Introducing: the designs of the year March 18, 2014 The ingenious creations that are set to define tomorrow’s world MOST museum shows look back to the past. With flying cars, floating schools and wheelchairs that grow with the owner, this one is all about the future. Next week the seventh Designs of the Year exhibition opens at the Design Museum, and the broad selection [...]
Lego sets out plans for world domination as it grabs market share February 27, 2014 LEGO yesterday laid out its plans to dominate the world toy market after revealing sales for last year that trumped the general market. The Danish maker of colourful toy bricks, already the world’s second largest toymaker after barbie-maker Mattel, said it expected to continue to grab market share. The popularity of its city range, which [...]
The Oscars according to City A.M. February 27, 2014 JUDGING PANEL: ANNABEL PALMERSTEVE DINNEENALEX DYMOKE BEST PICTURE • NOMINEESGRAVITY DALLAS BUYERS CLUB12 YEARS A SLAVETHE WOLF OF WALL STREETPRISONERS• WINNER12 YEARS A SLAVE SIMON THOMSON: "Steve McQueen directs with utter surety and the delicacy with which the film is composed, and the natural beauty of its Louisiana setting, reinforces the pervading sense of grinding terror. [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 17 October 2013 October 16, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES General Electric to float Swiss arm GE Capital, the financial arm of General Electric, is to float a 60 per cent stake in its Swiss consumer credit operation, valuing the business at up to 1.5bn swiss francs (£1bn). The float of GE Money Bank, which will be renamed Cembra Money Bank, is expected [...]
Review: Only God Forgives August 1, 2013 FILM ONLY GOD FORGIVES Cert 18 | By Steve Dinneen Three stars SO, ONLY God Forgives… Owwwwkaaaaaaay… Nicholas Winding Refn’s blood-soaked Bangkok revenge movie makes his previous film, Drive, look like a kids movie about a plucky stuntman. It’s essentially a collection of stylish, exquisitely orchestrated but disjointed scenes portraying a level of graphic violence [...]
Barbie falling flat for Mattel July 17, 2013 MATTEL’S quarterly results offered further proof of the fading appeal of the iconic Barbie doll, as newer brands including the teen monsters of the company’s own Monster High line gained market share. Mattel shares fell 6.8 per cent after the world’s biggest toymaker reported a much weaker-than-expected second-quarter profit. Shares of smaller rival Hasbro fell [...]
US corporate results round-up October 16, 2012 Coca-Cola’s revenue misses Wall Street forecasts COCA-COLA reported quarterly revenue that came in short of Wall Street expectations yesterday, hurt by declines in Europe and Asia where it sold more lower-priced drinks. Third-quarter net income for Coca-Cola was $2.31bn (£1.43bn), up from $2.22bn a year earlier. Revenue rose one per cent to $12.34bn, while analysts [...]
Wedding bells for Nick Candy in Beverly Hills September 30, 2012 AUSTERITY wasn’t top of the list this weekend for luxury property developer Nick Candy, as he married actress and singer Holly Valance in California. Candy’s property development career with his brother Christian began when they borrowed £6,000 from their grandmother to turn a £50,000 profit on a flat in Earl’s Court. Today, Candy & Candy’s [...]
Wedding bells for Nick Candy in Beverly Hills September 30, 2012 AUSTERITY wasn’t top of the list this weekend for luxury property developer Nick Candy, as he married actress and singer Holly Valance in California. Candy’s property development career with his brother Christian began when they borrowed £6,000 from their grandmother to turn a £50,000 profit on a flat in Earl’s Court. Today, Candy & Candy’s [...]
Mattel gets a Batman boost July 17, 2012 Barbie and Batman gave a lift to toymaker Mattel yesterday, as it reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit. Shares rose nearly 10 per cent as the firm kept a tight lid on costs. Mattel said sales were broadly flat at $1.16bn, despite economic turbulence, which helped to boost net income to $96.2m, up nearly 20 per [...]