What you need to know before the US open March 10, 2014 S&P 500 futures suggest a muted, probably lower, open for US markets. Stocks around the world have been coming off six-year peaks after unexpectedly weak Chinese trade data and ongoing Ukraine worries. And after the buzz around Friday’s jobs numbers, which saw bourses hit fresh highs, there are no economic data releases of note today. [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 14 March 2014 March 13, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES Zuckerberg attacks US surveillance Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and chief executive, has strongly criticised the US government for dragging its heels on plans to reform its mass surveillance programme. In a post on the social network, Zuckerberg said he had called President Barack Obama to express his “frustration” over the damage the government [...]
Balfour Beatty named preferred bidder on Canada health project January 13, 2014 FTSE 250-listed construction group Balfour Beatty said yesterday that it has been named as preferred bidder to build a C$350m (£196m) children’s and women’s hospital project in Canada. The Provincial Health Services Authority in British Columbia has commissioned the project, which covers the design, construction, financing and facilities management of a new children’s and women’s [...]
The week in brief March 30, 2014 Soft drink adverts a success Britvic’s annual Soft Drinks Review found that “heavyweight marketing campaigns” helped low-sugar soft drinks like Coke Zero and Pepsi Max to post a rise in the value of sales last year. While the rest of the diet soft drink segment saw a marginal decline, high-budget advertising was found to have [...]
Wall St The Week Ahead: US stocks on a high despite mixed earnings January 19, 2014 THE initial reads on earnings have been mixed, and yet US stocks are hovering near all-time highs. This week, investors will see whether the first companies out of the gate were a harbinger of what’s to come. More than 60 S&P 500 companies are scheduled to release results next week, including more than half a [...]
City Moves for 03 December 2013 | Who’s switching jobs December 2, 2013 Holley Holland The consultancy has appointed Alex Cameron as a principal consultant. He has over 25 years’ experience in financial services, qualified as a solicitor at Allen & Overy, and has worked with the Bank of England, Barclays Capital and Barclays Business Banking. Altius Associates The private equity advisory firm has appointed Rhonda Ryan as [...]
Wall St The Week Ahead: Investors keen to see if rally can continue February 9, 2014 AFTER the S&P 500’s first weekly gain in a month, investors will see this week whether the US stock market’s rally of the last two days is the shape of better things to come – or if this year’s weakness will turn into a full-fledged correction. At Friday’s close, the S&P 500 was up 0.8 [...]
New York Report: US stocks up as investors await Yellen speech February 10, 2014 STOCKS ended with modest gains yesterday as investors digested recent market gains and looked ahead to new Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen’s first testimony before lawmakers. The Nasdaq was boosted by strength in large-cap tech and pharma names, but most market participants took a wait-and-see attitude ahead of the testimony, looking for confirmation that the [...]
Gamification: What Monopoly is teaching marketers about engagement April 7, 2014 @AnnabelPalmer1 GAMIFICATION has been popular with businesses for decades: loyalty programmes and cereal box prizes are just two examples of the strategy in action. In recent years, however, it’s become a marketing buzzword. But what does it really mean, and is it here to stay? Many consumers associate gamification with apps or digital games. Certainly, [...]
Any other business – 07/11 November 6, 2013 ■ FOXTONS disappointed many a financial public relations firm when it floated successfully in September without their assistance. But the estate agency chain, which yesterday issued an interim statement highlighting flat sales, might be having a rethink. “It’s early days but we’re gauging whether we might need something,” chief financial officer Gerard Nieslony told The [...]