Barnier hauled in front of influential MPs November 30, 2010 MICHEL Barnier, the internal market commissioner for the European Commission (EC), will appear before a potentially hostile group of MPs on Monday week, it emerged yesterday. Barnier’s initial reluctance to come before the Treasury Select Committee caused chairman Andrew Tyrie to appeal to the EC president Jose Manuel Barroso. Tyrie was frustrated by Barnier’s suggestion [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING November 22, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES ROK WAS WARNED ON OUTLOOK Senior executives at Rok, the failed building group, were warned the company’s public statements risked misleading investors by failing to identify the extent or source of its problems. The board of directors was contacted by Ashley Martin, at the time the suspended finance director, after Rok released a [...]
Tesco in Asia lift as UK also bounces back December 7, 2010 TESCO yesterday reported an 8.8 per sales cent rise in the third quarter helped by a strong performance from international stores. The supermarket chain said it was performing in line with expectations while its market share was being boosted by the opening of more store space. Total international sales jumped by 15.7 per cent while [...]
Chains boosted by festive spending on crisps and drink December 7, 2010 SALES of groceries at the major supermarket chains jumped in the final weeks of November, in a boost for the retail sector. J Sainsbury was the strongest performer with 6.8 per cent growth. There was 4.8 per cent growth on average across the board, according to the figures from retail analysts Nielsen. Chains outside the [...]
S&P 500 is on the edge of a painful correction January 23, 2011 THE SCOTTISH journalist Bertie Charles Forbes once said: “Optimism is the stuff of which American business success is fashioned”. He would have seen much to be happy about in the USA now. Though unemployment remains stubbornly high, American investors at least are seeing the bright side. The S&P 500 index of stocks has rallied by [...]
S&P 500 is on the edge of a painful correction January 23, 2011 THE SCOTTISH journalist Bertie Charles Forbes once said: “Optimism is the stuff of which American business success is fashioned”. He would have seen much to be happy about in the USA now. Though unemployment remains stubbornly high, American investors at least are seeing the bright side. The S&P 500 index of stocks has rallied by [...]
Narnia’s heroes take to the waves December 9, 2010 Film THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER Cert: PG In the third of the Chronicles of Narnia series CS Lewis divested himself of half the Pevensie siblings, concentrating instead on the younger two, Edmund and Lucy. That’s good news for the film adaptation, since Skandar Key9nes (Edmund) and Georgie Henley (Lucy) are the better actors [...]
Narnia’s heroes take to the waves December 9, 2010 Film THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER Cert: PG In the third of the Chronicles of Narnia series CS Lewis divested himself of half the Pevensie siblings, concentrating instead on the younger two, Edmund and Lucy. That’s good news for the film adaptation, since Skandar Key9nes (Edmund) and Georgie Henley (Lucy) are the better actors [...]
Ralph Lauren ups sales forecasts November 10, 2010 RALPH Lauren reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit yesterday and again raised its full-year sales outlook. The fashion company, whose brands include Polo, saw net revenue rise 11 per cent to $1.53bn (£0.9bn). It has benefited from a recovering demand for luxury items, as well as strong sales overseas. The most recent quarter is usually Polo’s [...]
CITY VIEWS: WILL THE ONE NEW CHANGE SHOPPING CENTRE ATTRACT SHOPPERS TO THE CITY? October 26, 2010 HARRIETTE DERBYSHIRE | HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL “I think it will be good for workers in the City – it’s quite close by and it gives us something to do in our lunch breaks. It also means we can shop during the week, so the weekends are free for other things. I’m not sure people will come [...]