Agassi claims worry WADA October 28, 2009 ANTI-DOPING chiefs have demanded an explanation from tennis authorities after former world No1 Andre Agassi said he was able to lie his way out of a ban for taking crystal meth. Five-time grand slam winner Agassi, who retired in 2006, recounts in his autobiography how he tested positive for the stimulant in 1997. However he [...]
Agassi claims worry WADA October 28, 2009 ANTI-DOPING chiefs have demanded an explanation from tennis authorities after former world No1 Andre Agassi said he was able to lie his way out of a ban for taking crystal meth. Five-time grand slam winner Agassi, who retired in 2006, recounts in his autobiography how he tested positive for the stimulant in 1997. However he [...]
The long arm of US litigation is reaching over the Atlantic October 27, 2009 A COURT case launched in New York this month by shareholders from England, France and the Netherlands against French media company Vivendi, alleging fraud, has struck fear into European executives worried that they too might find themselves on the receiving end of US litigation. It is rare for the American courts to allow foreign shareholders [...]
Young Kaymer’s return in Spain sets us up perfectly for a thrilling season finale October 26, 2009 WITH the season-ending Dubai World Championship drawing ever closer, the Race to Dubai Championship is hotting up by the week and looks like going right to the wire. Returning to the action after five weeks out with broken toes in a go-karting accident (silly lad), Martin Kaymer showed his intentions with a storming performance in [...]
Play the Bank’s QE decision with a punt on gilts October 25, 2009 THIS year we have witnessed the Bank of England take the unprecedented step of buying billions of pounds worth of assets – mostly government bonds – in order to loosen monetary policy further than can be achieved through interest rate cuts alone. It goes without saying that this policy of quantitative easing (QE) has had [...]
Don’t be afraid to dip your toe in the volatile forex waters October 20, 2009 OVER recent years one market type more than any other seems to have grabbed the attention of spread betting clients – foreign exchange. At the beginning of 2009, as equity markets continued to plumb the depths and were shunned by investors, our spread betting firm saw forex overtake equities in monthly trading volume. Of course [...]
the INSIDER October 15, 2009 THIS IS my least favourite time of year. The nights are drawing in, I’ve had to get my coat down from the attic, but worst of all, the flat season is coming to an end. We still have a couple of weeks of top class action though and it doesn’t get much better than Champions [...]
Expenses scandal latest blow for sterling October 12, 2009 IT was no coincidence that sterling fell yet again yesterday as the expenses scandal flared up once more. The revelation that Gordon Brown is having to reimburse £12,400 – and many other MPs from all parties will have to pay back some of their expenses – can mean only one thing: Britain’s political establishment is [...]
Expenses scandal latest blow for sterling October 12, 2009 IT was no coincidence that sterling fell yet again yesterday as the expenses scandal flared up once more. The revelation that Gordon Brown is having to reimburse £12,400 – and many other MPs from all parties will have to pay back some of their expenses – can mean only one thing: Britain’s political establishment is [...]
You need to evolve to survive in this market October 5, 2009 FOR the retail market participant, success in trading often means finding an edge. Whether that refers to a combination of technical indicators, a sound plan for reacting to event risk or identifying repeatable patterns, the conclusion is always the same. When they come across a system that works, they stick to it. However, narrowing one’s [...]