Spring/Summer 2011 promises a riot of fun September 23, 2010 IT’S as if the fashion industry has, this September, burst out of the cocoon of recession, replacing dark drapery and minimalist monochrome with outrageous shocks of colour and extraordinary materials. If this week’s shows were anything to go by, the high street next spring will be a cocophany of pinks, turquoise, sequins, feathers and cowgirl [...]
Bannan nets first Villa goal as youngsters earn draw August 19, 2010 RAPID VIENNA (1) vs ASTON VILLA (1) ASTON VILLA boss Kevin MacDonald hailed his youngsters after his selection gamble paid off in Austria. Villa’s caretaker manager rested his stars in favour of a selection of rookies, and they repaid his faith by claiming an away goal and a creditable draw from a tricky play-off first [...]
McDonald’s sales rise on Asian demand March 8, 2010 MCDONALD’S reported a better-than-expected 4.8 per cent rise in February sales at established restaurants as Asia helped offset softness in the US?and Europe. New menu items, Olympic sponsorships and the company’s introduction of a $1 breakfast value menu in the US helped the world’s biggest hamburger chain surpass forecasts for same-store sales growth of 3.9 [...]
Wall Street edges up after turbulenceTHE NEW YORK REPORT October 21, 2010 Wall Street inched higher in a volatile session yesterday, torn between strong corporate earnings and a surge in the US dollar. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 38.60 points, or 0.35 per cent, to 11,146.57. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 2.09 points, or 0.18 per cent, to 1,180.26. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained [...]
Wall Street edges up after turbulenceTHE NEW YORK REPORT October 21, 2010 Wall Street inched higher in a volatile session yesterday, torn between strong corporate earnings and a surge in the US dollar. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 38.60 points, or 0.35 per cent, to 11,146.57. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 2.09 points, or 0.18 per cent, to 1,180.26. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained [...]
Continental staff primed for top jobs in merger as UAL executives take flight July 27, 2010 UAL and Continental Airlines, which plan to merge this year to create the world’s largest airline, announced a new management lineup yesterday that puts Continental executives in choice spots. UAL, parent of United Airlines, and Continental, said they have proposed naming Continental chief financial officer Zane Rowe as chief financial officer of the combined company. [...]
Wetherspoon’s brekkie boost July 14, 2010 JD WETHERSPOON returned to sales growth in the fourth quarter as its pubs opened two hours earlier for breakfast, and as the warm summer weather lured in more drinkers. The company yesterday posted a one per cent increase in fourth-quarter sales at pubs which had been open for more than a year, compared with a [...]
CITY EYE August 8, 2010 YOUNG Romy Keller was beaming yesterday after her father Philip, the head of sales at Diagnostic Health Solutions, won a City A.M. competition giving her the chance to walk out with Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole at the Community Shield match against Manchester United, sponsored by McDonald’s. A shame for her that Chelsea lost, but nevertheless [...]
Burger King hikes profit but warns on jobs August 24, 2010 BURGER King reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit as it kept a tight rein on expenses yesterday. Yet the fast-food chain, which counts the infamous Whopper beefburger among its products, said business would remain under pressure in the new year because of lingering unemployment and government austerity programmes in several European countries. Burger King is more vulnerable [...]
Burger King hikes profit but warns on jobs August 24, 2010 BURGER King reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit as it kept a tight rein on expenses yesterday. Yet the fast-food chain, which counts the infamous Whopper beefburger among its products, said business would remain under pressure in the new year because of lingering unemployment and government austerity programmes in several European countries. Burger King is more vulnerable [...]