Cheery US data helps fuel a rebound for British markets January 26, 2011 BRITAIN’S top share index bounced back yesterday on hopes for stronger global growth after an upbeat speech overnight by US President Barack Obama and positive US housing data. The FTSE 100 closed up 51.50 points, or 0.9 per cent, at 5,969.21, after falling 0.4 per cent on Tuesday following news Britain’s economy shrank 0.5 per [...]
Cheery US data helps fuel a rebound for British markets January 26, 2011 BRITAIN’S top share index bounced back yesterday on hopes for stronger global growth after an upbeat speech overnight by US President Barack Obama and positive US housing data. The FTSE 100 closed up 51.50 points, or 0.9 per cent, at 5,969.21, after falling 0.4 per cent on Tuesday following news Britain’s economy shrank 0.5 per [...]
IoD: cut taxes and red tape February 6, 2011 TWO dozen policy changes to encourage growth could be made by the government at no extra cost to taxpayers, the Institute of Directors recommended today. The proposed reforms fall under 10 main areas for the coalition to focus on, the IoD said. The inherent tendency of governments to over-regulate requires a “game changer” in civil [...]
IoD: cut taxes and red tape February 6, 2011 TWO dozen policy changes to encourage growth could be made by the government at no extra cost to taxpayers, the Institute of Directors recommended today. The proposed reforms fall under 10 main areas for the coalition to focus on, the IoD said. The inherent tendency of governments to over-regulate requires a “game changer” in civil [...]
You can’t fool everyone all the time January 18, 2011 FOR months now, I have been calling for an immediate, symbolic rise in interest rates to stem spiralling inflation and to show markets the UK is serious about fighting inflation – only to be criticised as an over-excited hawk. Yet month after month, inflation has over-shot and still the chorus is that “the Bank of [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS January 11, 2011 BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS Panmure Gordon rates the housebuilder “buy” at a 147p target price as it believes the stock is the lowest-valued in the sector. It says Barratt has improved its operating performance, reduced costs and improved the quality of its offering since 2007, and the broker expects Barratt’s share price to rise to reflect this [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS January 11, 2011 BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS Panmure Gordon rates the housebuilder “buy” at a 147p target price as it believes the stock is the lowest-valued in the sector. It says Barratt has improved its operating performance, reduced costs and improved the quality of its offering since 2007, and the broker expects Barratt’s share price to rise to reflect this [...]
European buyouts up 169pc January 26, 2011 THE VALUE of private equity backed buyouts in Europe rocketed 169 per cent to €63.1bn (£54.3bn) last year. The number of deals last year also saw a 43 per cent increase on the previous year to 367 deals, according to research commissioned by private equity house Candover. Overall, European private equity increased by a whopping [...]
European buyouts up 169pc January 26, 2011 THE VALUE of private equity backed buyouts in Europe rocketed 169 per cent to €63.1bn (£54.3bn) last year. The number of deals last year also saw a 43 per cent increase on the previous year to 367 deals, according to research commissioned by private equity house Candover. Overall, European private equity increased by a whopping [...]
Making interiors more fashionable February 24, 2011 BLACK leather rock and roll was certainly a feature of this year’s London Fashion Week. Kate Moss was slapped across yesterday’s papers for finishing the week in a floor length leather dress. But she wasn’t the only one to be upping the ante and embracing cow skin. The German twins, Daniela and Annette Felder, behind [...]