The brothers who love the high life March 9, 2011 VINCENT Tchenguiz’s 40ft yacht lies empty at a port in Cannes, a party scheduled for tonight on indefinite hold after his arrest. Its bombastic name, Veni Vidi Vici, has been the source of some amusement since the brothers’ vast empire began to unravel in the wake of the recession. If things continue as they have [...]
The early bird catches the worm: how traders use leading indicators June 14, 2010 JUST when we thought those fragile green shoots of recovery in the developed world were starting to flower, a recent swath of disappointing data has dashed traders’ hopes of stronger growth. Besides the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone, the recovery in the US jobs market has been much weaker than expected and Finland [...]
The early bird catches the worm: how traders use leading indicators June 14, 2010 JUST when we thought those fragile green shoots of recovery in the developed world were starting to flower, a recent swath of disappointing data has dashed traders’ hopes of stronger growth. Besides the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone, the recovery in the US jobs market has been much weaker than expected and Finland [...]
FIT IN THE CITY January 24, 2011 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT PIERRE Meyer used to be a Marketing Manager at Krispy Kreme, helping the American doughnut giant get more cakes down British throats. Nowadays, however, you’ll find him in his Nordic Balance gym, a club in the heart of Mayfair he set up with partner Jo, preaching balance in all things. While [...]
App sales to hit $35bn December 14, 2010 APP sales are set to rocket to $35bn (£22.2bn) a year by 2014, according to new research by IDC. A staggering 10.9bn apps for devices including smartphones and tablets such as Apple’s iPad will be downloaded this year alone, with the number rising to 76.9bn annually in 2014 – a growth rate of around 60 [...]
Royal honeymoon: three months to go January 30, 2011 GIVEN the furore surrounding the Royal Wedding, there has been surprisingly little speculation as to where Prince William and his new wife Kate will go for their honeymoon, even though it’s just three months away. Recognizing the tough times we are all facing and keen to show his understanding I believe that His Royal Highness [...]
Equity funds join bid for Del Monte November 25, 2010 TWO private equity funds are believed to have joined Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) in the buyout firm’s bid for Del Monte Foods, sources familiar with the situation said yesterday. Vestar Capital Partners and a fund run by Centerview partner James Kilts are both understood to be working with KKR, with the suggestion that an agreement [...]
Mount Gay, Barbados: a tour round rum’s natural home January 30, 2011 THE heart of the Barbados rum trade is perched at the northernmost tip of this small Caribbean island. High in the mountains in the St Lucy district sits the Mount Gay refinery, surrounded by a nine feet tall sugar cane plantation and gazing out over wild Atlantic waves which crash into the Florida coast 1,600 [...]
A suave place to dine in SW3 January 10, 2011 86 Fulham Road, SW3 6HR Tel: 020 7052 9620 www.86restaurant.co.uk FOOD *** SERVICE *** ATMOSPHERE *** Cost per person without wine: £40 Coming up with a name for a restaurant must be a difficult thing. Do you go for something sexy and exotic, a chic bit of Euro-cuisine jargon, something abstract and opaque, or hope [...]
Barracuda looks to Costa to fuel sales November 1, 2010 BARRACUDA is to launch Costa coffee at its pub estate – and will now open at 9am for breakfast. Costa coffee is expected to be available in 100 of its 217 pubs by Christmas with the rest launching in 2011. Barracuda, which also has the Smith & Jones brand, is pursuing a more food-focused policy [...]