World’s largest producers of fake goods revealed as value of counterfeit goods nears half a trillion dollars per year April 18, 2016 The counterfeit goods trade around the world is worth almost half a trillion dollars a year, according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office. The value of imported fake goods worldwide stood at $461bn (£325bn) in 2013, 2.5 per cent of the [...]
The highest paid football managers in the world 2016: Ex-Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho tops earnings list while Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp and Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger both make top 10 April 14, 2016 Jose Mourinho has been named the world's highest paid manager for the seventh year in a row in France Football's annual study of football's richest. With £19m in the bank, the Portuguese manager is this season's highest earning coach despite being sacked by the Blues in December following a disastrous start to the season. Mourinho is still being paid [...]
Barclays confirms investment bank chief executive Tom King will retire next month February 19, 2016 Tom King, the chief executive of Barclays's investment bank business, is retiring next month, the bank confirmed today. King's last day will be 4 March, according to Barclays. Commenting on his decision to retire, King said: "After nearly 25 years in my career, and having now seen the Investment Bank through a period of extraordinary change and [...]
Murgitroyd Group share price up as patent company reports boosts to revenue and profit for its six months ended November 2015 February 1, 2016 Murgitroyd Group has today revealed profit before tax of £2.1m for its six months ended November 2015, up 6.6 per cent from just under £2m in 2014. The patent and trademark legal services company also announced that it had seen revenue grow by 5.7 per cent to £20.4m, up from £19.3m in 2014. Share price for [...]
Bernie Sanders pants? Donald Trump trucker cap? The weird world of US presidential hopeful merchandising January 27, 2016 The race is hotting up between Democrat rivals Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders ahead of the Iowa caucus on 1 February, with Sanders closing in on Clinton's lead. And fans are doing all they can to support their candidates. First there was Bernie Sanders' own Ben and Jerry's ice cream flavour, called "Bernie's Yearning" and subtitled [...]
Barcelona 3, Arsenal 1 (Agg: 5-1): Spanish giants’ lethal trio condemn Gunners to sixth successive Champions League exit at last-16 stage March 16, 2016 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger rued a missed opportunity to cause a “sensation” as his side hinted at the impossible before ultimately succumbing to Barcelona’s much-heralded strikeforce. Midfielder Mohamed Elneny scored to cancel out Neymar’s first-half opener and briefly hint at an unlikely Arsenal revival only for one-time transfer target Luis Suarez to extinguish any realistic [...]
EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannau opens first EasyFood pilot store in London – with food priced at 25p February 2, 2016 Aldi and Lidl are about to get a taste of their own medicine, after EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannau has opened his first EasyFoodstore in north-west London, bringing the challenging spirit of the discount airline to the grocery sector. The Park Royal shop (next to the EasyBus depot on the North Circular, natch) will sell a limited and basic [...]
Euro 2016: Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham representatives feature in team of the tournament after first round of fixtures June 15, 2016 The first round of Euro 2016 fixtures have come to an end and now every team has played, odds have shifted, wayward pre-tournament predictions have been hastily denied and new heroes have emerged. Pre-tournament favourites France, Spain and Germany got off to predictably strong starts, Italy proved their doom merchants wrong and even England raised an eyebrow or two. Less [...]
Philip Morris’ share price rises as cigarette seller coughs up mixed results February 4, 2016 Cigarette seller Philip Morris has missed fourth-quarter revenue expectations and signalled a low profit outlook for 2016. Revenue for the quarter slipped 11 per cent to $6.39bn (£4.38bn), with revenue declining in every geographic region. Chief executive André Calantzopoulos said: “Against a backdrop of improving industry volume trends in many key geographies, our cigarette brand portfolio performed superbly, [...]
Arsenal 2-1 Leicester: Arsene Wenger hails Danny Welbeck return as super-sub strikes winner in title duel on comeback from 10-month injury lay-off February 14, 2016 Arsenal 2-1 Leicester Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger toasted an 11th-hour decision to include fit-again Danny Welbeck after the striker climbed off the bench to head a stoppage-time winner against title rivals Leicester on Sunday. Welbeck marked his first appearance following a 10-month injury lay-off with his first Premier League goal since December 2014 after fellow sub [...]