ITV to restore dividend as ad revenue rises March 2, 2011 Broadcaster ITV plans to restore its dividend in July after advertising revenues rose 12 per cent in the first quarter, following a recovery in 2010 which helped the firm to double its earnings. However the group warned that it remained cautious in terms of the economic outlook for the rest of the year and the [...]
ITV to restore dividend as ad revenue rises March 2, 2011 Broadcaster ITV plans to restore its dividend in July after advertising revenues rose 12 per cent in the first quarter, following a recovery in 2010 which helped the firm to double its earnings. However the group warned that it remained cautious in terms of the economic outlook for the rest of the year and the [...]
Sell-off creates opportunity to get exposure to surge in car sales March 1, 2011 INVESTORS in GKN voted with their feet yesterday. Pre-tax profit from continuing operations might have quadrupled to £363m, but in the event it wasn’t good enough. The shares closed down by four per cent at 201.50p. We think the reaction is likely overdone. For most analysts, the results were either bang on or better than [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING March 16, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES BANKS SERVED LIBOR SUBPOENAS Regulators probing alleged manipulation of a key interbank lending rate have focused their demands for information and interviews on five global banks, according to people familiar with the investigation. UBS, Bank of America, Citigroup and Barclays have received subpoenas from US regulators probing the setting of the London interbank [...]
RADIATION LEAKS IN JAPAN March 15, 2011 Q.HOW MUCH RADIATION HAS BEEN RELEASED? A.The fire at Fukushima’s Daiichi reactor 4 is thought to have released the most radiation so far, with readings after the blaze showing 400 millisievert (mSv) per hour. For comparison, a chest X-ray will give a 0.2 mSv dose and the legal limit in the UK for nuclear workers [...]
RADIATION LEAKS IN JAPAN March 15, 2011 Q.HOW MUCH RADIATION HAS BEEN RELEASED? A.The fire at Fukushima’s Daiichi reactor 4 is thought to have released the most radiation so far, with readings after the blaze showing 400 millisievert (mSv) per hour. For comparison, a chest X-ray will give a 0.2 mSv dose and the legal limit in the UK for nuclear workers [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND January 27, 2011 FILM TANGLED The fairy tale of Rapunzel gets the 3D Disney treatment, with pretty enjoyable results. HEREAFTER Clint Eastwood ponders the afterlife in this portentous drama starring Matt Damon. BIUTIFUL Javier Bardem earns an Oscar nomination in this tale of a Barcelona man trying to get by. DVD THE OTHER GUYS Mark Wahlberg and Will [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND January 27, 2011 FILM TANGLED The fairy tale of Rapunzel gets the 3D Disney treatment, with pretty enjoyable results. HEREAFTER Clint Eastwood ponders the afterlife in this portentous drama starring Matt Damon. BIUTIFUL Javier Bardem earns an Oscar nomination in this tale of a Barcelona man trying to get by. DVD THE OTHER GUYS Mark Wahlberg and Will [...]
Why critics of ETFs should be ignored June 5, 2011 IN the UK, like in many other countries, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are increasingly becoming a threat to old-school fund managers. ETFs, for those not yet familiar with the product, are investment funds that are traded on stock markets – like ordinary shares. But perhaps because of their growing popularity with investors, who enjoy their [...]
Britain’s unlikely track star May 10, 2011 HEARD the one about the record-breaking sprinter who switched over when the Olympics came on television? Montell Douglas is the fastest woman Britain has ever produced and one of the best home medal chances at London 2012, but that wasn’t always the way she intended it. Growing up in south London, Douglas, now 25, flamboyant [...]