FOOD & BOOZE NEWS October 25, 2010 BENARES’ DIWALI FEAST Mayfair’s favourite posh Indian restaurant is going to be celebrating Hindu festival Diwali in style with a special menu. Michelin-garnering chef Atul Kochhar’s menu, on offer throughout November, will two or three courses with paired wines, of which highlights include smoked lamb kebabs with pickled red cabbage; tandoor sea trout with marinated [...]
The master of business buyouts December 2, 2010 IT WAS a huge day for Matthew Riley the founder of telecommunications company Daisy yesterday. He announced a £23.5m buyout of his competitor, NEG MBO Two Limited – a big deal particularly considering that just last week Daisy bought out SpiriTel Technologies for £30m. When asked about the deals Riley grins cheekily and says he’s [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING September 26, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES GOLD SALES AT EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANKS DRAW TO HALT Europe’s central banks have all but halted sales of their gold reserves, ending a run of large disposals each year for more than a decade. The central banks of the eurozone plus Sweden and Switzerland are bound by the Central Bank Gold Agreement, which [...]
INTERIORS October 28, 2010 HEAD DESIGNER, APD INTERIORS Q.Dear Andrew, we have family visiting for Christmas and need to buy a sofa. Do we still have time and what should we consider? A.If you want to take delivery for Christmas you need to start looking now because your choice will already be limited by long lead-times for some furniture. [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS October 4, 2010 AHOLD RBS has lowered its target price, but still rates the food retailer a “buy” with a target of €11.80. The broker has cut earnings per share forecasts for 2010 to 2012 by four to six per cent, chiefly due to the recent strength of the euro against the dollar. It believes the departure of [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS October 4, 2010 AHOLD RBS has lowered its target price, but still rates the food retailer a “buy” with a target of €11.80. The broker has cut earnings per share forecasts for 2010 to 2012 by four to six per cent, chiefly due to the recent strength of the euro against the dollar. It believes the departure of [...]
Time to offload Lloyds to save the City’s skin October 12, 2010 Politics can be so unpredictable that a week seems a long time, but there is one prediction that can be made with certainty: a car crash between bankers and politicians just in time for Christmas. The fall out could be so severe that it could lead to the demise of London as a financial services [...]
Time to offload Lloyds to save the City’s skin October 12, 2010 Politics can be so unpredictable that a week seems a long time, but there is one prediction that can be made with certainty: a car crash between bankers and politicians just in time for Christmas. The fall out could be so severe that it could lead to the demise of London as a financial services [...]
MPC poised to hold rates at 0.5 per cent December 8, 2010 INTEREST rates are expected to stay at 0.5 per cent today, after the Bank of England’s rate setting committee meet for the final time this year. A split has emerged in the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in recent months, with “hawk” Andrew Sentance pushing the case for a rate rise and “dove” Adam Posen arguing [...]
MPC poised to hold rates at 0.5 per cent December 8, 2010 INTEREST rates are expected to stay at 0.5 per cent today, after the Bank of England’s rate setting committee meet for the final time this year. A split has emerged in the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in recent months, with “hawk” Andrew Sentance pushing the case for a rate rise and “dove” Adam Posen arguing [...]