48 hours in… Helsinki December 14, 2014 WHERE TO STAY The petit Haven Hotel hotel has only 77 rooms but each are individually-styled to perfection. It also offers packages for romantic or indulgent getaways, including dinner, shows and casino passes. Hotelhaven.fi WHERE TO GO A weekend in Helsinki isn’t complete without taking the fifteen minute ferry ride to the spectactular Suomenlinna sea [...]
Crossrail beneath the city starting to take shape December 11, 2014 IT LOOKS like a scene out of a dystopian sci-fi movie but it is in fact the tunnel at the partially completed Crossrail Bond Street station. Crossrail is Europe’s biggest infrastructure project, with a total of 26 miles of tunnels being built under London by eight tunnelling machines. It is due to be completed by 2018.
Zara stays warm during mild autumn December 11, 2014 Zara-owner Inditex yesterday posted a 14 per cent rise in sales for November and early December as it coped well with mild weather. The Spanish firm’s sales for the nine-month period ending October rose 10.5 per cent to €12.7bn (£10.2bn) while net profit was flat at €1.69bn.
Christmas charity: Giving essential skills to those who need them December 11, 2014 This Christmas, City A.M. is presenting five of its favourite charities to inspire readers’ festive charitable giving – our fourth charity is build it. Skills are a much needed commodity in developing nations and equipping members of a community with the power to build can have transformational and long-lasting effects. This is Built It International’s mantra [...]
Best of the Brokers for 12 December 2014 December 11, 2014 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com CENTAUR MEDIA Westhouse Securities has moderated its rating from “buy” to “add”, to reflect that the upside to its 71p target price has been reduced by recent share price strength. The broker said this performance was well deserved due to the positive initiatives [...]
Miners weigh on FTSE as demand for metal drops – London Report December 11, 2014 BRITAIN’S top share index slipped to a six-week low yesterday, as mining shares fell sharply on concern that metal demand was weakening, while some stocks traded without the attraction of their latest dividend payouts. The mining companies put pressure on the blue chip FTSE 100 index, which closed 0.6 per cent lower at 6,461.70 points. [...]
Strong figures help Dow end three-day fall – New York Report December 11, 2014 US STOCKS rose yesterday as upbeat retail sales and other data pointed to a strengthening economy and lifted optimism about consumer spending. Indexes ended well off their highs for the day, however, paring gains late in the session as Brent Crude oil settled down 0.9 per cent, putting a lid on energy shares, and as [...]
Something for the weekend December 11, 2014 STOCK UP: WINE SAMPLE SALE New Zealand produces some of the world’s most underrated wines and the NZ Cellar is flogging lots of them for peanuts at a wine Garage Sale in Brixton on Sunday morning. £5 per ticket, children free, 8.45-14.00, visit musicglue.com. CHEER: PANTO HORSERACE In Greenwich on Sunday over 40 panto horses [...]
2014 Christmas shows in London: From traditional pantomime to award-winning theatre December 11, 2014 Whether you’re a fan of cutting-edge theatre, a good old singalong or a traditional Christmas pantomime, London’s got you covered. Here are some of our favourites. MOTHER GOOSE Hackney Empire, from £10 Princess Priscilla has waddled into the life of Mother Goose and started laying priceless golden eggs. Now Mother can buy whatever [...]
Sport Comment: Arsenal fans calling for Wenger’s head are focusing on wrong man December 11, 2014 ONE OF Fleet Street’s finest had a pop at Arsene Wenger the other day – form an orderly queue, why don’t you – suggesting his recent struggles will taint his considerable legacy when the time comes for him to move on. Well, I’ll go to the bottom of our stairs! Who’d have thought it? Struggling [...]
