WTO talks could ease trade crisis July 21, 2008 World Bank president Robert Zoellick yesterday urged trade ministers to push for a breakthrough in this week’s World Trade Organization talks, saying it was “now or never” to reach a deal. Zoellick said progress on agricultural issues in the meeting opening in Geneva today would bolster confidence in a world economy strained by soaring food [...]
House prices plunge July 21, 2008 Distressed sellers driving the gloomy housing market down cut average asking prices by a dramatic £4,345 or 1.8 per cent in July, new figures out today show. The 1.8 per cent fall in values this month follows a 1.2 per cent drop in June, as house prices registered their first year-on-year decline since property website [...]
Brown calls for release of five Britons July 21, 2008 Gordon Brown called for the release of five British hostages held in Iraq yesterday, after the release of a video claiming that one had killed himself. earlier this year. The prime minister, who is visiting Israel, described the video as “abhorrent”. He said: “I call on the hostage-takers to release those people who have been [...]
London and New York need each other July 21, 2008 Much fuss is made about the “lead” or “lag” that London shows vis-ą-vis New York in the financial and business sector. Whenever studies such as the Global Financial Centres Index report is published, many commentators pore over the tables to see by what degree London or New York is ahead. This misses the point: more [...]
Backers earn big as perfect trading pays July 18, 2008 Betdaq’s PR Director Russ Wiseman looks back at a busy week on the exchange… The explosive growth of betting exchanges over the past couple of years has provided a whole host of benefits to punters and has made the challenging task of earning a profit that much more attainable. At the core of this revolution [...]
England will be right as rain July 18, 2008 The weather looks sure to play a part in the outcome of the second Test at Headingley, which is scheduled to start this morning, and the draw is already as short as 6/4 on Betdaq before a ball has even been bowled. The batsmen certainly took control of the opening Test of the series at [...]
Babe can Sprint to Super victory July 18, 2008 I did mention that Archipenko was a real threat to Ramonti at Ascot last weekend, but I just thought that Ramonti’s class would win the day. As it was, he was in dire need of the run and never looked a danger; the Godolphin team continue in very poor form. Mike de Kock is such [...]
Fired-up Bell to chime again for Vaughan’s men July 18, 2008 With the second Test between England and South Africa about to get underway, there are no prizes for guessing where all the eyes at Headingley will be focused. England captain Michael Vaughan has already revealed returning hero Andrew Flintoff will play and will bat at No.7 – although he has been unable to announce his [...]
Westwood grit July 18, 2008 35/1 Lee to breeze back into contention Some popular Europeans kept their nerve amid the storms yesterday to stay on track to feature on the leader board in The Open at Royal Birkdale come Sunday evening. Yesterday’s wind and rain damaged a lot of players’ chances with Phil Mickelson shooting a nine-over par 79, and [...]
Freddie ready to go at 9/4 July 18, 2008 Andrew Flintoff makes a much welcome return to England’s Test team for the Second Test against South Africa at Headingley starting this morning and looks a terrific bet with Coral at 9/4 to be England’s top bowler. However, he has struggled with the bat and backers may fancy their chances of him scoring 28 or [...]
