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Five reported incidents this week affecting the Boeing Dreamliner have led to the U.S. government ordering a wide-ranging review of the design and manufacture of the passenger jet, the 787 Dreamliner. There were cracks in the cockpit window while on a domestic flight; another had an oil leak; a computer problem on another Dreamliner affected its brakes; and a fire. Not surprisingly Boeing stocks slumped.... read more

jan 28

10:49 am

Marjorie Orr has an M.A. (Hons) in English Literature and Philosophy from Glasgow University, and was a current affairs journalist, award-winning BBC... full bio

feb 26

10:14 am

Apple, Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft

A look to see how various high profile companies are faring. The shares in Apple have rocketed to unprecedented heights recently. Apple has a... read more
feb 26

10:11 am

USA at odds with EU - banks at risk

Despite all the chat about the Greek bailout being agreed there is still huge internal German resistance to upping their contribution which the IMF... read more
jan 22

08:26 am

USA unhappy with EU

There’s not much new to say about the EU but just to recap and tie it together for the start of 2012. The EU December 1957 chart has... read more
dec 31

07:42 am

USA 2012 - into troubled times

The USA tiptoes like the rest of the globe into an uncertain 2012 though in marginally better shape economically than some at the end of the... read more
dec 12

11:21 am

Eurozone - in centre focus

With a USA General sounding a note of caution over the Eurozone crisis pointing to the worldwide consequences of a collapse the focus is still firmly... read more
nov 30

06:54 am

USA - some smatterings of cheer ahead

The USA is watching anxiously as the EU panics itself into paralysis as the cliff edge grows ever nearer. In comparison the USA situation starts to... read more
nov 8

10:18 am

EU meltdown sending ripples of panic across to USA

President Obama is looking increasingly enfuriated by the EU, whose indecisive leadership is threatening to drag the world economy down into another... read more
oct 6

03:38 am

Eurozone pulling USA down

The Eurozone crisis continues to escalate with Italy’s ratings now down even further, putting pressure on their banks; France and Belgium having... read more