The Crime Lord: Peter Capaldi on the manosphere, London and rocking out with his band as he approaches 70
Rail commuters get boost as Osborne caps fare rises September 7, 2014 Rail fare increases will be capped at 2.5 per cent for 2015 in a bid to help hard-pressed commuters, the government has announced. Chancellor George Osborne said the move, which limits price hikes of regulated rail fares to the rate of inflation, was a bid to help taxpayers, and was only possible because of other [...]
Obama to outline strategy for targeting Islamic State September 7, 2014 On Wednesday, US President Barack Obama will outline his strategy for targeting Islamic State (IS) – the extremist group currently taking over large parts of Syria and northern Iraq. "I'm preparing the country to make sure that we deal with a threat from Isil,” he said on NBC's Meet the Press. "On Wednesday, I'll [...]
Russian rouble rallies as Putin agrees Ukraine ceasefire September 5, 2014 The rouble rose 0.22 per cent against the dollar and 0.14 per cent against the Euro at pixel time after Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko announced his government had reached a ceasefire agreement with pro-Russian rebels this afternoon. Earlier in the day, investors had piled into Russian stocks on rumours of an end to fighting, with [...]
New Look sells French arm Mim to newly-created business Main Asia September 5, 2014 New Look has sold its French business Mim for an undisclosed sum, to a Hong Kong-based company about which relatively little information has been made available. Main Asia (HK) was established earlier this year to acquire Mim, and the main shareholders and management are “active in apparel and textile manufacturing and trading, along with [...]
Tesco’s Dave Lewis in video interview addresses management shake up speculation September 5, 2014 Seven days into his tenure at Tesco, “Drastic Dave” Lewis has revealed how his “rollercoaster” first week in the new job went in a video posted on the supermarket’s YouTube channel. The former Unilever executive who replaced Philip Clarke said he won't shy away from making a call on management changes but would not make [...]
Euro vs rouble: Currencies react to ECB stimulus measures September 5, 2014 Not content with falling against the dollar and the pound, the euro yesterday slid against the Russian rouble too. In fact, after the European Central Bank's (ECB) surprise stimulus measures, the euro fell against every currency listed in the ECB data store, except the Czech koruna and the Bulgarian lev. And it only rose against the [...]
Euro tanks after Draghi unveils surprise stimulus September 4, 2014 THE EURO took a nosedive yesterday after central bank chief Mario Draghi surprised markets with a new wave of dovish policies designed to help save the ailing single currency area. Interest rates were cut to fresh record lows, while Draghi’s European Central Bank (ECB) will also try to boost credit conditions further by snapping up [...]
No Blue Peter badge for Sajid Javid as he lives the dream at BBC studio September 4, 2014 The Rt Hon Member of Parliament for Bromsgrove and UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport Sajid Javid is no luvvie. Not a bit of it. However, when it comes to reliving his childhood, he’ll jump at the opportunity. Yesterday, Sajid was doing a tour of TV studios, as you do, taking in [...]
London Report: Draghi decision helps FTSE rise but BP tanks September 4, 2014 BRITAIN’S top shares rose yesterday after the European Central Bank cut interest rates and announced plans to buy assets in a bid to shore up Eurozone inflation. However, steep falls in BP capped gains. BP shares fell 5.9 per cent to 455p, suffering their biggest one-day percentage drop since June 2010, after a judge in [...]
As the ECB unveils rate cuts and asset purchase plans, can it save the Eurozone from disaster? September 4, 2014 Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit, says Yes. Yesterday’s announcement by the European Central Bank (ECB) – that it’s cutting rates and will buy asset-backed securities and euro-denominated covered bonds from October – will help avoid disaster, but huge risks remain. The rate cuts will only have a marginal impact, and little is known about [...]