Quarto attacks rebel investors over attempt to oust founder October 30, 2012 BOOK publisher Quarto yesterday lashed out at a group of investors aiming at ousting co-founder and chief executive Laurence Orbach, urging other shareholders to vote against his being replaced at a meeting next month. The group also warned that the spat was a distraction at a time when it should be focusing its attention on [...]
Price will not be stopped by Harrison September 27, 2012 BOXING: British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion David Price insists his previous admiration for Audley Harrison will not change his desire when they fight on 13 October. “It is strictly business now and I am not going to let him stand in my way because I want bigger and better things,” said Price.
Wenger hails miracle worker McDermott for Reading revolution October 29, 2012 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has praised the work of Reading counterpart Brian McDermott and hailed last season’s Championship winning campaign as “a miracle”. McDermott followed 2011’s play-off final defeat to Swansea by inspiring his side to the 2012 Championship title despite the loss of influential striker Shane Long to West Bromwich Albion and losing five [...]
What the other papers say this morning October 7, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Austerity squeeze to last until 2018 George Osborne is set to be told this autumn by the Office for Budget Responsibility he will have to plug another large hole in the public finances, extending austerity until 2018 and throwing the coalition’s deficit reduction strategy into doubt. Regulator warns on Big Four alumni The [...]
FTSE 100 flat as market sentiment wanes November 12, 2012 The leading share index was flat in early trading, as market sentiment remained cautious as uncertainty over Greek aid talks and the US fiscal policy outlook was compounded by weak GDP data from Japan. Miners led the blue chip fallers in early deals. On the FTSE All-Share, energy support services firm Cape was down 35.12 [...]
Confidence in UK economy may be short-lived after production data October 28, 2012 CONFIDENCE in the UK economy may take a knock this week, with manufacturing data unlikely to match the strong GDP news released last week. After last week’s upbeat news that the UK has officially exited recession, the manufacturing purchasing managers’ survey (PMI) due on Thursday is expected to show the sector contracted again in October. [...]
Confidence in UK economy may be short-lived after production data October 28, 2012 CONFIDENCE in the UK economy may take a knock this week, with manufacturing data unlikely to match the strong GDP news released last week. After last week’s upbeat news that the UK has officially exited recession, the manufacturing purchasing managers’ survey (PMI) due on Thursday is expected to show the sector contracted again in October. [...]
Strong BP results fuel FTSE to a one per cent jump amid weak volumes October 30, 2012 BRITISH blue-chip index posted its biggest gain in two weeks yesterday after BP’s earnings topped forecasts, although volumes were among the lowest this year as US markets stayed shut. BP shares topped the FTSE 100 gainers, jumping 4.2 per cent after the oil giant lifted its dividend and delivered better-than-expected third-quarter earnings. The index closed [...]
It’s a pop hit February 22, 2013 ART LICHTENSTEIN: A RETROSPECTIVE By Alex Dymoke | Tate Modern **** IS HE the worst artist in the US?” asked Life magazine about Roy Lichtenstein in 1964. The primary colours and thick, innocent lines are too much – or too little – for many. However, his paintings are some of the most familiar images of [...]
Best of the Brokers September 17, 2012 RBS Investec has cut the bank from “hold” to “sell” with a price target of 245p. The broker believes RBS’s return on equity is too weak to prop up its current share price. ADMIRAL Espirito Santo has lowered its rating to “sell” with a fair value price of 900p. The broker thinks the insurer is [...]