Gunners to prosper with no distractions April 19, 2012 AS Madness’s One Step Beyond boomed out at Stamford Bridge after the 1-0 defeat of Barcelona on Wednesday night, the Chelsea players looked like they believed this could be the year they finally go all the way in the Champions League. Roberto di Matteo’s back-to-basics approach is paying handsome dividends and he’s taken expectations from [...]
Petrofac and National Grid plan UK carbon capture plant March 20, 2012 British energy network operator National Grid and London-listed oil and gas services firm Petrofac plan to build a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Britain with US partner Summit Power, the companies said. The consortium will apply for funding from the British government, which is due to relaunch a £1bn tender for CCS projects [...]
Petrofac and National Grid plan UK carbon capture plant March 20, 2012 British energy network operator National Grid and London-listed oil and gas services firm Petrofac plan to build a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Britain with US partner Summit Power, the companies said. The consortium will apply for funding from the British government, which is due to relaunch a £1bn tender for CCS projects [...]
Employment lifts as firms grow bolder March 7, 2012 STRONG jobs figures published yesterday raised hopes that the economic recovery is finally underway. Permanent staff placements by recruitment firms grew for the second month running in February, according to the KPMG and Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) report on jobs, though temporary placements fell. Overall demand for staff rose at the fastest pace in [...]
Will Windows 8 be smashing? April 18, 2012 Microsoft has announced more details about its hotly-anticipated Windows 8 operating system, which promises to streamline its products across your all your devices. The company says it will be the biggest overhaul of the world’s best-selling operating system since the iconic Windows 95. But what exactly will the changes mean for the average user? We [...]
FOCUS ON: CHALFONTS, BUCKS March 22, 2012 THE COTTAGE Price: £700,000 Situated in on the edge of the village, this three bedroom property forms part of an 18th Century home, divided in 1977 to form three residences. Contact www.knightfrank.com or 01494 675368 STOCKINGS HOUSE Price: £1.7m This five bedroom house is situated on the edge of Coleshill, on Bottrells Lane, a quiet [...]
AIG selling AIA shares to pay US government March 5, 2012 AMERICAN International Group (AIG) is selling more of its stake in Hong Kong-based AIA to raise $6bn (£3.8bn) and help the firm pay back its US government bailout. The insurer is looking to place 1.7bn AIA shares in a range of HK$27.15-27.50 per share, a seven per cent discount to Friday’s price. The shares will [...]
Japan’s economy weakening February 12, 2012 Japan’s economy shrank 0.6 per cent in October-December from the previous quarter as a global economic slowdown, Thai floods and a strong yen dealt a blow to the economy just as it was emerging from a recession caused by last year’s devastating earthquake. The decline was bigger than economists’ median forecast for a 0.3 per [...]
Weak US retail sales cast doubt on pace of recovery February 14, 2012 WORLD stocks retreated yesterday over concerns about the economic recovery stemming from weak US retail sales data, a day after a broad measure of US equities notched an almost seven-month high. Sales increased 0.4 per cent in January, the Commerce Department said, less than the 0.7 per cent rise expected by economists polled by Reuters. [...]
Dow and S&P both end lower for fourth day April 9, 2012 THE Dow and the S&P 500 extended losses to a fourth day yesterday, as investors took their cues from last week’s disappointing jobs report, which raised fresh concerns about the US economy’s recovery. Despite yesterday’s declines, the Dow industrials and the S&P 500 ended above their session lows. But trading has been choppy in recent [...]