Pessimism reigns but FTSE is set to disagree January 3, 2011 So hello and welcome to 2011. On the first day of the year I spent a few hours watching the Back to the Future trilogy, and having seen the predictions for the months ahead I wondered if I shouldn’t jump in the DeLorean and fly straight to 2012, just in time for the Olympics. It’s [...]
FTSE surges to a 30-month high as risk appetite boosted by strong US earnings December 21, 2010 MINERS and banks drove Britain’s top share index to a 30-month closing high yesterday, as risk appetite rose due to easing tensions on the Korean peninsula and upbeat earnings from US software maker Adobe Systems. The FTSE 100 index ended up 60.19 points, or one per cent, at 5,951.80, its highest close since early June [...]
FTSE surges to a 30-month high as risk appetite boosted by strong US earnings December 21, 2010 MINERS and banks drove Britain’s top share index to a 30-month closing high yesterday, as risk appetite rose due to easing tensions on the Korean peninsula and upbeat earnings from US software maker Adobe Systems. The FTSE 100 index ended up 60.19 points, or one per cent, at 5,951.80, its highest close since early June [...]
Twin imposters triumph and disaster lurking December 5, 2010 So here we are just a few weeks before Christmas and those twin imposters triumph and disaster lurk behind every corner. England lose a brilliant World Cup bid that they could never win, only for the cricket team to comprehensively outplay Australia and take control in the Ashes. On Coronation Street four actors will lose [...]
Twin imposters triumph and disaster lurking December 5, 2010 So here we are just a few weeks before Christmas and those twin imposters triumph and disaster lurk behind every corner. England lose a brilliant World Cup bid that they could never win, only for the cricket team to comprehensively outplay Australia and take control in the Ashes. On Coronation Street four actors will lose [...]
Orange to trigger an iPad price war November 22, 2010 THE pricing model for Apple’s all conquering iPad could undergo a dramatic shift, with UK carrier Orange set to offer heavily discounted units to users willing to sign lengthy contracts, City A.M. has learned. It is understood the firm will offer the iPad for around £200 – far below the starting price of £529 for [...]
Flurry of M&A provides Xmas cheer for traders December 13, 2010 BRITISH companies led a whirlwind of buyout deals yesterday, in a sign of emerging confidence in the M&A market ahead of the Christmas break. London-listed household goods group Reckitt Benckiser bagged privately-held personal care company Paras Pharmaceuticals for around $726m (£460m) yesterday, while oil services firm Wellstream finally agreed to be taken over by General [...]
Flurry of M&A provides Xmas cheer for traders December 13, 2010 BRITISH companies led a whirlwind of buyout deals yesterday, in a sign of emerging confidence in the M&A market ahead of the Christmas break. London-listed household goods group Reckitt Benckiser bagged privately-held personal care company Paras Pharmaceuticals for around $726m (£460m) yesterday, while oil services firm Wellstream finally agreed to be taken over by General [...]
Retailers feel chill winds of arctic conditions December 20, 2010 FOR retailers, it never rains – it snows and snows and snows. The industry had been hoping that the latest blast of freezing weather would hold off until after Christmas. Instead, the snow that blanketed London in the small hours of Saturday morning thwarted one of the biggest days on the retail calendar. Persistent sub-zero [...]
Retailers feel chill winds of arctic conditions December 20, 2010 FOR retailers, it never rains – it snows and snows and snows. The industry had been hoping that the latest blast of freezing weather would hold off until after Christmas. Instead, the snow that blanketed London in the small hours of Saturday morning thwarted one of the biggest days on the retail calendar. Persistent sub-zero [...]