Communicator and Rhombus in perfect shape for November Handicap November 7, 2013 RICHARD Hughes will be doused with champagne by his fellow jockeys for the second year running at Doncaster tomorrow afternoon after another fantastic season. He takes the ride on Hughie Morrison’s Nearly Caught in the November Handicap (3.35pm), but he has plenty of weight for a three-year-old and I’m inclined to look elsewhere. John Gosden [...]
England are the team big guns will fear, says Hodgson October 16, 2013 BRAZIL-BOUND England will be the team all the top nations will hope to avoid in December’s World Cup group stage draw, according to manager Roy Hodgson. England, currently ranked 17th in the world, are expected to be omitted from a list of the tournament’s top-eight seeds, which will include South American hosts Brazil, due to [...]
Analyst Views | Was the statement from Morrisons as bad as expected? January 7, 2013 PHILIP DORGAN PANMURE GORDAN This trading statement is grim, but there is no direct profit warning, in part because consensus continues to fall. We see continued downside to consensus profits for 2014 and 2015, given the likely sales underperformance and the costs of entry into new channels. KATE CALVERT SEYMOUR PIERCE Despite soft comparables, Morrison [...]
Before the open: Markets remain muted by uncertainty from Fed and Germany September 24, 2013 Further Fed discussions on last week's news saw US markets close lower again yesterday for the third day. Overnight: #DOW lost 0.3% on Fed uncertainty and the political showdown on Fed budget nears. European markets also fell, Stoxx Europe -0.5% — belldirect (@belldirect) September 23, 2013 In the Eurozone, deliberations on a grand coalition continue [...]
Before the open – 21/08 August 21, 2013 Traders are expecting European markets to open lower after a mixed US session as it goes ex dividend today. The big action in today's markets will come at 19.00 as the Federal Open Market Committee publishes its minutes. #FTSE called around 5 points lower. #EURUSD bedding in above 1.3400 – release of #FOMC minutes [...]
City Moves for 20 September 2013 | Who’s switching jobs September 19, 2013 Brown Rudnick The law firm has announced the appointment of Sophie McGrath as a partner in its corporate team. McGrath joins from Morrison & Foerster, where she specialised in the venture capital and private equity sectors, and was responsible for advising on traditional exit strategies. Arbuthnot Latham The private bank has recruited Richard Kay as a [...]
Before the open – 05/09 September 5, 2013 It's central bank rate decision day across Europe, with both the Bank of England and European Central Bank announcing policy this afternoon. The FTSE is expected to rise slightly on news that the US is growing at a "modest to moderate" pace from yesterday's Beige Book update. #FTSE called up 20. Generally firmer tone for [...]
Ocado shorters scrambling to shrink positions July 22, 2013 HEDGE funds who bet against Ocado have continued to shrink their unprofitable positions in the online grocer, shares in which have soared since its £216m tie-up with supermarket WM Morrison in May. Ocado has been a longstanding favourite among shortsellers, who borrow shares in the hope that a company’s share price will fall. However, the [...]
Trevor to take the Strain as Morrisons FD December 13, 2012 MORRISONS, the UK’s fourth biggest supermarket, has chosen Trevor Strain to replace Richard Pennycook as its new group finance director, it said yesterday. Strain will be officially appointed to the main board in June 2013, but will take on Pennycook’s responsibilities next spring after a handover. Strain joined Morrisons in 2009 as commercial and operations [...]
Sainsbury’s sales boost retailer to a larger share of the market August 28, 2013 SAINSBURY’S has successfully raised its share of the market through 2013, with sales growing as other retailers slip behind. In the 12 weeks to 18 August, Sainsbury’s saw a 49 per cent hike in sales, when compared to the same period last year, rising from £3.86bn to £4.05bn. According to the figures, collected from 30,000 [...]