Get-fit Diary: Learning to cook well proves an unexpected pleasure in week six November 27, 2013 I’m six weeks through an intensive get-fit programme, which involves not only hitting the gym four times a week, but completely overhauling the way I eat. It’s the latter aspect of the challenge that has proven most interesting, especially given my prior fondness for fast food and aversion to home cooking. For some reason the [...]
Western retail business looks to Russian capital for new markets September 3, 2013 EUROPEAN retailers are increasingly shifting their focus eastwards, as Moscow becomes a top destination for shoppers and consumer spending. Mark Faithfull, the editor of Retail Property Analyst, said: “Moscow is the obvious starting point for international retailers looking to expand”. He added that while luxury products were the first to find the market, familiar brands [...]
Letters to the Editor – 02/09 – Syria vote, Education reform, Best of Twitter September 1, 2013 Syria vote [Re: Cameron will look back on this vote as a political blessing, Friday] Perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of the fallout from last Thursday’s vote is the ineffectiveness the Conservative whips. They were clearly fairly confident of their chances earlier in the day, with reports suggesting that the panicked phone calls [...]
Bridge Energy spurts on Spike takeover offer September 16, 2013 ABERDEEN-BASED oil and gas explorer Bridge Energy’s shares skyrocketed yesterday, after the board said it would recommend a £103m takeover offer from Norway’s Spike Exploration to its shareholders. The Aim-listed firm, which holds several licences in the UK North Sea, said that shareholders representing a 62 per cent stake in the company had already pre-accepted [...]
New York Report: Rise in energy shares drives Wall St higher August 28, 2013 WALL Street rose yesterday as energy shares rallied on higher oil prices as the United States and its allies edged closer to military action against Syria. Trading volume was thin and came after a drop in the S&P 500 index on Tuesday to its lowest in two months. Yesterday stocks recouped some of the losses [...]
McDonald’s to create 2,500 UK jobs as it reveals rise in sales January 23, 2013 MCDONALD’S announced plans yesterday to create 2,500 jobs at its restaurants this year, taking its UK workforce to 93,500. The world’s biggest restaurant group said the move builds on the 3,500 jobs created in 2012, of which 70 per cent were taken by young people under the age of 21. Business secretary Vince Cable, who [...]
Redknapp’s mission clouded by uncertainty August 1, 2013 GUIDING QPR back to the Premier League could be manager Harry Redknapp’s toughest task yet, with his squad still horribly unbalanced on the eve of the Championship season, which starts tomorrow. Following relegation from the top flight last term, 11 first team players have been moved on, including high earners such as centre-back Christopher Samba [...]
City Moves for 24 July 2013 | Who’s switching jobs July 23, 2013 Marsh Jane Barker has been appointed chairman at the insurance company. She is currently chief executive of Equitas, a position she has held for six years. She was previously chief operating officer at the London Stock Exchange. PwC The professional services company has announced the appointment of Umang Paw as a partner, and head of [...]
Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur: Polls, patterns and poker: The economic lessons I’ve learned and loved November 3, 2013 WHEN I briefly ran away from my foster home at 17, I missed some important final exams. No one thought I would come back, but my ever-supportive economics teacher, Peter Rolfe, put his neck on the line and insisted the school submit some estimates for my grades. That enabled me to go to university, where [...]
US markets up on McDonald’s and tech stock December 10, 2012 US stocks edged higher yesterday Monday, helped by gains in McDonald’s after the fast-food giant posted strong sales results, and a move up in technology shares. Technology stocks were the S&P 500’s best-performing sector as Hewlett-Packard climbed 2.9 per cent to $14.20 on rumours that activist investor Carl Icahn is building a stake in the [...]