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Glasgow Rangers delighted as Hutton snubs Spurs
GLASGOW AFP — Rangers defender Alan Hutton has rejected the chance to join Tottenham after the Premier League club had an eight million pounds bid accepted for the Scotland star. Hutton's impressive displays for club and country persuaded Spurs to make the big-money offer and Rangers reluctantly agreed it...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Glasgow
Research articles 2008-01-04
US wary about election terror threat: Townsend
WASHINGTON AFP — Election-period bombings in Madrid and Glasgow have raised US wariness of the possibility of a terror attack during the 2008 presidential campaign, the White House's top anti-terror official said Tuesday. Fran Townsend, President George W. Bush's domestic security and anti-terror advisor, told CNN that the government...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Glasgow, Government, Investment, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, White House
Research articles 2007-11-20
New business levels boost A'deen assets.(Aberdeen Asset Management PLC)(Brief article)
Aberdeen Asset Management has seen assets under management rise 13.2 per cent in six months, reporting a total of AGBP91bn at the end of August. The company attributed this primarily to new business inflows which it said had continued at a healthy rate, despite...
Tags: Aberdeen Group Inc., asset, FINANCE, Glasgow, Investment
Research articles 2007-10-04
Police focus on Sheridan sex trial witness POLITICS: TESTIMONY IN
POLICE investigating the court evidence in the Tommy Sheridan sex trial have spent the past three weeks probing the testimony of one of the case's key witnesses. Officers for the Lothian and Borders force have conducted several interviews with Fiona McGuire, the former prostitute who claimed to have...
Tags: Aberdeen Group Inc., FINANCE, Glasgow
Research articles 2007-03-18
Hearts chief launches bizarre tirade
GLASGOW AFP — Hearts majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov, who ordered bananas to be handed out to football reporters last weekend, on Thursday launched another bizarre tirade. Delivering his message through the Hearts website, Romanov's carefully-worded outburst is almost impossible to decipher. Addressing the media, who Romanov has taken...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Games, Glasgow, MARKETING
Research articles 2007-02-22
'All Chinese can look the same' says Scottish judge
LONDON AFP — A Scottish judge cleared a student from China of a motoring offence after claiming that "all Chinese people can look the same", a newspaper has reported. Sheriff Margaret Gimblett dismissed the evidence of two police officers who had identified Hui Yu, 23, who had been charged with...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Glasgow, Insurance, officer, sheriff
Research articles 2006-10-23
Bung scandal overblown says Keegan
GLASGOW AFP — Former England boss Kevin Keegan said the bung scandal engulfing English football was a storm in a tea cup. Though Keegan managed Newcastle, Fulham and Manchester United in a high-profile career he said he never once came across irregular payments in more than 13 years in management....
Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, FINANCE, football, Games, Glasgow
Research articles 2006-09-29
Celtic chairman slams Petrov request
GLASGOW AFP — Celtic chairman Brian Quinn has insisted Stilian Petrov's desire to leave the Glasgow giants is "bizarre." The Bulgaria midfielder signed a four-year contract in January but has since said he wants to quit Parkhead. English Premiership duo Portsmouth and Fulham are both interested in Petrov...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, chairman, FINANCE, Glasgow, Investment, valuation
Research articles 2006-07-23
Financial unity will help Glasgow flourish KEN SYMON ON REINVENTING
LEADING companies that stay at the top of their game distinguish themselves by their ability to renew themselves. The trick is to innovate and find new ways of doing things, new products or services for a new age. The same is true for cities, as Greg Clark, the...
Tags: Clark, FINANCE, financial, Glasgow, Investment, OECD
Research articles 2006-06-11
Waterreus set to quit Rangers
GLASGOW AFP — Veteran Rangers goalkeeper Ronald Waterreus has been told he has no future at Ibrox, his agent Kees Ploegsma has said. The 35-year-old was recruited in January 2005 as emergency cover for Stefan Klos who had suffered ligament damage, and kept his place when the German returned...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, agent, FINANCE, Glasgow, Scotland
Research articles 2006-06-07
Oh, what's become of this likely lad?
DIRTY PRETTY THINGS ABC, GLASGOW 2/5 TICKETS for the first UK tour by Dirty Pretty Things sold out in 20 minutes flat. Venues were upgraded as fan forums buzzed with incessant chatter, the hopes of legions of young fans increasing exponentially with...
Tags: ABC Inc., Construction, FINANCE, Glasgow, Investment
Research articles 2006-03-12
All bets off on Le Guen as next Rangers boss
GLASGOW AFP — British bookmakers are refusing to take any bets on Frenchman Paul Le Guen becoming the next manager of Rangers. David Murry, the Rangers chairman, has said he knows the identity of the man who will take over from Alex McLeish at the end of the season...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Glasgow, MARKETING
Research articles 2006-02-09
BUSINESS DIARY: HOW HILTON BOSS GAINED SOME STREET CREDIBILITY AND
CLOSE CHAVEZ Howard Friedman, a South African who transferred from Miami to Watford in July to become president of Hilton International UK & Ireland was surprised to hear that the Glasgow Hilton is located in the city's red light district. But co-existing with ladies of...
Tags: FINANCE, Games, Glasgow, Hilton Hotels Corp., president
Research articles 2005-12-04
Lennon invests in Celtic's future
GLASGOW AFP — Celtic captain Neil Lennon has bought shares in the club to help fund the Scottish Premier League leaders' new academy. Majority shareholder Dermot Desmond offered to underwrite a 15 million pounds share issue up to 10 million pounds to aid the building of a new centre...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Glasgow, shareholder
Research articles 2005-11-24
Celtic keen to land China captain Du: report
GLASGOW AFP — Scottish giants Celtic have affirmed they are still keen to sign China captain Du but admit they have not agreed a transfer fee with his current club Shanghai Shenhua. The 23-year-old defender impressed Hoops boss Gordon Strachan during a two-day trial at the club, although Strachan...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, China, FINANCE, Games, Glasgow, Investment
Research articles 2005-08-12
Balde says no to Marseille
GLASGOW AFP — Celtic defender Bobo Balde has turned down an offer to join Marseille in France and has committed himself to playing for the Glasgow side, the Daily Record reported. The 29-year-old Guinea international had been expected to complete his signing after flying out for talks with the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Glasgow, INTERNET, Investment
Research articles 2005-08-09
Rangers close door on Kyrgiakos
GLASGOW AFP — Greece international Sotirios Kyrgiakos will not be joining Scottish champions Rangers, club chairman David Murray insisted. Kyrgiakos joined Rangers on loan last January and the 26-year-old returned to Glasgow on Friday for talks on a full time contract. But Murray said any chance of the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Games, Glasgow, Greece, Investment
Research articles 2005-07-23
Burley expected to be named Hearts head coach
GLASGOW AFP — Former Ipswich and Derby manager Craig Burley is expected to be named the new head coach at Hearts within the next 48 hours. The 47-year-old has held talks with Phil Anderton, chief executive at the Edinburgh club, and Lithuanian major shareholder Vladimir Romanov. Anderton told...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, coach, Edinburgh, FINANCE, Glasgow
Research articles 2005-06-29
O'Neill desperate to make Bellamy a permanent Bhoy
GLASGOW AFP — Celtic boss Martin O'Neill has vowed to do everything he can to ensure Craig Bellamy remains at Parkhead beyond the expiry of his short-term loan from Newcastle in the summer. The Northern Irishman has previously expressed doubts as to whether the Celtic board would be able...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Glasgow, Investment, United
Research articles 2005-03-20
Major US deal sets up Scots f ilm for global success Focus Features
SCOTTISH film On A Clear Day has been snapped up by Focus Features, distributor of hits such as Lost In Translation, launching a potential bidding war for the film's worldwide rights. After opening the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, On A Clear Day was bought almost immediately...
Tags: Clear, festival, FINANCE, Glasgow, Taxes
Research articles 2005-02-06
  • Your Work How to Win at Office Politics

