The Bottle Opener: Champagne’s leading man December 12, 2013 The last eponymous head of a champagne house talks about his passion for fizz Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, the last eponymous head of a great champagne house, personifies the wine he has spent his life making and selling; full of elegance, charm and effervescence. “I am a singular man. I am an iconoclast. My favourite food is [...]
Ad merger turns into bromance between Publicis and Omnicom July 29, 2013 THE MERGER between advertising giants Publicis and Omnicom is already being described as a fully-fledged bromance by the news wires – and for good reason, as yesterday’s amorous conference call proved. “The stars aligned at this time,” cooed Omnicom boss John Wren, confirming that “all I’ve gotten is love letters” from admirers in the industry [...]
Olympic Glory to wrap up the trainer’s title for Hannon October 17, 2013 EXCELEBRATION and Frankel are the two latest names etched on the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes’ roll of honour, which sums up perfectly the type of animal you need to win this £1m contest. Godolphin’s extremely talented Dawn Approach is set to go off favourite and Jim Bolger’s stable star looked like one of the greats [...]
Euro falls sharply against the dollar on Bernanke’s comment July 17, 2013 The euro has fallen sharply against the dollar as Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke spoke today about monetary policy (live stream here). The euro broke below 1.31 against the dollar. Haresh Menghani, senior market analyst at Admiral Markets, has said that a fall below this level could leave the pair "vulnerable to re-test 1.2800 trend-line [...]
Shares drop as Burberry announces CEO Ahrendts’ exit October 15, 2013 Shares have dropped five per cent this morning as fashion heavyweight Burberry announces its chief executive officer (CEO) Angela Ahrendts will step down by the middle of next year to take up a new position with Apple. It has also reported, in a separate statement, total revenue for the six months to September of £1,031m [...]
London Week Ahead: Mark versus market in first public speech August 26, 2013 BANK of England governor Mark Carney’s keynote lunch speech to business leaders in Nottingham tomorrow has already been dubbed “Mark versus Market” – with market watchers dubious about Carney’s claims for long-term low interest rates. Rob Wood, economist at Berenberg Bank, said: “Growing momentum in the economy, rapidly rising house prices, and wide disagreements on [...]
France can land another Champion Stakes but value with Morandi not Cirrus October 17, 2013 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY FRANKEL has lit up tomorrow’s QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot for the last two years but his retirement has left the door open for a new name to make the headlines. Many are expecting admirable French gelding Cirrus Des Aigles to do just that with [...]
Father v son: who will master the snowboard? February 9, 2014 Ski fan Keith Perry swapped his skis for a snowboard at Les Deux Alpes to see if he could give his son a run for his money on the slopes THE FACT that I fall into the so-called “grays on trays” category – snowboarders of a certain age – should have warned me off. That, [...]
Ferguson turned down England job twice he reveals in new book October 22, 2013 “IT WASN’T a bed of nails I was ever tempted to lie on,” former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says of the England job he turned down twice in his new book: My Autobiography, which goes on sale today. According to Ferguson the Football Association first made an approach for his services in 1999 [...]
Tired of the rain? Try these winter getaways November 10, 2013 NOW THE embers of Bonfire Night have fizzled out, the nation can get on with the serious business of preparing for Christmas. But what about afterwards? Once the pudding has been gobbled up and the fairy lights have been put away, all that remains is frost, a terrifying credit card bill, and indigestion. Our winter [...]