THE TIPSTER March 19, 2012 THE management statement from Punch Taverns later today should allow investors to decide whether the glass is really half full or half empty for the pub chain. Last year saw a de-merger and a run of poor results, and the share price in the first quarter of 2012 hasn’t seen much movement at all – [...]
A tough lesson in learning to trade March 19, 2012 THE LEX VAN DAM TRADING ACADEMY EDUCATION is an integral part of trading. When I started working at Goldman Sachs in 1992, I went through a nine-month training program before I did one single trade. The time was spent learning the technical skills that trading requires. I have not stopped learning since. That’s what I [...]
Analyst picks for 20 March 2012 March 19, 2012 CURRENCY STRATEGIST JOEL KRUGER My pick: Looking to buy euro-Swiss franc Expertise: Combining fundamental and technical analysis Average time frame of trades: 1 month to 3 months It’s hard to ignore the Swiss National Bank’s SFr1.2000 floor on the cross and the ability for the market to remain so well supported ahead of the barrier. [...]
Waking up is never easy March 19, 2012 ZEN TIMEPIECE £95 now-zen.com By striking a subtle B-note on a brass bowl, the Zen Timepiece promises to “summon your consciousness with complex tones” to wake you up. The small hammer strikes the bowl every 5 seconds until it is turned off, and is meant to set a calming tone for the day. WAKEUP WORKOUT [...]
EPISODE 49 – SOME PARTY REFLECTIONS March 19, 2012 I’m driving Noel to school the day after his birthday party. In the rear view mirror I see him sitting in the back of the car, looking dreamily out of the window. “So how does it feel to be seven, Long John Silver?” Noel ignores my question. “Daddy, when was it that all the bankers [...]
FIT IN THE CITY March 19, 2012 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT The current climate is enough to make anyone ditch the gym for the pub but your body won’t thank you for it – there are better and healthier ways to avoid feeling the squeeze. Spin it out: Exercise isn’t called meditation in movement for nothing. Physical activity increases the production of [...]
Chakra: good but not great March 19, 2012 157-159 Notting Hill Gate, W11 3LF Tel: 020 7240 2078 FOOD *** SERVICE *** ATMOSPHERE ** Cost per person without wine: £50 WE hate it when our friends become successful,” lamented Morrissey back in 1992. “And if they’re Northern, that makes it even worse.” I have to disagree with the last part. In Birmingham, Manchester [...]
SAPORI SARDI March 19, 2012 786 Fulham Road, SW6 5SL Tel: 020 7731 0755 FOOD **** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE *** Cost per person without wine: £32.50 A true taste of the real Sardinia” promises the confident missive from Sapori Sardi. Situated on an uninspiring corner at the less glamorous end of Fulham Palace Road, near Putney Bridge station, it really [...]
QUAFFER’S CORNER March 19, 2012 HEAD SOMMELIER AND MANAGER OF LUTYENS RESTAURANT It is budget time and so, rather than allow my anger at yet another rise in alcohol duty get the better of me, let us take a quick look at how wine duty works. When wine arrives from overseas it comes to rest in a bonded warehouse. At [...]
Apple to pay dividend from $98bn cash pile March 19, 2012 Apple chief executive Tim Cook has fulfilled a longstanding desire of investors by initiating a quarterly dividend and share buyback that will pay out $45bn (£28bn) over three years. The world’s most valuable technology company will start paying its first dividends since 1995 – a regular quarterly payout of $2.65 a share – in July, [...]