    How to Win at Office Politics

    Like it or not, every workplace is a political environment. But operating effectively within it doesn’t have to mean sucking up, lying, or slinging dirt. In its purest form, office politics is simply about getting from here to there: securing a promotion, seeing an idea come to fruition, or gaining support to make an organizational change. Playing the game well is about defending your position, earning respect, exchanging favors, and keeping your sanity amid the chaos. To get started, you need to know what you really want from work, then orient your political moves toward those goals. It all starts with strong relationships and helping others; those people in return make up the support system that helps you realize your goals. Here’s how it’s done.

  • Your Industry Travel Is Still Hurting, But Travel Web Sites Sure Aren't

    Travel Is Still Hurting, But Travel Web Sites Sure Aren't

    Both Priceline and Orbitz reported higher revenue and profits than expected in the third quarter, despite a travel industry-wide lull. So, why are the online travel agencies doing well when other aspects of travel are flailing? Some say it’s because the leisure travel market is recovering faster than business travel, but I also think that an [...]

  • Your Money 401(k) Mistakes to Avoid

    401(k) Mistakes to Avoid

    You’re counting on your 401(k) to provide a cushy retirement. Or at least food, shelter, and a broadband connection. But many investors undermine their savings plans without even knowing it. We’ve compiled a list of the most common mistakes, and explained how to avoid them.