THE TIPSTER MACRO DATA KEY TO THE WEEK AHEAD October 18, 2009 WITH a slew of macroeconomic data on the way, sterling-US dollar – otherwise known as cable – is sharply in focus this week. Although the pound made some solid gains at the end of last week, these may well be reversed on Friday when the UK third quarter GDP figure is released. Forecasts have been [...]
Range of large cap firms set to give markets an overview October 18, 2009 THERE is a mixed bag of companies reporting this week, but the diverse selection will give investors plenty to digest. FTSE 100 software company Autonomy will post its third quarter results tomorrow, though its management have already signalled that it will be another strong performance. It said earlier this month that it expects to report [...]
Another see-saw week ahead in US October 18, 2009 AFTER a week in which we saw US earnings good and not so good stimulate the Dow to both push through the 10,000 level and then close below it, this week could well see the see-saws continue as the corporate results keep on coming. Expect to be swamped with almost half of all the stocks [...]
Big is beautiful October 18, 2009 Westbourne Tote, Radley, £250Character in a bag.www.radley.co.uk Leather Studded Tote, Miu Miu, £920Bang on trend with the studs, but understated.www.netaporter.com Eton Bag, Aspinal £475Croc-skin classic in a colour to die for.www.aspinaloflondon.com Fippy Suede Bag, Comptoir des Cotonniers, £146Equally useful – and attractive – for work or play. www.comptoirdescotonniers.com Faithful Houndstooth Bag, Alexander McQueen, £995Edgy yet [...]
OUT OF OFFICE October 18, 2009 ED RUSCHA AT THE HAYWARDEd Ruscha is one of the most influential artists of the past half-century. This exhibition, which spans his career, is the first retrospective to focus exclusively on his paintings. The show looks at how American pop culture inspired him, from his paintings of shop fronts and sign boards, to logos, including [...]
Snow train to the Alps October 18, 2009 AMID a crowd of 10, 11 – no 12 – small heads, it was difficult to see which movie they were watching on our portable DVD player. To be fair, there wasn’t a lot to keep kids amused at France’s Chambery airport. And, yet again, we were delayed there for a few hours because of [...]
Cruel defeat leaves Bath on the brink October 18, 2009 BATH head coach Steve Meehan admits his side have a mountain to climb if they are to make it through the Heineken Cup group stages after a dramatic 29-27 defeat to Stade Francais yesterday. Julien Dupuy struck a last-gasp penalty at the Recreation Ground to condemn Bath to their second successive Pool Four defeat and [...]
FROCH WINS BUT FAILS TO SHINE October 18, 2009 BRITAIN’S Carl Froch slammed Andre Dirrell’s negativity despite defending his WBC super-middleweight crown on Saturday night by split decision. The bout, in Froch’s hometown of Nottingham, was both fighters’ opening contest in the Super Six World Boxing Classic. Froch said: “A win’s a win, he can’t expect to come to Nottingham and beat me by [...]
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 [...]
In-form Dunn guides Rovers to derby win October 18, 2009 BLACKBURN (3) vs. BURNLEY (2) BLACKBURN boss Sam Allardyce hailed David Dunn after the midfielder inspired his side’s stunning comeback win over arch rivals Burnley. The 29-year-old capped a man-of-the-match performance with his fifth goal of the season to help lift Blackburn to 12th in the Premier League. Burnley had taken a shock lead through [...]
