Why investors shouldn’t worry about mild deflation in the year ahead January 13, 2015 INVESTORS’ biggest enemy, inflation, is in retreat. Across developed economies, prices rose by a meagre 1 per cent over the second half of 2014. More up-to-date pricing indicators, like the Billion Prices Project, show a sharp fall in prices in 2015 so far (down about 1 per cent in the US versus the same time [...]
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Mix it up: London must follow New York and become a true 24-hour city January 13, 2015 If you want to predict London's next cocktail trend, just look over the pond and see what’s going on in New York. Our bars may be their equal, but the bartenders of the Meatpacking district, Chelsea, the Villages and increasingly Brooklyn have a huge influence on how your next drink will be mixed. From the [...]
Corporate Hunger Games: Keeping the edge at work January 13, 2015 Learn to embrace risk and make sure staff aren’t being overstretched. Businesses need to work harder than ever before to sustain themselves. And that means leaders must be judicious, leaving deadweight and obsolete projects behind to open up capacity for new growth initiatives. Their employees cannot strive for victory while they lack sufficient mental bandwidth [...]
FA Cup: Allardyce pleas for clean sheets after cup thriller January 13, 2015 WEST HAM UNITED 2 EVERTON 2 (West Ham win 9-8 on penalties) WEST HAM boss Sam Allardyce reiterated the need for his defence to register a greater proportion of clean sheets after the Hammers threw away another lead before navigating an enthralling cup tie 9-8 on penalties at Upton Park last night. Spanish keeper Adrian [...]
Pietersen: New skipper Morgan keen to pick me January 13, 2015 ENGLAND outcast Kevin Pietersen has risked alienating cricket chiefs further by claiming new one-day international (ODI) skipper Eoin Morgan would select him if allowed. Pietersen has been discarded by England since his sacking last February, while a series of controversial revelations in his autobiography aggravated already fractured relationships. The 34-year-old is England’s highest run scorer [...]
Hodgson forced to cancel planned dinner date with England players January 13, 2015 ENGLAND boss Roy Hodgson was last night forced to cancel a dinner meeting with his players after various Premier League clubs objected to the concept due to busy fixture schedules. Hodgson had planned to organize a get-together at the end of the month to conduct a tactical review of November’s 3-1 friendly win over Scotland, [...]
Kruis handed Six Nations pardon despite receiving tip-tackle ban January 13, 2015 ENGLAND second row George Kruis was last night handed a Six Nations reprieve after being served a threeweek ban for his tip tackle on Gloucester wing David Halaifonua. Saracens forward Kruis pleaded guilty at a Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing in central London and will be suspended until Monday 2 February following his dangerous tackle [...]
Stifling Ings key to Tottenham’s FA Cup progress January 13, 2015 TOTTENHAM defender Eric Dier insists shackling the attacking potency of Burnley’s England Under-21 striker Danny Ings is pivotal to his side navigating tonight’s FA Cup third round replay at White Hart Lane. Burnley salvaged a replay last week after Wales hitman Sam Vokes shrugged off a nine-month injury nightmare to cancel out Nacer Chadli’s opener. [...]
Watson sinks US star Stephens and savours timely resurgence January 13, 2015 BRITAIN’S Heather Watson admits she is rediscovering her best form after stepping up preparations for next week’s Australian Open by claiming the scalp of four-time grand slam semi-finalist Sloane Stephens. Watson swept past the American 6-3, 6-1 in just 64 minutes to reach the last eight of the Hobart International, where she is due to [...]
