perpetrators tried to tamper with samples and destroy the incriminating evidence.

perpetrators tried to tamper with samples and destroy the incriminating evidence.

I think that the cost savings available in the deal are very real, and the deal should be accretive to read more

I think that the cost savings available in the deal are very real, and the deal should be accretive to Fleet's earnings, which is good thing financially, but what the banking industry in general has to prove to the investment world is that they can cross-sell additional products to all of those retail and small business and commercial banking customers. If they show real revenue growth doing these types of cross-selling activities, then a deal like this really might be something to get excited about.

Advanced data services activity in the U.K. is following the classic pattern of adoption -- first gaining traction within the read more

Advanced data services activity in the U.K. is following the classic pattern of adoption -- first gaining traction within the technologically savviest group and then spreading across the rest of the majority. Time plays a critical factor, as the services with an established utility from an extended period on the market are first to gain the most from the mainstream audience, who demand products and services that are relatively glitch-free.

Consumers, with higher energy prices and higher interest rates, are going to have cut back somewhere.

Consumers, with higher energy prices and higher interest rates, are going to have cut back somewhere.

The ingrained idea that, because there is no king and they despise titles, the Americans are a free people is read more

The ingrained idea that, because there is no king and they despise titles, the Americans are a free people is pathetically untrue. There is a perpetual interference with personal liberty over there that would not be tolerated in England for a week.

It may appear a low-level crime, but it's the kind of crime that seriously affects the lives of people in read more

It may appear a low-level crime, but it's the kind of crime that seriously affects the lives of people in Edinburgh.

I encourage everybody to apply, not just the smartest and brightest.

I encourage everybody to apply, not just the smartest and brightest.

These are times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, read more

These are times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, or the repose of a pacific station, that great characters are formed. The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. Great necessities call out great virtues.

A more open Chinese market will help create the world's largest market.

A more open Chinese market will help create the world's largest market.