Neil Woodford protege Mark Barnett is fired from Invesco Perpetual

Neil Woodford protege Mark Barnett is fired from Invesco Perpetual after 24 years By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 May 2020 Mark Barnett, the one-time protege of fallen fund manager Neil Woodford, has been fired from Invesco Perpetual. In a dramatic fall from … Read more

Pompeo says shots fired by North Korea aross its border towards the South were ‘accidental’ 

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said shots fired Sunday from North Korea towards the South across their border were ‘accidental.’  ‘Handful of shots came across from the north, we think those were accidental,’ he told ABC’s ‘This Week.’ ‘South Koreans did return fire. There was no loss of life on either side,’ he added.  Gunfire … Read more

Acting navy secretary trashes coronavirus aircraft carrier’s fired captain as ‘naive or stupid’

Thomas Modly, President Trump’s acting Navy secretary, told sailors on the USS Theodore Roosevelt that their fired captain was ‘naive’ and ‘stupid’ for the missive he wrote complaining about the lack of help for the coronavirus-infested ship and then complained about the flak he was receiving for relieving Captain Brett Crozier of his duties.  Modly … Read more

Neil Woodford’s former protege Mark Barnett fired from Perpetual Income and Growth Investment Trust

Neil Woodford’s former protege Mark Barnett fired from Perpetual Income and Growth Investment Trust for underperformance Mark Barnett had been manager of the £418million trust since 1999 The trust has lost 40% of its value over the past two years, putting him under pressure The decision comes days after Invesco wrote down the value of the … Read more

Zoom user discovers the one feature that could get you fired during work meetings conferences

Your boss is SPYING on you: The common Zoom video conference feature that could get you fired is revealed Millions of Australians are using video conferencing app Zoom to host meetings But there’s one feature you should always avoid using during work conferences  Participants can use app’s chat function to send a message to another colleague … Read more

Patti LuPone in lockdown reprises Norma Desmond role she was FIRED from for Glenn Close

Patti LuPone was feeling nostalgic this Wednesday as she hunkered down at home amid the coronavirus lockdowns. The 70-year-old Broadway legend delighted her fans by reprising her Sunset Boulevard role as the deranged ex-movie star Norma Desmond. Wandering madly around her basement in full costume, Patti sang a stretch of one of the character’s big … Read more

US says Chinese ship fired laser at American aircraft

U.S. says Chinese naval ship fired a laser at American surveillance aircraft that could have BLINDED pilot The Navy confirmed the incident more than a week after it happened about 380 miles west of Guam It said the People’s Republic of China naval destroyer lased the American P-8A Poseidon aircraft The statement from U.S. Pacific … Read more

Video shows gunshots being fired inside funeral in Strabane Northern Ireland

Terrifying moment gunshots are fired during funeral in Northern Ireland church before screaming mourners flee for safety Gunfire was heard inside church in Strabane, west Tyrone on Thursday morning The woman giving a eulogy flees the stage while audience members scream  Two men, aged 17 and 32, were arrested and Stanley knives and a hatchet seized  … Read more