Harrison unlikely to lose £1m purse and he may fight again November 15, 2010 AUDLEY HARRISON’S camp are confident the Olympic gold medallist will retain his £1m purse from Saturday’s defeat against David Haye, despite the British Boxing Board of Control stating they might withhold the money. Harrison (right) landed with just one punch before Haye stopped him in the third round of their WBA heavyweight title fight in [...]
Whatever you want to invest in, there’s an ETF available December 22, 2010 IN THE United States, there is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) for everything you ever wanted to trade and plenty more that you had never even considered. While the likes of ophthalmology and nanotech ETFs have not yet made it across the pond, European investors should certainly be satisfied with the range of ETF products on [...]
Gifts for him December 8, 2010 LEICA X1 BLACK CAMERA, £1,395 The German company’s cameras are the essence of retro-chic, though they’re some of the finest digital kit around. www.leica-camera.com HUNTSMAN REVERSIBLE SCARF, £215 Silk on one side, classic Prince of Wales check on the other, from one of Savile Row’s most famous names. www.h-huntsman.com BILLIONAIRE TYCOON, £34.99 Board game in [...]
Intel planning to invest in its US production facilities October 19, 2010 CHIPMAKER Intel yesterday said it plans to spend between $6bn (£3.8bn) and $8bn on high-tech manufacturing facilities in Arizona and Oregon, projects it estimates would create up to 8,000 construction jobs. Intel said plans call for it to build a new fabrication plant in Oregon and upgrade several existing factories. The projects, it said, would [...]
Singapore Exchange closes in on ASX deal October 24, 2010 THE SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) is this morning expected to confirm that it will pay around A$8.4bn (£5.26bn) for Australian rival ASX, in a move aimed at combating growing competition from newer trading systems. SGX is expected to stump up A$48 per share for ASX, with just over half – A$26 per share – paid in [...]
Aussie stars won’t panic November 15, 2010 AUSTRALIA’S under-fire batsmen Michael Hussey and Marcus North are refusing to panic despite seeing young upstarts Usman Khawaja and Callum Ferguson named in the 17-man squad for the first Ashes Test. Both North and Hussey have provided solid middle order foundations for Ricky Ponting’s side in the past, but their recent form hardly inspires confidence. [...]
Simon Cowell in advanced talks with ITV over lock-in September 12, 2010 ITV is in advanced negotiations with Simon Cowell to tie in the X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent judge for a further three years. Last week, Cowell suggested to reporters that he might quit the UK broadcaster to focus on his US interests. But an ITV source told City A.M. Cowell had been in negotiations [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND September 23, 2010 FILM THE HOLE Teenage horror hokum as a couple of kids discover a spooky hatch in the basement. WORLD’S GREATEST DAD This caustic black comedy gives Robin Williams his best role in years FROZEN So so thriller with a great premise:?with three skiers stuck on a chair lift, who will jump first? DVD ROBIN HOOD [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND September 23, 2010 FILM THE HOLE Teenage horror hokum as a couple of kids discover a spooky hatch in the basement. WORLD’S GREATEST DAD This caustic black comedy gives Robin Williams his best role in years FROZEN So so thriller with a great premise:?with three skiers stuck on a chair lift, who will jump first? DVD ROBIN HOOD [...]
Caribbean Travel March 21, 2011 Jamaica BEST BEACH Jamaica is one of the few Caribbean islands that is blessed by being totally surrounded by the warm Caribbean sea. That said, the choice of beaches is unending and in Montego Bay, one of the best to experience is the Doctors cave Beach. Celebrating over 100 years as a bathing beach, it [...]