Month: March 2018

Countingup: Tim Fouracre

Countingup: Tim Fouracre

Founder and former CEO of Clear Books Tim Fouracre tells us about his new service for small businesses, which combines accounting and banking in one…In Started in 2018 Source: https://startups.co.uk/countingup-tim-fouracre

The Future of Sexual Reproduction

The Future of Sexual Reproduction

Could scientists one day use blood and skin cells to replace sperm and eggs? -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-future-of-sexual-reproduction/

Barclays agrees to pay $2bn to settle US fraud case

Deal relates to sale of mortgage-backed securities in run-up to financial crisisBarclays has agreed a $2bn (£1.4bn) settlement with the US justice department over the sale of mortgage-backed securities in the lead-up to the 2008 financial crisis.The settlement follows a three-year investigation...

Investors push gun companies for ‘immediate, positive’ steps to end violence

Institutional investors call on companies to take meaningful actionFirms must ‘take a public stand in favor of improved gun safety’A group of 142 institutional investors on Thursday called on gun manufacturers, retailers and other companies with ties to the gun industry to take “meaningful action”...

ExxonMobil Liberian oil deal went ahead despite anti-corruption concerns

Complex financial arrangement moved rights to a Liberian oil block twice on one day, after worries over original allocation of rightsExxonMobil worked with a company connected to a senior Conservative party figure to transfer an oil asset in Liberia despite “concern over issues regarding US...