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# sec - Wednesday 12 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Results Night

Almost 59,000 teens to receive Junior Cert results today

There are thousands of nervous households this morning as students get graded on their first State exams.

# sec - Tuesday 21 August, 2012

From The Score Cash Splash

Billionaire George Soros invests in Man United

Soros’s stake of 3.1 million Class A shares is worth 1.9% of the Premier League giants.

# sec - Wednesday 15 August, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Results Day

2012 Leaving Cert results ‘broadly similar to previous years’

More students took higher level Maths this year, looking to nab some bonus points which will drive up college requirements.

# sec - Wednesday 27 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Why the Leaving Cert is broken… by someone who just took it

Patrick Kelleher, who finished his exams last week, explains why the system needs a complete overhaul.

# sec - Tuesday 12 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Take 5

The 5 at 5: Tuesday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

# sec - Thursday 22 December, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Education

Exam board to address Leaving Cert ‘predictability’

A report published by the Department of Education today was critical of “rote learning” and highlighted the common practice of memorising pre-packaged answers.

# sec - Monday 14 November, 2011

Column: Whistleblowers in banking are doing the right thing – but not for themselves

Former trader Nick Leeson finds that those who try to expose problems in the banking sector and would be heroes anywhere else are made pariahs in their world.

# sec - Tuesday 30 August, 2011

Apple wants Tim Cook to stay on as CEO until at least 2021

It looks like Apple want to make sure Tim Cooks stays around until at least 2021 – offering him golden handcuffs currently worth $389m.

# sec - Friday 12 August, 2011

US markets watchdog investigating alleged insider trading at S&P

The Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly asking Standard & Poor’s to account for anyone who knew about the US downgrade.

# sec - Tuesday 22 March, 2011

US authorities checked Google’s overseas earnings: report

Bloomberg says that US federal authorities have questioned the internet company about its overseas tax bills after it cut some $3.1bn from its US bill over three years.