Would you buy a synthetic ETF from a City trader working in "Delta One"? Thought not. If ever an investment sounded dangerous, the synthetic exchange traded fund, or ETF, is it... more
A leading rail union is considering legal action in a bid to save 1,400 jobs which are being axed by manufacturing giant Bombardier after it failed to win a £1.4 billion contract to build new carriages... more
We should, of course, pity the 1400-plus engineering workers facing unemployment in the Midlands Bombardier trainmaking factory. But the Government is right... more
The radio editor of the BBC's top magazine, Radio Times, has blasted the corporation's management after reports that private-equity firm Exponent is the "preferred partner" in the sale of BBC Magazines... more
BBC needs a 'more vigilant approach to value for money' according to a senior MP after an IT project intended to make it more efficient ended up costing millions of pounds
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Boris Johnson and the London Borough of Newham want to revamp the historic gateway in time for the Olympics — but in their rush, they risk missing what makes the area special... more
The European Commission is considering an investigation into Eurostar’s decision to choose Siemens over Alstom for its €600 million contract to supply new trains... more
German telecoms giant Siemens set out plans to invest £80 million and create more than 700 jobs in the UK through a new offshore wind turbine plant... more
Pull the other one, Dave! The Tory party leader has called for an end to “secret corporate lobbying” and wants compulsory transparency rules for firms that specialise in spin doctoring... more
Train which tells passengers where to stand on the platform in order to get a seat could be operating on south London commuter services by 2013... more
Mobile phone firm Nokia and IT company Siemens came under fire today as it emerged they supplied Iran with the technology it is using to block phone and internet access... more
The giant Man trucks and machines company is the latest German industrial concern to be embroiled in a corruption scandal that has spread across the country ... more
Energy analysis: Seen any sign of those 300 wind turbines the height of Nelson's Column going up in the Thames estuary for the promised London Array, "the world's biggest offshore wind farm"?... more
Embattled engineering giant Siemens is close to reaching a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the US justice department in its billion pound bribery scandal... more
Former Siemens manager Reinhard Siekaczek, convicted over his role in a corruption scandal at the company, given a two-year suspended sentence and fined £85,000... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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