CAR TALK September 28, 2010 FERRARI SLEEKEST YET This is Ferrari’s strictly limited edition (pre sold-out) SA Aperta – to be launched at the Paris Motor Show. Ferrari will build only 80 SA Apertas in homage to Italian design house Pininfarina, which is 80 this year. The V12-powered roadster sits lower to the ground than other Ferrari models and has [...]
A fancy hotel is the answer if you’re stranded by snow December 20, 2010 IT’S not looking good for those of us planning to head away for Christmas, which means it could be time to rethink things. Option one: wallow at home, rueing the fact that your plans have been scuppered and the shops have sold out of turkey; option two: book into a hotel, relax and enjoy a stress-free Christmas [...]
A fancy hotel is the answer if you’re stranded by snow December 20, 2010 IT’S not looking good for those of us planning to head away for Christmas, which means it could be time to rethink things. Option one: wallow at home, rueing the fact that your plans have been scuppered and the shops have sold out of turkey; option two: book into a hotel, relax and enjoy a stress-free Christmas [...]
Wall Street is lifted by robust Citigroup earnings October 18, 2010 US stocks advanced yesterday as stronger-than-expected profit from Citigroup helped financial shares shake off worries that the foreclosure mess could threaten the stability of the housing market. Apple, which hit an all-time high during the regular session, disappointed investors after reporting gross margins and iPad shipments. Its shares skidded five per cent in after-hours trading [...]
Predators circle £200m remains of Connaught September 12, 2010 CONNAUGHT’S surviving businesses could be sold for up to £200m after repairs specialist Mears and construction firm Morgan Sindell carved up its social housing arm. Administrator KPMG has received a flurry of offers for Connaught’s compliance and environmental divisions, which are trading as normal. Mears, property consultancy RPS Group and outsourcing group Mitie are understood [...]
Blacks fields potential buyers October 19, 2010 CAMPING and hiking retailer Blacks Leisure yesterday confirmed it has received several approaches to take over all or parts of its business. Shares in the company rose 25 per cent to 42.50p following the news that Blacks has taken on financial advisers McQueen to help field potential offers. The share price gives the company a [...]
Birmingham council looks to sell assets September 21, 2010 BIRMINGHAM council leaders are in talks with Middle East sovereign funds, hoping to plug a budget hole by selling a number of trophy assets owned by the city. The council is looking for ways to fund big capital projects at a time when the coalition government is demanding deep spending cuts. Town halls around the [...]
Wonder WATCHES February 3, 2011 IWC Portugueiser worn By: Smooth operators FOUNDED in the 19th century by an American but based in Schafhausen, Switzerland, the International Watch Company makes several “families” of watches, including handsome pilot’s watches, its Aquatimer divers’ watches and the elegant group known as the Portugueisers. First produced in the 1930s following a request from a Portuguese [...]
Bovis back in the black but remains wary August 23, 2010 Bovis Homes swung to a pre-tax profit in the first half of the year yesterday, with the housebuilder saying that sales are holding up during the sluggish summer months. “ We have seen a remarkable stability of sales rates week on week, clearly people talk about the summer being quieter than the spring, we’ve seen [...]
Bovis back in the black but remains wary August 23, 2010 Bovis Homes swung to a pre-tax profit in the first half of the year yesterday, with the housebuilder saying that sales are holding up during the sluggish summer months. “ We have seen a remarkable stability of sales rates week on week, clearly people talk about the summer being quieter than the spring, we’ve seen [...]