Tesco moves £90m media account to WPP’s Mediacom ending 20 years with IPG’s Initiative April 30, 2015 Tesco boss Dave Lewis has done some more kitchen-sinking, ditching the company that has been in charge of placing its advertising for the last 20 years. The beleaguered supermarket has switched its media planning and buying account – worth £90m a year – to WPP's Mediacom from IPG's Initiative after a review, MediaWeek reports. It's [...]
General Election 2015 mapped: Conservative strongholds enjoy house price growth almost triple Labour areas April 30, 2015 Conservative stronghold constituencies have enjoyed the biggest jump in house prices since the last election, with a rate of growth almost three times higher than Labour majorities. Data compiled by online estate agents HouseSimple.com reveals that areas which elected Conservative MPs in 2010 were far more likely to enjoy the effects of the UK property [...]
Eurozone inflation rose to zero in April April 30, 2015 Eurozone inflation rose to zero in April, ending a fourth-month stretch of price declines across the euro area. A flash estimate from official statistics agency Eurostat showed that Eurozone annual inflation was flat in April, having risen to -0.1 per cent a month earlier. It's up considerably from a low of -0.6 in January. The biggest [...]
General Election 2015: Ukip is expected to lose a lot less money in election deposits – at the cost of the Lib Dems April 30, 2015 While Ukip may not be set for many MPs after the General Election, they are likely to lose a lot less money in lost deposits this time round. The same can't be said for the Lib Dems Both Ukip and the Greens are fielding more candidates than ever before and, if Lord Ashcroft’s polls are [...]
Majority of Europe’s business leaders fear Brexit will harm the Eurozone economy more than Grexit April 30, 2015 The majority of European business leaders are more fearful about the impact of Brexit on the Eurozone than Greece dropping out of the single currency. In a survey of 2,600 chief executives conducted by Grant Thornton, nearly two thirds – 64 per cent – said Brexit would have a negative impact on Europe. On the question of [...]
Sports Direct’s put options in Debenhams are starting to expire – but did Mike Ashley’s bet pay off? April 30, 2015 Sports Direct's put options are starting to expire. The question on everyone's lips is, did Mike Ashley's bet pay off? The retailer, which first took a punt on the struggling department store in 2014, has gradually increased its stake in Debenhams to 16.6 per cent back via a series of put options. A put gives [...]
It’s like putting on sweatpants: Why job seekers should leave Times New Roman font off their CV April 30, 2015 When it comes to choosing the right font for their CV, most job seekers opt for the safe-bet Times New Roman. Some believe it suggests an individual has desirable traits such as reliability, respectability as well as authority. For others, it's just what you do. However, according to a series of interviews with three typography [...]
City brushes off General Election jitters: Markets too pumped up with cheap money for investor fretting April 29, 2015 Fears that London markets could be rocked by the outcome of next week’s General Election have been overstated, analysts said yesterday, arguing that shares will continue to be propped up by global monetary stimulus. Despite an apparent ideological gap between the Tories and Labour, and extremely tight opinion polls, UBS analysts do not expect market [...]
Labour is heading towards a total wipeout in Scotland April 29, 2015 With just one week to go until the General Election, two new polls are predicting seismic changes for the political parties and their leaders. The SNP is now set to take every seat in Scotland on 7 May, according to the latest poll conducted by Ipsos-MORI for the Scottish news service STV News. In a [...]
Russell Brand steals Ed Miliband’s limelight in The Trews interview April 29, 2015 It starts, rather ominously, on Russell Brand’s bed, where the lothario turned political interviewer is preparing to welcome Ed Miliband to his Shoreditch loft. Things quickly move from the bedroom to the kitchen. Ed Miliband looks rather terrified as the questioning starts, and it’s no wonder. Kitchens are a dangerous place for a politician [...]