Markets won’t recover until EU politicians make waves June 24, 2012 BUY the dip, sell the government policy induced rip. That was the advice from Larry McDonald, as we both waited for the Greek elections and the meetings leading up to this week’s EU summit. McDonald, author of the best-selling Colossal Failure of Common Sense – a book about the collapse of Lehman Brothers – rated [...]
The Muslim world is opening up for Western investors October 8, 2012 AS INVESTORS and companies steer a course through social and economic turmoil, it is understandable that they are cautious of new markets. But, despite the volatility of the Arab Spring, it would be a missed opportunity to ignore the Muslim world. There are 1.8bn Muslims globally; the majority are spread across the 57 countries of [...]
Why Metro Bank is flourishing in the low growth banking business November 13, 2012 WHEN we first opened Metro Bank’s doors in 2010, the prevailing response was that we were a little crazy. “How can you expect to drop into London and do something nobody’s done in more than 100 years: create a differentiated new bank model? It can’t be done!” But we knew that the UK banking market [...]
CITY VIEWS: DO YOU THINK THE MCDONALD’S IMAGE HAS IMPROVED? January 24, 2012 CRAIG PIERCE | OFFSHORE LIFTBOATS LLC “Not really. Regardless of the marketing, the calorie count on their salads and lighter foods are still high. I would avoid eating there on a regular basis.” MARK BROWN | JLT INSURANCE “McDonald’s has been attempting to give itself a face-lift, certainly, but it is what it is. The [...]
McDonald’s profits rise October 21, 2011 McDonald’s third quarter profits have risen nine per cent as cheaper ranges have helped to boost sales. The US fast food giant made a net profit of $1.5bn (£942m) in the three months to 30 September, up from $1.4bn a year earlier. Its revenues for the quarter rose 13.8 per cent to $7.2bn, while sales [...]
McDonald’s profits rise October 21, 2011 McDonald’s third quarter profits have risen nine per cent as cheaper ranges have helped to boost sales. The US fast food giant made a net profit of $1.5bn (£942m) in the three months to 30 September, up from $1.4bn a year earlier. Its revenues for the quarter rose 13.8 per cent to $7.2bn, while sales [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING August 1, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES Nationalising RBS on the table Senior government figures are discussing the possibility of fully nationalising Royal Bank of Scotland amid mounting frustration at banks’ failure to lend to British businesses. Cabinet ministers are having conversations about whether to spend around £5bn buying up the 18 per cent of the bank the government does [...]
OLYMPIC MEDIA BUZZ LONDON 2012 PARTNERS July 8, 2012 IN ASSOCIATION with Repskan.com, City A.M. is measuring the relative Olympic media buzz around the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games partners, week by week. The leaderboard, right, reflects their ranking over the past week, in this case from Wednesday 27 June to Wednesday 4 July. Coca-Cola has maintained its high position in the rankings, [...]
Wall St almost flat as volumes remain down August 8, 2012 THE Standard & Poor’s 500 just barely extended a streak of gains to a fourth day yesterday, ending above 1,400 in another thinly traded session. Expectations for stimulus from the European Central Bank and the US Federal Reserve triggered the recent gains, but investors found little reason to keep pushing stocks higher after driving the [...]
OLYMPIC MEDIA BUZZ LONDON 2012 PARTNERS July 1, 2012 IN ASSOCIATION with Repskan.com, City A.M. is measuring the relative Olympic media buzz around the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games partners, week by week. The leaderboard, right, reflects their ranking over the past week, in this case from Wednesday 20 June to Wednesday 27 June. The big media story of the week for sponsors [...]