedEx...
Defending champ Stricker vaults into PGA Barclays lead
- 2008-08-22
PARAMUS, New Jersey AFP — Defending champion Steve Stricker, who has not won since his victory last year, fired a bogey-free seven-under 64 to vault into the lead after the second round of The Barclays. "I didn't think the scoring was going to be this low," Stricker said. "It...
American Mahan grabs early lead at Barclays
- 2008-08-21
PARAMUS, New Jersey AFP — American Hunter Mahan fired a nine-under-par 62 to grab a four-shot lead after the first round of PGA Barclays event. A six-year veteran with only one career PGA title on his resume, Mahan rolled in an eagle and eight birdies against only one bogey...
Swiss Re sees profits halved, buys Barclays Life
- 2008-08-05
ZURICH AFP — Swiss Re, the world's biggest reinsurer, reported a 53-percent fall in second-quarter net profits to 564 million Swiss francs, (354.5 million euros, 536.7 million dollars) on Tuesday. The company also announced it had bought Britain's Barclays Life for 753 million pounds (941 million euros, 1.47 billion...
Japan's Sumitomo bank set to invest in Barclays: report
- 2008-06-19
TOKYO AFP — Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. is close to a deal to invest 100 billion yen (930 million dollars) in the British bank Barclays, which has been hit by the credit crisis, a report said Friday. The two banks are in the final stages of negotiations and...
European stocks mixed amid earnings news
- 2008-05-15
LONDON AFP — Europe's main stock markets diverged on Thursday as companies published mixed earnings news, and after share-price gains in Tokyo and overnight on Wall Street, dealers said. In late morning trading, London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares was up 0.22 percent at 6,229.50 points. Frankfurt's...
London shares rally, focus on banks
- 2008-02-18
LONDON AFP — London's FTSE 100 shot higher on Monday, with banks in focus amid the nationalisation of troubled lender Northern Rock. In late morning deals, the FTSE 100 index of top companies surged 1.80 percent to 5,895.70 points. London stocks jumped amid press speculation that banks Barclays...
RBS warns of 1.25 billion-pound hit from credit woes
- 2007-12-06
LONDON AFP — The Royal Bank of Scotland revealed Thursday it will write off 1.25 billion pounds from its exposure to the US subprime home loan crisis and the subsequent worldwide credit squeeze. RBS said in a trading update that it would take a major hit, equivalent to about...
World stocks rattled by fresh subprime jitters
- 2007-11-27
LONDON AFP — European and Asian stock markets mostly fell Tuesday after fresh worries about the fallout from the US subprime loan crisis battered Wall Street overnight. "Markets are generally volatile at the moment," a Paris dealer noted. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies dropped 0.39 percent...
Barclays shares suspended after sharp fall on write-down fears
- 2007-11-09
LONDON AFP — Trading in shares of Barclays, the third biggest bank in Britain, were temporarily suspended Friday after their price dropped by more than 9.0 percent. Dealers said the stock price tumbled on rumours that the group was to announce large-scale write-downs to its assets owing to the...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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