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FOREX ANALYST PICKS September 14, 2010 FOREX STRATEGIST JOHN KICKLIGHTER My pick: Stay short cable from $1.55; long euro-dollar above $1.2925 Expertise: Combining fundamental and technical analysis Average time frame of trades: 1 day-1 week We have seen lots of volatility this past week; but a clear direction on underlying trends is still eluding us. Short-term setups are what I’m looking [...]
HP poaching row shows limits of employment law September 14, 2010 THE business world continues to monitor with interest what appears to be a growing rift between technology giants Oracle and Hewlett Packard (HP), competitors who have until recently enjoyed a relationship of cooperation and collaboration. The apparent animosity arises out of Oracle’s decision to appoint to its board former HP CEO, Mark Hurd, only a [...]
Tweeting about the boss can get you the sack September 14, 2010 WHEN England cricketer Kevin Pietersen vented his anger on Twitter at not being selected in the England cricket squad to face Pakistan recently, he became the latest person to fall foul of his employer via social networking. After issuing an apology saying that the message was sent by mistake, he was handed an undisclosed fine [...]
Mixed signals from Mazda’s crossover September 14, 2010 FROM the outset, Mazda makes a pretty bold claim: a crossover car with the practicality and space of an SUV combined with the sporty driving dynamics of a sports car. And not just any sports car, but an MX-5, one of the best sports cars ever and certainly one of the most fun to drive. [...]
CAR TALK September 14, 2010 LEXUS HATCHBACK GOES ZERO CARBON Emissions are now officially the new battleground. Lexus has announced that its new CT 200h compact hatchback will have emissions as low as 96g/km of CO2 – beating the magical sub-100g/km figure – thanks to its full hybrid powertrain. This means road tax will be zero when the car goes [...]
CPI remains at 3.1pc September 14, 2010 Consumer price inflation held steady in August, after unexpectedly strong rises in airfares, clothes and food prices offset falling fuel costs, official data showed. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said consumer price inflation came in at 3.1 per cent last month in contrast to economists’ expectations for a fall to 2.9 per cent. On [...]
National Express given rail franchise reprieve September 14, 2010 The new coalition government has given National Express a reprieve on the East Anglia rail franchise by granting an initial extension, the company said. National Express, which also runs the C2C franchise, said the Department for Transport had agreed an initial 28-week extension beyond the original expiry date of 31 March 2011. The previous Labour [...]
Fund manager Ashmore in profit surge September 14, 2010 Emerging markets fund manager Ashmore beat forecasts with a 36 per cent rise in full-year profit, boosted by a sharp increase in investor appetite for emerging market debt products. The specialist manager reported a pre-tax profit of £217m for the year to June, compared with a forecast for £196m. The performance was driven by increased [...]
SuperGroup sales surge September 14, 2010 SuperGroup, the company behind the trendy Superdry fashion brand worn by celebrities such as David Beckham, reported soaring sales, underscoring its status as one of the hottest fashion labels around. The retailer and wholesaler, whose shares have doubled since a March flotation, making it the UK’s most successful IPO so far this year, said on [...]
Debenhams predicts 20 per cent profit rise September 14, 2010 Debenhams said annual profit would be slightly ahead of analysts’ average forecast, helped by a pick up in fourth-quarter sales and higher profit margins. The group, Uk’s second largest retailer with 160 stores in Britain and Ireland, six in Denmark and 60 franchised outlets overseas, said profit before tax and one-off items for the year [...]
