Silicon Valley's chip industry suffered downturn in 2012

While most of the Bay Area's biggest tech companies shook off the recession and staged a rebound, the semiconductor industry waged a bloody battle for every dollar of declining profits and sales as consumers shifted from personal computers to mobile gadgets.

http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_23064502/silicon-valleys-chip-industry-suffered-downturn-2012?source=rss

Margareta Pagano: Wolfson's gesture marks dawn of a new era

The Next boss's bonus give-away is one of several efforts by businesses, reacting to public and shareholder pressure, to change their culture Margareta Pagano is a former business editor of the Independent on Sunday who now writes columns and business interviews for a range of publications, including the Independent, Independent on Sunday and ... (more)

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/margareta-pagano/margareta-pagano-wolfsons-gesture-marks-dawn-of-a-new-era-8581267.html

Barclays reshuffle (plus A 2bn) will sooth investors

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/barclays-reshuffle-plus-2bn-will-sooth-investors-8581262.html

Heineken, Cadillac Among Tribeca Film Festival Sponsors

A lot of brands are sponsoring -- and activating against -- the Tribeca Film Festival.

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/198506/heineken-cadillac-among-tribeca-film-festival-spo.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+marketing-daily+%28MediaPost+%7C+Marketing+Daily%29

G20 urges EU to complete banking union fast, Germany digs in heels

World financial leaders urged the European Union on Friday to quickly complete its banking union to help growth, but Germany stood firm that the next step toward such a union be through a lengthy and risky process - a change of EU law.

http://www.courant.com/business/sns-rt-us-g20-eu-banksbre93i1b0-20130419,0,7023736.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Courant%2FBusiness%2FNationWorld+%28courant.com+-+National+BUSINESS+UPDATES%29

Bankers who presided over financial crash set to lose their knighthoods

Bankers who were in charge during the financial crash are set to be stripped of their knighthoods and other honours this year.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2311890/Bankers-presided-financial-crash-set-lose-knighthoods.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Ladysmith under heavy fire from fraudsters

Con artists are targeting Ladysmith residents by offering them large sums of money in exchange for secret-shopper opportunities at big-box stores.

http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/203860191.html