PayPoint sees its profits decline May 27, 2010 Payment services provider PayPoint said yesterday that profit in 2010 declined 5.7 per cent but current trading is in line with company forecasts for this financial year. The group, which bought payments by mobile phone company PayByPhone in March, said pre-tax profit declined to £32.6m in the year ended 28 March 2010 from £34.6m the [...]
Alliance Pharma trumps hopes May 27, 2010 Alliance Pharma said yesterday trading in the first four months of the year beat its expectations and was significantly ahead of 2009, adding that it views the rest of 2010 with confidence. In a statement ahead of the annual shareholders meeting the speciality pharmaceutical company, said turnover for the four months ended 30 April rose [...]
London & Stamford still cautious May 27, 2010 Property investment firm London & Stamford yesterday said it was “increasingly cautious” about putting money into the market. It warned property prices were rising too fast given the weak rate of rental growth. The firm’s net asset value per share rose 17.4 per cent to 120.1p in the year to the end of March. Profits [...]
How Apple became the king of technology May 27, 2010 APPLE’S journey back from the abyss is the stuff of legend, a truly American tale of ingenuity and success in the face of adversity. Now it has overtaken Microsoft as the US’s second largest company in terms of market capitalisation, its place in history is assured. The recovery can be credited to one man: Steve [...]
Why M Vuitton, you’ve grown… May 27, 2010 SPORTING blazingly obvious brand logos is outlawed in the discerning fashionista’s rulebook. And yet the power of the iconic LV monogram has always managed to prove an exception to this rule, and today reaches it a crescendo as the flagship Louis Vuitton “maison” opens on New Bond Street, following a week of glorious publicity and [...]
From exotic bling to English rose May 27, 2010 WITH tables made of moss, fireside hearths, old washing machines and even an outdoor pizza oven, this year’s Chelsea Flower Show excels in bringing the living room into the garden. Ultra-modern log piles and clean-cut stone seem to be all the rage, but upon first entry many visitors will head for the pavilion. Highlights of [...]
Lions can slay Robins to win vital promotion May 27, 2010 MILLWALL vs SWINDON TOMORROW – 3.00PM SKY SPORTS 2 HAVING seen Norwich and Leeds go up, Millwall and Swindon lock horns tomorrow in the quest to join them in the Championship. The Lions are 4/7 favourites to clinch promotion with Swindon 5/4 to inflict more Wembley misery on the Londoners who lost 3-2 to Scunthorpe [...]
the INSIDER May 27, 2010 Henry Cecil is still going great guns and his LORD SHANAKILL (5%) has a massive chance dropped in grade in the Group 3 Timeform Jury Stakes at Haydock (3.30pm) tomorrow. BARSHIBA (5%) will probably be a short price to win the 3.00pm at the Lancashire track but she should be adding additional black-type to her [...]
FTSE closes higher, fuelled by energy stocks and BP Gulf oil spill response May 27, 2010 BRITAIN’S top shares rose 3.1 per cent yesterday to hit a one-week high, with oil stocks the standout gainers led by BP as it was making progress in plugging a well which has been leaking in the Gulf of Mexico for five weeks. The FTSE 100 index closed up 157.09 points at 5,195.17, its highest [...]
Wall Street flies on China’s Eurozone review refusal May 27, 2010 US stocks rallied yesterday as investor worry was eased after China refuted a report that it was reviewing its Eurozone bond holdings due to the region’s debt crisis. Yesterday’s gains marked the largest advance for the S&P 500 on a percentage basis since 10 May, although volume was below average. China’s denial was enough of [...]
