Festive drinks December 2, 2014 Drinkable delights for a very merry Christmas Courvoisier XO If it’s good enough for Napoleon, it’s good enough for your loved ones. Award-winning Courvoisier XO is rich, full-bodied and smooth. £70.95 thewhiskyexchange.com D1 Daringly Dry Gin There’s no G&T like a Daringly Dry G&T. Complete with funky bottle. £39.95 harveynichols.com Balblair 69 This exceptional single [...]
Experiences December 2, 2014 Give your loved one an experience they won’t forget Marriott Sleep Well Experience If your loved one can’t sleep, treat them to a night of luxury at the Marriott Grosvenor Square. £499 marriotthotels.co.uk Hardy Amies Signature Bespoke suit A hand-made, Savile Row suit from this fashion-forward tailor. One of the Row’s best kept secrets. Starting [...]
2014 Christmas gift ideas: Must-have gadgets from Bose speakers to Dyson fans and the iPhone 6 Plus December 2, 2014 Our pick of the must-have gadgets this festive season. Bose SoundTouch 20 Excellent sound quality and an easy-to-navigate app makes this wireless speaker system – now with Spotify connectivity – one of the best on the market. £349.95 currys.co.uk iPhone 6 Plus Love your iPhone but wish it were a few sizes bigger? [...]
Lewis shakes up Tesco management structure December 1, 2014 TROUBLED retailer Tesco yesterday announced a new management structure that will see group chief executive Dave Lewis temporarily take over the day-to-day leadership of the UK operation. In other changes that will take effect on 1 January, Robin Terrell, its multi-channel director who stepped in to lead the UK business in September after the discovery [...]
Hackett opens new store in the city December 1, 2014 BRITISH men’s outfitter Hackett London yesterday opened a new store on 55 Old Broad Street, in the City. The total retail selling space is 150 square metres. A selection of the late Brian Blow’s artwork, renowned for his 50s and 60s graphic prints, will be used in the store.
Passengers stranded in Lufthansa strike December 1, 2014 LUFTHANSA pilots, protesting against their pension terms, started a two-day strike yesterday, their ninth this year. Germany’s flagship airline cancelled close to half its scheduled flights, leaving 150,000 passengers stranded and wiping millions of euros off the airline’s earnings.
Next Google glass has something new inside December 1, 2014 Google is expected to turn to chipmaker Intel to power the second generation of its Glass computer headset expected to launch next year. Glass originally launched in 2012, but has as yet failed to gain sales traction with its £1,000 price tag and nerdy appearance. Intel plans to promote Glass to a business audience, according [...]
Best of the Brokers for 02 December 2014 December 1, 2014 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com TULLOW OIL Westhouse Securities reiterated its “buy” rating. The broker said it believed the general oil sell-off following last week’s decision by Opec not to cut production “presents an excellent opportunity to buy in to the UK’s leading listed E&P company”. Target price [...]
Oil and China data weigh on FTSE as it suffers 1pc fall in day – London Report December 1, 2014 BRITAIN’S top share index yesterday dropped to its lowest in two weeks, as commodity shares slumped and Vodafone fell on speculation it is considering possible acquisitions. The FTSE 100 closed down one per cent to 6,656.37 points, after falling as low as 6,637.39, the lowest since 17 November. Vodafone fell 2.9 per cent to 227.20p [...]
Dow falls on weak figures – New York Report December 1, 2014 US STOCKS fell in a broad decline yesterday, with the S&P 500 suffering its biggest one-day drop in more than a month, as economic data indicated weakness across the globe and the holiday shopping season got off to a tepid start. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 51.44 points, or 0.29 per cent, to 17,776.9, [...]
