Dow surges after upbeat profit postings – New York Report October 30, 2014 US STOCKS rose yesterday, boosted by a strong reading on quarterly economic growth and by another round of upbeat earnings reports including Visa, which accounted for nearly 140 points in the Dow industrials. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 221.11 points, or 1.3 per cent, to 17,195.42, the S&P 500 gained 12.35 points, or 0.62 [...]
Leigh and Spall turn on the style October 30, 2014 FILM MR TURNER Cert 12a | By Alex Dudok de Wit ★★★★★ François Truffaut once suggested that there’s something about England’s countryside – “The subdued way of life, the stolid routine” – that’s “anti-cinematic”. If only he’d lived to see Mike Leigh’s latest movie, which is about all of these things and yet is a [...]
Sport Comment: Not all of Gazza’s old pals have fled – but now it’s down to him October 30, 2014 by Bill Bradshaw Walking towards City A.M.’s office the other day I saw a poster plastered across one of those new hydrogen-powered buses: “Help London Rebuild Gaza!” it pleaded. I did a double-take. It was advertising an event at the Troxy theatre in aid of the crisis-hit region but – for a moment – I [...]
Manchester derby promises goals October 30, 2014 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS THE MANCHESTER DERBY AND ASTON VILLA AGAINST TOTTENHAM AWESOME attack undermined by dodgy defence: both managers have the same problem to solve in Sunday’s Manchester derby. Manuel Pellegrini has admitted he is “worried” by his team’s form. In little over a week, Manchester City threw away a two-goal lead to hand CSKA [...]
Back winless Villa to go to the dogs again October 30, 2014 PAUL Lambert’s assertion that Christian Benteke could need “six or seven games” to find his best form won’t go down well with Aston Villa fans. Having endured more than eight hours of football without seeing their team score, the Holt End is redefining the phrase ‘long-suffering.’ Along the way Villa have become the ninth side [...]
Spread betting on bookings October 30, 2014 THE BOOKINGS market is always interesting when it comes to a Manchester derby. Sporting Index award 10 points for a yellow card and 25 points for a red. If a player is sent off after receiving a second yellow card the total points for that player will be 35. Last season there were four yellow [...]
A London NFL team would bring £100m kick October 29, 2014 Last year’s two NFL games at Wembley brought an extra £32m to London, according to research from Deloitte, a figure that could rise to £58m by 2016. And the value that a full-time London team could bring to the capital? £102m.
Complaints double as payday loan brokers accused of hiding charges October 29, 2014 Payday loan brokers are stinging vulnerable customers with enormous hidden charges, the Financial Ombudsman Service warned yesterday. The agency said it had seen a sharp rise in complaints about the brokers; it has logged 11,500 since April, around double the number of complaints seen in the same period last year. Banks have been inundated with complaints [...]
US corporate results round up October 29, 2014 HERSHEY Hershey reported a 5.8 per cent rise in quarterly net sales yesterday as demand for chocolates ahead of Halloween was stronger than the company had expected. However, the maker of Hershey Kisses and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups said net income fell to $223.7m (£140m) in the third quarter ended 28 September, from $232.9m a [...]
Best of the Brokers for 30 October 2014 October 29, 2014 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com BG GROUP Canaccord Genuity reiterated its “buy” rating, following BG Group’s third-quarter results yesterday. The broker noted that slowdown in the Egypt, Kazakhstan, Britain and the US “could not be offset by new volumes from Brazil, Bolivia and the UK. The target price remains [...]
