WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING June 16, 2010 CHÁVEZ ATTACKS ECONOMIC CRITICS Hugo Chávez has strongly defended his economic record as president of Venezuela after a turbulent year in which the country has been rocked by recession and 30 per cent inflation. Chávez used an interview to assail his critics in the US and Europe, saying the performance of the Venezuelan economy contrasted favourably [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS May 3, 2010 HUGO BOSS Deutsche Bank has upgraded its recommendation of Hugo Boss to “buy” and says ambitious targets for 2015 have been set by the clothing group, and comments on current trading are very positive. Deutsche Bank has issued a target price of €38 for Hugo Boss and says that uncertainties over management changes are now [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING April 14, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES BP TO PRESS ON WITH CANADA OIL SANDS PLAN BP will press ahead with its plan to invest in Canada’s controversial oil sands, the company will signal at Thursday’s annual general meeting, in spite of protests from environmentalists and concerns among some shareholders. More than 140 investors have backed a resolution calling for [...]
European stocks are worth a long position April 12, 2010 IN THE next few weeks we should get a better idea of how far the economic recovery has boosted profits at Europe’s largest companies as they report first quarter earnings. So far consensus estimates for earnings growth this year is a whopping 39 per cent up on last year. This week French luxury goods group [...]
It’s a family affair when you’re looking for a scent March 15, 2010 THE modern male may be rather more comfortable with primping, preening and beautifying – so long as we can call it grooming – but deciding on a scent is still a problematic exercise. Even the most confident bloke can feel ill at ease in the heightened feminine atmosphere of a perfume department, and given the [...]
Last-gasp win earns boss Phil a stay of execution November 8, 2009 A LAST-MINUTE winner from Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink earned Hull only a third Premier League victory in 33 matches – and probably saved his manager’s job. Reports suggested boss Phil Brown would have been showed the door by new chairman Adam Pearson had the Tigers failed to beat Tony Pulis’ Stoke. Matthew Etherington must have [...]
Rafa’s hanging by a thread November 4, 2009 LYON (1) vs LIVERPOOL (1) CAPTAIN Jamie Carragher leapt to the defence of boss Rafael Benitez last night as Liverpool’s Champions League campaign hung by the thinnest of threads. Lisandro Lopez’s injury-time equaliser heaped more pressure on the under-fire Spaniard with the Reds on the verge of a humiliating European exit. Ryan Babel earlier gave [...]
Benitez facing crisis as Reds lurch to fourth loss in a row October 20, 2009 LIVERPOOL (1) vs LYON (2) LIVERPOOL boss Rafael Benitez admits his side’s three remaining Champions League Group E fixtures have taken on must-win status after last night’s dramatic injury-time defeat at home to Lyon. The Reds went ahead when Yossi Benayoun finished just before half time, but Maxime Gonalons equalised with 18 minutes left and [...]
Petrov to rescue as City fume at Wiley October 18, 2009 WIGAN (1) vs. MANCHESTER CITY (1) MANCHESTER CITY boss Mark Hughes accused under-fire referee Alan Wiley of missing key decisions after being held by Wigan, but refused to add to criticism of the official’s fitness. City winger Martin Petrov earned 10-man City a point after Charles N’Zogbia had put the Latics ahead, as the visitors [...]
CUTTING THE CLOTH July 30, 2009 GERMAN luxury fashion brand Hugo Boss saw sales for the first half of the year plunge five per cent to €788m due to consumers trading down to less expensive goods in the recession, though it expects to offset these effects this year with a strict cost-cutting drive. “The group can and will hold its ground [...]