THE TIPSTER December 7, 2009 GOLD bugs will have been disappointed with the sharp correction in the precious metal as it was unable to sustain its record highs above $1,200 an ounce. But for now gold seems to have found some support around the 23.60 per cent retracement when drawn from the April low so this could present a good [...]
THE TIPSTER TESCO COMES UNDER SELLING PRESSURE December 6, 2009 THERE’S no doubting supermarket Tesco’s market dominance nor its ability to make billions of pounds worth of profit. But its share prices has come in for a little profit taking ahead of its third quarter sales, which are due tomorrow. From a technical point of a view, the chart suggests that a head and shoulders [...]
SIGNED, SEALED, UNDELIVERED October 12, 2009 IN A FURTHER blow to Royal Mail’s reputation, the department chain and supermarket-owner John Lewis yesterday said it would use other firms to deliver its wares. The firm said: “We have ensured that postal strikes don’t affect our customers by switching the business to other carriers.” Royal Mail is considering a series of rolling strikes [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING November 10, 2009 FINANCIAL TIMES GM CHIEF PROMISES CASH FOR NEW-LOOK OPELGeneral Motors yesterday promised a more independent Opel and vowed to support its European unit with fresh money as the US carmaker tried to calm the fury sparked by last week’s decision to keep the unit. Fritz Henderson, head of GM, spoke after a series of meetings [...]
Vodafone to step up cost cutting plans November 10, 2009 Telecoms giant Vodafone yesterday posted a 73 per cent jump in first-half pre-tax profit and doubled its cost-cutting target to £2bn. The world’s largest mobile operator, which saw revenues increase on sales of data services, had already said it would reach its £1bn cost cutting target by March 2010, a year ahead of schedule. But [...]
Postal union in legal fight over temps November 2, 2009 THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) will on?Friday ask the High Court to issue an injunction against Royal Mail to stop it from taking on 30,000 agency workers. The CWU believes that Royal Mail is breaking the law because it is illegal to take on staff to cover workers involved in a lawful industrial dispute, according [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS November 2, 2009 WINTER COCKTAILS AT PEARLCosy up with Pearl Bar’s four new wintry cocktails – two hot, two cold. Winter Snug is a blend of Tia Maria, Meukow liqueur, double cream, jivara chocolate and hot milk, while the wine is jazzed up with zinfandel, berry, ginger and lemongrass cordial, cinnamon syrup, amaretto, chestnut liqueur and cloves. If [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS November 2, 2009 WINTER COCKTAILS AT PEARLCosy up with Pearl Bar’s four new wintry cocktails – two hot, two cold. Winter Snug is a blend of Tia Maria, Meukow liqueur, double cream, jivara chocolate and hot milk, while the wine is jazzed up with zinfandel, berry, ginger and lemongrass cordial, cinnamon syrup, amaretto, chestnut liqueur and cloves. If [...]
Men: soothe and protect your skin too November 9, 2009 ONCE the summer sun disappears, it’s easy for men to forget to take care of their skin. However, the winter can be just as problematic to a gent’s appearance as the sunnier months – the cold will dry out your skin and cause chapped lips, and overheating at home can make things even worse. And [...]
Strike threat still on at BA as court date pushed to next year November 5, 2009 BRITISH AIRWAYS’ (BA) staff will still be balloted on strike action over the Christmas period, despite the union’s legal challenge to new contracts being delayed. The Unite union had requested a High Court injunction to block new working patterns, which BA is enforcing as it seeks desperately to cut costs at the airline, but the [...]