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Walter Scott & Partners, the Edinburgh investment boutique sold two years ago this month to what is now Bank of New York Mellon for a rumoured 400m, racked up 27.3m of profit in 2007, against 21.9m in a nine-month period the previous year.

Walter Scott & Partners, the Edinburgh investment boutique sold two years ago this month to what is now Bank of New York Mellon for a rumoured £400m, racked up £27.3m of profit in 2007, against £21.9m in a nine-month period the previous year.

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October's NPD sales charts

We've put enough time between us and the month of October that we can once again take a look at how videogame sales did that month thanks to today's release of NPD sales data. Beginning as always with hardware, the big winner this month was Wii in terms of both number sold and increase from last month. Though the order remains the same as in September, the Xbox 360 also saw a small boost in number sold. Every other system dropped, including a considerable 40,000 less for the PlayStation 3 despite multiple major software releases (including two console exclusives) in October. Perhaps global economic problems mixed with Sony's lack of a price drop is really starting to affect sales of the system? Take a look at the numbers below and decide for yourself.

A month after layoffs, more changes at Gawker Media

Just a month after Gawker Media's most recent staff and blog reshuffling, Valleywag managing editor Owen Thomas tells Forbes that his blog will be folded into Gawker. Meanwhile, company chief Nick Denton, who railed this week against the media industry's inaction during the economic downturn, tells The New York Observer that Consumerist is up for sale. Gawker Media managing editor Noah Robischon will also reportedly leave for Fast Company next month.

WRAPUP 4-Dlr 3-month bank rate hits 4-year low, strain lingers

NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Three-month dollar funding rates that banks charge each other fell on Wednesday to a near four-year low, reinforcing the view credit conditions have improved from their distressed levels nearly a month ago.

IGN: PSP Game of the Month: October 2008

Wow; the PSP had games this month. After months and months of barren release lists, it's good to see Sony's baby getting a booster shot of fun. Will it continue into November? Well, it is the holiday season and there are a smattering of games headed your way. Check back in a month's time to find out if WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009, Tom Clancy's EndWar, DJ Max Fever, Need for Speed Undercover, and all the rest are worth your time.

IGN: Nintendo DS Game of the Month: October 2008

IGN: "Things heat up next month with Korg DS-10, Smackdown vs. Raw 2009, Call of Duty: World at War, Guitar Hero: On Tour -- Decades, Luminous Arc 2, Metal Slug 7, Moon, Rune Factory 2, Tecmo Bowl, Tony Hawk's Motion (the last six of which are all on the same day), Skate It, Age of Empires: Mythologies, and Chrono Trigger DS. Talk about a rush of quality titles. Be sure to check back for more on those games, as well as our Game of the Month for November, when we crown our champion."

Panasonic Reports Second Quarter and Six Month Results

Cost Reductions Led to Favorable Six-Month Earnings - OSAKA, Japan--(Business Wire)-- Panasonic Corporation(1) (Panasonic)(NYSE:PC) today reported its consolidated financial results for the second quarter and six months ended September 30, 2008, of the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2009 (fiscal 2009). (1) As of October 1, 2008, the company changed its name from "Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd." to "Panasonic Corporation." Consolidated Second-quarter Results Consolidated group sales for the second quarter decreased 4% to 2,191.7 billion yen, from 2,285.8 billion yen in the same three-month period a year ago. Explaining the second quarter results, although sales gains were recorded mainly in digital AV products and white goods, total sales declined because sales of information and communication equipment were sluggish and

Central Bank to consider auctioning off 6-month loans

The Central Bank may hold the first auction for six-month unsecured loans in November, Russia's First Deputy Chairman Alexei Ulyukayev told journalists today. He noted that the minimum rating of the auction's participants would be set at the same level as at the bank's three-month auctions.

Hubble reopens its eye after month of inactivity

This view of a pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies called Arp 147 is the first image recorded by the Hubble space telescope since it failed a month ago.This view of a pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies called Arp 147 is the first image recorded by the Hubble space telescope since it failed a month ago.

TSI to launch B2B portal www.tsi.travel by next month

New Delhi-based B2B travel agency, Travel Services International (TSI) will launch its B2B portal www.tsi.travel by next month. The B2B portal will allow TSI’s network of B2B agents to book travel related services like airline tickets, packages and a host of other products under one platform. The company is taking a phased approach to launch various products on the B2B website by introducing airline tickets in the first phase, which starts from next month. In early 2009, the second phase of the product launch, the company is slated to offer packages – both outbound and inbound along with travel insurance.

Xbox 360, Wii Sales Climb in October, Fable 2 Leads: October saw month-over-month increases for Xbox 360 and Wii sales, while handhelds stalled and Sony's PS2 and PS3 sales slowed slightly.

