RAPID responses April 30, 2012 Gordon’s legacy [Re: A recession made in Downing Street – but not caused by cuts, Thursday] It is right to continue to criticise Gordon Brown for our economic position. By basing future expenditure plans on income levels at the top of a boom (and still running a deficit then), he left us in an unsustainable [...]
Yoga and the City: where the busiest go to stretch April 30, 2012 The City is not a place one associates with yoga. Pounding away on a treadmill in a gym seems a more natural fit for the thrusting speed of life in financial services. But dig a little deeper and you’ll find the City has more holistic alternatives, from mediation centres to secret spas. One of its [...]
FIT IN THE CITY April 30, 2012 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT Over the next few weeks I’m going to be trying out some of the City’s top weight loss methods in the lead up to bikini/Speedo season. Tried and Tested: The Food Doctor Clinic Last week I visited The Food Doctor Clinic in Harley St (www.thefooddoctor.com), to see how a holistic (in [...]
EPISODE 55 – A LUNCHTIME INTRUSION April 30, 2012 I wince to hear Caroline’s name. But Nick doesn’t notice. He’s too wrapped up in his 25 per cent Q1 increase in sales and the business introductions Caroline and her colleagues have effected. It’s our quarterly catch-up on his business and my equity investment. Caroline… Between pipping me to last year’s City A.M. award, rescuing [...]
Best bread and butter on earth at fab Dabbous April 30, 2012 RESTAURANT DABBOUS 39 Whitfield Street W1T 2SF FOOD ***** SERVICE ***** ATMOSPHERE ***** Cost per person without wine: £50 Ollie Dabbous, the man behind the most talked-about, hardest-to-book new restaurant in England, is from Guildford. I like that. It gives Dabbous – whose food was said to be so exciting by one famous critic that [...]
THE EXTRAORDINARY ART OF JAPANESE WHISKY April 30, 2012 The meticulous attention to detail and blending of art with nature is a defining characteristic of Japanese culture. For almost 90 years, Japanese whisky distillers have evolved an approach defined as the Art of Japanese Whisky. It can be discerned through such distinctive whiskies as the Yamazaki and Hakushu 12 year old single malts or [...]
WIN a Suntory whisky and cigar tasting evening at Eight Club, in the heart of the City April 30, 2012 Suntory and Eight Club are offering five pairs of tickets to an exclusive whisky and cigar sampling evening conducted by Zoran Peric (left), Suntory Brand Ambassador and Przemek Zaneap, Bar Manager, at the club’s Moorgate premises, 1 Dysart Street, London EC2A 2BX Tel: 0808 1801858. Time – 6.30pm on June 7. Final date for entries [...]
Helicopter Ben remains unafraid to press print April 30, 2012 THE question of whether we will see another round of quantitative easing (QE) from the US is one that is constantly being asked, especially after bad data, such as yesterday’s surprising ISM-Chicago manufacturing figures for April – showing the weakest growth rate in 29 months. Another massive pump of cheap cash into the US economy [...]
THE TIPSTER April 30, 2012 Rolls Royce has steadily gained ground since 2009, even in an era of reduced defence expenditure. Its shares had a quiet 2011 until October, when they began making impressive progress, up almost 40 per cent to date. Increasing orders make its shares a more compelling possibility, even if they reside near all-time highs. IG Index [...]
LOW PROFITS MAKE AMAZON A GAMBLE WORTH AVOIDING April 30, 2012 INVESTORS often make the mistake of confusing a great product with a great investment idea. The latest stock to benefit from such a misperception is Amazon. The company’s shares skyrocketed by more than 15 per cent, after its earnings release last Thursday, despite the fact that it barely makes any money. Don’t get me wrong. [...]
