…was celebrated on the 3rd May The official website has details of this year’s events, messages and full text UN documents associated with freedom of speech. The associated UNESCO website also has a wealth of documents and video materials on the theme of journalist safety. Also on this theme get free access to the latest […]
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Politwoops and other Twitter-related sites
Politwoops: (deleted tweets from politicians) enables keyword searching for deleted tweets. It is offered in a number of countries. Each entry gives the amount of time before tweet was deleted. Sometimes the cause is a spelling mistake but in other cases to remove errors or other changes. See UK MPs deleted tweets: http://www.politwoops.co.uk/ and the US […]
Bloomberg: WAAC
One of the most popular Bloomberg functions in corporate evaluation and investment banking is WACC – Weighted Average Cost of Capital. Bloomberg have created a help sheet (25 pages long) to help you better understand the tool and its calculation: wacc_help There is also a case study on how to analyse Siemens’ Decision to Buy […]
Bloomberg: China’s Trade Anomalies and Economic Growth
China’s customs administration is investigating allegations of falsified trade data. Unusual surges in reported shipments to Hong Kong and in certain products may be the result of companies inflating invoices. Use Bloomberg’s spread-analysis and custom-chart tools to visualize trade anomalies which may be artificially bolstering China’s exports. Find case studies using the function FFM on […]
Bloomberg: UK, credit ratings and CDS
Visualizing the U.K.’s CDS Following Fitch Downgrade The U.K.’s AAA credit rating was reduced by Fitch on April 19. Fitch, which cited weak growth and the results of austerity in lowering the country’s rating, follows Moody’s downgrade two months ago. Bloomberg functions analyze the impact of the cuts in the sovereign CDS market. Find case […]
Bloomberg: Italy’s economy
Analyzing Italy’s Economy as a New Government is Formed New Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta won the final confidence vote needed from the Italian Parliament to install his government on April 30 after more than two months of political stalemate. Bloomberg functions help analyze the country’s current economic situation. Find case studies using the function […]
New resources for primary teachers
New resources in the David Wilson Library for primary school teachers.
Mobile trends
comScore has released its latest Mobile Future in Focus report for the US http://www.comscore.com/Insights/Presentations_and_Whitepapers/2013/2013_Mobile_Future_in_Focus Quick summary of the contents available: http://www.infotodayeurope.com/2013/03/04/mobile-trends-2012-2013/
Bloomberg: Nike bonds
Nike Inc., the world’s largest sporting-goods company, has raised $1 billion with its first new debt sale in a decade. The company is offering 10- and 30-year securities. Bloomberg functions show the bonds are priced with yields less than the consumer discretionary sector curve. Find case studies using the function FFM on your Bloomberg terminals.
UK and Business with EU
Business for Britain A new lobby group campaigning to press the government to renegotiate the UK’s deal with the EU. See news and the signatories on the website. For Official EU policy (covering funding and policy) see the SME portal UK government advice on business trading in the EU
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