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Sprint Launches One of the Industry's Most Customer-Friendly Policies on Pro-Rated Early Termination

pro-rated early termination fee (ETF) policy, effective November 2, 2008. Under the new policy, Sprint’s ETF of $200 will decrease by $10 increments per month beginning in month six of a wireless customer’s contract. Nine months later (the 15th month of the contract), Sprint customers have the lowest pro-rated ETF fee in the industry of $100. What’s more, the ETF could drop as low as $50 before a customer’s contract term expires.

Marketing Helps Piggly Wiggly Carolina Boost Online Orders

The impact of the marketing move was swift. The Charleston, S.C.-based grocer sent the email marketing piece out at the beginning of July, and by the end of the month the grocer saw an increase in orders, and has since enjoyed an average order growth rate of 53 percent month over month, according to MyWebGrocer, which has been Piggly Wiggly Web application service provider since May 2008.

Mac share wobbles, Linux dives

Whence we last looked at online market share data, Mac users accounted for 8.23% of those measured. Net Applications numbers for October show a small retreat to 8.21%, but the data regularly see-saws from month to month. Still, if we add in iPhone users (0.33), then OS X-powered devices account for more than 8.5% of online traffic, which is about where things were last month.

UPDATE 1-China c.bank 3-mth bill yield seen at 2.60 pct

SHANGHAI, Nov 12 (Reuters) - China's central bank is expected to auction up to 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) of three-month bills in its regular open market operations on Thursday at a yield of about 2.60 percent, traders said on Wednesday. Most said that the auction result would drop about 23 basis points from the 2.8275 percent yield at the last auction for such bills sold two weeks ago, which remains well above the secondary market yield on bills with the same tenor, and from 3.0310 percent in the previous week. But a few traders expect the auction result would come in even lower, within a range of between 2.40 and 2.50 percent after steep falls seen in short-term bill yields in recent weeks. The indicative three-month bill yield in the secondary market fell to a 21-month low of 2.

SBR - SBR003 - The Standard Bank Of South Africa - Notice is hereby given that

SBR - SBR003 - The Standard Bank Of South Africa - Notice is hereby given that The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited has issued a 5 Year Retail Deposit Note SBR003 which shall yield a floating quarterly coupon of 3- month Jibar plus 0.30%. THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED Stock Code: SBR003 ISIN Code: ZAE000128195 Notice is hereby given that The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited has issued a 5 Year Retail Deposit Note SBR003 which shall yield a floating quarterly coupon of 3-month Jibar plus 0.30%. The Retail Deposit Note is listed on the JSE Limited effective from 5 November 2008 under the Other Securities Sector. Details of the issue are: * Settlement date: 5 November 2008 * Total issued: ZAR 220,000,000 * Total notes in issue: 2,200,000 * Maturity date: 5 November 2013 * Coupon: 3-month JIBAR + 30 basis points payable

Verizon Wireless Announces Global Plans for BlackBerry Storm

Verizon Wireless announced some details regarding the plans that will be available for the upcoming BlackBerry Storm. Because the Storm has global capabilities, Verizon is offering a slew of plans that focus on overseas travelers. The Global Value Plan offers discounted roaming charges on calls made to and from 130 countries for $4.99 per month. Verizon is also offering a global flat-rate email, data and messaging plan that covers the U.S. and abroad. The GlobalEmail Data Plan will cost $70 per month alone, or $65 per month when attached to a voice plan. Verizon Wireless has yet to announce the retail price of the Storm, and when it will become available.

Vodafone announces BlackBerry Storm pricing...

UK wireless voice and data service provider Vodafone on Friday announced the pricing and availability for the BlackBerry Storm 9500 smartphone, according to news today. The Storm is available for pre-order on the provider's site now, and will be delivered on November 11th. Buyers get several purchase options, including paying £300 (about $480) for the handset when also signing up for a 12-month contract that costs £40 ($64) per month. With the same monthly plan that includes 600 minutes of talk time and unlimited text messages, although with a longer 18-month contract, the device is free.

Selfish worm targets month-old Windows flaw

More than a month after Microsoft issued an emergency patch for a Windows vulnerability that allows for self-replicating exploits, researchers have spotted a wave of new attacks in the wild that target the critical flaw.

Fifth Straight Month of Slowing E-Commerce Sales Growth

E-commerce sales growth slowed in September to 5%, the fifth consecutive month in which the growth rate has moderated. Take a look at the year-over-year growth rates for the last six months, as measured by ComScore (SCOR). The data excludes, auctions, autos and large corporate purchases:

NTT DoCoMo six-month profit down - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (DCM: News ) reported six-month net income of 246,510 million yen, compared to 346,659 million yen last year. Basic earnings per share were 5,692.33 yen, down from 8,174.69 yen in the prior-year period.

UBS to cut 12-month board notice period

UBS is to reduce the 12-month notice period for top management, which prevents them from working elsewhere but also means they continue to receive a salary, pension payments and other benefits, as the Swiss bank seeks to overhaul its compensation structure.

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