CITY VIEWS: HAS IKEA SAID GOODBYE TO ITS GLORY DAYS? July 7, 2009 ANDREW GARRARD WILLIS“It’s a sign of the times. Perhaps people have forgotten their old ‘Chuck out your chintz’ slogan, or maybe they’re moving on to the pound shop. Ikea is a bit of a first-time buyers’ store and obviously there are less of those around at the moment.” IAIN MUIRHEAD ITECH“It’s not an attractive store [...]
CITY VIEWS: HAS IKEA SAID GOODBYE TO ITS GLORY DAYS? July 7, 2009 ANDREW GARRARD WILLIS“It’s a sign of the times. Perhaps people have forgotten their old ‘Chuck out your chintz’ slogan, or maybe they’re moving on to the pound shop. Ikea is a bit of a first-time buyers’ store and obviously there are less of those around at the moment.” IAIN MUIRHEAD ITECH“It’s not an attractive store [...]
PREPARE FOR A BOOM IN SILVER PRICE December 21, 2009 THE US dollar’s reversal of fortune has been swift and violent. The sudden shift in sentiment since the beginning of the month has caught many investors by surprise. What began as a correction to the steady and seemingly relentless decline of the greenback against everything but the yen has become more akin to a rout. [...]
Gold soars to another high November 16, 2009 GOLD surged to a new record last night, with gold futures rising to $1,144.20 (£679.50) an ounce in after hours trading. It is just one week since the cost of the precious metal smashed through the $1,100-an-ounce barrier for the first time. The price of gold has now jumped by around 10 per cent in [...]
Drop in house prices easing July 14, 2009 HOUSE prices only fell marginally in May compared to the previous month, taking the annual decline to 12.5 per cent, data from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) showed yesterday. In the three months to May, UK house prices fell by 0.4 per cent compared to a fall of 4.8 per cent in [...]
Rate of repossessions rises as housing recovery slows December 15, 2009 ALMOST 14,000 Britons lost their homes in the third quarter of 2009 as mortgage lenders increased the rate of repossessions, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) revealed yesterday. Repossessions rose 2.8 per cent on the same period of 2008, but the FSA pointed out that the 13,987 properties taken back by lenders was five per cent [...]
Gunners can spoil the Coyle family reunion January 14, 2010 BOLTON WANDERERS vs ARSENAL SUNDAY – 4.00PM SKY SPORTS 1 OWEN Coyle couldn’t really ask for a more difficult first game in charge at the Reebok as Arsenal come to town hoping to close the gap on Chelsea and Manchester United. Bolton are currently in the relegation zone and the main reason for that is [...]
FOCUS ON: DARTFORD, KENT July 16, 2009 PRIORY LANE, EYNSFORD, DA4 0AYPrice: £1.35m This pretty four-bedroom home is thought to date from the 17th century and is set in the village of Eynsford, which is about half an hour from London by train. The drawing room is double aspect while the dining room has French doors which look out on to a [...]
Gartmore in disappointing share debut December 14, 2009 GARTMORE’s shares made a disappointing debut yesterday, falling by as much as 10p in morning trading after the firm was forced to cut the value of its initial public offering. The stock closed 1.4 per cent down at 217p in its first day of listing, giving Gartmore a market capitalisation of £666.8m. The fund manager [...]
US consumer and jobs data fuel economic recovery hopes November 25, 2009 US consumer spending and home sales rose more than expected in October, while new claims for jobless benefits fell sharply last week, suggesting the economic recovery was gaining traction. A surprise decline in orders for long-lasting US-made goods and a second straight monthly drop in consumer confidence, however, offered a reminder that the recovery from [...]