The rich country Iceland, like the even richer Norway, wants to hunt whales again - for food. The island state has been committed to the Moratorium (International Whaling Commission) which sets the quota for commercial whaling to...

I can no longer understand the current developments on the worldwide financial markets. Dow Jones, FTSE, Dax etc. are reaching new record highs, despite the unsolved geopolitical problems still looming. The indicators that I know...

The largest producer of flash memory products - Sandisk -, is taking over the Israeli company Msystems -. I already reported on the Lexar-takover by Micron Technology in March 2006.

The market for flash memory has enjoyed...

The demutualisation of Standard Life Insurance from Scotland has been successfully completed today with their flotation. In my opinion, the flotation came much too late. As a ex-member (now shareholder) and customer of Standard...

Today, on the opening day of the World Cup in Germany, I am flying to Johannesburg in South Africa, where I will hopefully hear little about flanking, making pressure, going down the wings, penalties, closing off space, offside...

The company Nikon has reported good results, and is doing well in the hard fought over digital camera market, against the market leader Canon. This news is very important for me, as I have decided to go for the new camera...

I very much enjoyed my visit to the HfB Conference 2006 with motto "Think differently - Growth from a different point of view" this year, run by the HfB - Business School of Finance Management, and I found it very informative....

According to the World Conservation Union IUCN, extinctions are accelerating internationally. There are 530 new "candidates for death" on their Red List 2006, including even hippopotami and polar bears. I have already written on...

Today is sadly my day of departure, and I have used the morning light one last time this trip to photograph the Jumeirah Beach Hotel and the Burj Al Arab with the 12-24 mm Nikon lens. I love to relax on an empty beach, and I can...

I spent most of today in and around the Burj Al Arab. I find the building so impressive that words fail me. But I think that my pictures reflect its uniqueness very well !? I would welcome any comments on this ! Unfortunately it...