Nichols still in talks

Nichols are still on talks about a possible takeover. This comes after news of a drop in profits around £900,000 where revealed for the first six months of the year. The company are the UK makers of Vimto and Sunkist soft drinks

Persimmon says rate rises have slowed housing market

A good uk market update. Good fro many . Not so good if like me you were hoping for house prices to come down.

It's a bit rich to blame the wealthy. The wealth gap.

A great article. It is always easy to have a go at the obvious benefactors of big business but it is important to remember that it benefits us all in some ways. I like this mans perspective.

It's a bit rich to blame the wealthy. The wealth gap.

A great article. It is always easy to have a go at the obvious benefactors of big business but it is important to remember that it benefits us all in some ways. I like this mans perspective.

It's a bit rich to blame the wealthy. The wealth gap.

A great article. It is always easy to have a go at the obvious benefactors of big business but it is important to remember that it benefits us all in some ways. I like this mans perspective.

Chrysler sold for $7.4bn

Another coup for private equity. Having seen how much money DaimlerChrysler lost in the sale of this, it will be interesting to see how much money Cerberus makes.

Propane Inferno Near Toledo

More coverage here.UPDATE: The fire seems to be under control, and the firefighters are managing a controlled burn of some of the ignited cylinders:"The fire burned for hours after it began but was contained Tuesday night. It engulfed a second building but did not spread to...

Top 20 Richest Asians

Just a good list/ set of profiles.

The Sunday Telegraph

Science proves mind's power over matter The Sunday Telegraph. 16th November 1997 by ROBERT MATTHEWS Science Correspondent. STARTLING evidence that the human ... http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~sai/teleg_PK.htm 

Telegraph score: 0 and 3

It is Nick Pisa's turn in the Telegraph to get obvious and simple facts wrong with his report from Rome on today's celebration of Holy Mass for the second Sunday of Easter and Pope Benedict XVI's 80th birthday."The Pope, dressed in his bright red robes, was joined by the...

UK's leading newspaper holds 'open house' with bloggers

An Open House of journalists and bloggers held by the UK's leading quality daily newspaper The Telegraph. Substantial nibbles and copious quantities of conversation on the Telegraph's exciting plans for blogging and the social media issues 'du jour'.

Praying for the Apocalypse

"The global nightmare that leads to the end of history is a visceral and disturbing expression of what believers feel about themselves and our world. The horror of apocalyptic violence—the final aesthetic of the movement—at once terrifies and thrills followers. It feeds...