Act Of Kalanisi too big at 16/1 for the in-form Newland yard December 15, 2011 CHAMPION trainer Paul Nicholls sends a powerful team to Ascot tomorrow headed up by Big Buck’s who looks impossible to oppose in the Lough Derg Long Walk Hurdle (2.30pm). The eight-year-old is looking for his 14th consecutive win, but we’re not going to get rich backing him at 1/4. Nicholls also saddles the well-fancied Prospect [...]
Eurozone woes will strengthen the dollar December 13, 2011 CMC MARKETS MICHAEL HEWSON Given the problems within the euro area, the dollar looks as if it could post further gains as we head into 2012. However, talk of further easing from the Fed may weigh on the greenback in the medium term, especially with the political deadlock between Republicans and Democrats in the lead [...]
Eurozone woes will strengthen the dollar December 13, 2011 CMC MARKETS MICHAEL HEWSON Given the problems within the euro area, the dollar looks as if it could post further gains as we head into 2012. However, talk of further easing from the Fed may weigh on the greenback in the medium term, especially with the political deadlock between Republicans and Democrats in the lead [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING December 12, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES Evraz raises prospect of Severstal merger Evraz has raised the possibility of a merger with Severstal in a deal that would unite Russia’s two biggest steelmakers to create the world’s eighth-largest producer by output, with a combined market capitalisation of £12bn. Alexander Abramov, Evraz’s chairman and founder, said in an interview with the [...]
Critics of listing rules in the UK should bear in mind how the system actually works December 12, 2011 MUCH has been written in recent weeks about the question of safeguarding the high standards of London’s listed equity market in the face of a spate of listings of international commodity stocks. Many of these articles assume it is the role of the UK Listing Authority (UKLA) to insist on full compliance with the Corporate [...]
Critics of listing rules in the UK should bear in mind how the system actually works December 12, 2011 MUCH has been written in recent weeks about the question of safeguarding the high standards of London’s listed equity market in the face of a spate of listings of international commodity stocks. Many of these articles assume it is the role of the UK Listing Authority (UKLA) to insist on full compliance with the Corporate [...]
Powerful team can give Henderson a Saturday to remember November 17, 2011 LAST year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup hero LONG RUN makes his eagerly awaited return to the racecourse tomorrow when he faces just five rivals in the Betfair Chase at Haydock (3.05pm). National Hunt racing’s new star landed last season’s King George at Kempton before going on to land the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. Dual Gold [...]
Powerful team can give Henderson a Saturday to remember November 17, 2011 LAST year’s Cheltenham Gold Cup hero LONG RUN makes his eagerly awaited return to the racecourse tomorrow when he faces just five rivals in the Betfair Chase at Haydock (3.05pm). National Hunt racing’s new star landed last season’s King George at Kempton before going on to land the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. Dual Gold [...]
FIT IN THE CITY October 31, 2011 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT FORGET swanky members clubs – no sooner has the stork paid a visit these days, everyone who’s anyone ditches chi-chi clubs for the family-friendly spa. The constant media bombardment of supermodel mum pics (you know the ones, catwalk-ready six weeks after being wheeled out of the delivery suite), combined with endless [...]
FIT IN THE CITY October 31, 2011 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT FORGET swanky members clubs – no sooner has the stork paid a visit these days, everyone who’s anyone ditches chi-chi clubs for the family-friendly spa. The constant media bombardment of supermodel mum pics (you know the ones, catwalk-ready six weeks after being wheeled out of the delivery suite), combined with endless [...]