BBC iPlayer now delivers 30-day catch up October 6, 2014 Much to the delight of the BBC’s online viewers, the broadcaster has officially extended iPlayer’s catch-up from seven to 30 days, allowing fans of Dr Who and Sherlock three more weeks of procrastination. The extension, announced in April but enacted today, comes in time for autumn’s line up, which includes shows such as the Great [...]
Waste water treatment deal for Gibraltar October 6, 2014 The government of Gibraltar has appointed a joint venture between Northumbrian Services and Modern Water to construct a new waste water treatment plant. Modern Water is lead contractor on the design and build of the plant with a current contract value of around £22m, which is higher than the firm’s market cap of £21.7m.
Best of the Brokers for 7 October 2014 October 6, 2014 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com MODERN WATER Numis reiterated its “buy” rating with a target price of 62p. Modern Water announced its largest ever contract yesterday, as preferred bidder to design and build a wastewater treatment plant in Gibraltar. The broker said this was “clearly a very important [...]
Banks lead the pack as FTSE bounces back – London Report October 6, 2014 GAINS in major bank stocks led Britain’s benchmark equity index higher yesterday, and troubled supermarket group Tesco rose after new board appointments. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index, which fell to its lowest closing level in nearly a year last week, closed up by 0.6 per cent, or 35.74 points, at 6,563.65 points. Among the financials, [...]
Wall St slips as traders look to earnings’ data – New York Report October 6, 2014 US SHARES yesterday fell in choppy trading, with traders nervously eyeing the start of earnings season, while the S&P 500 failed to remain above a key technical level. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 17.78 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 16,991.91, the S&P 500 lost 3.08 points, or 0.16 per cent, to 1,964.82 and [...]
Gimme 5: Useful websites for entrepreneurs October 6, 2014 Business Owners’ Idea Cafe This handy site is run by a series of successful entrepreneurs and authors, and includes advice, resources and relevant news items. Membership is free, and the site has a strong online community. www.businessownersideacafe.com Business Owner’s Tool Kit If you’re looking for a comprehensive collection of advice, case studies and tips [...]
Jim Mellon: Three things you didn’t know about the multi-millionaire fund manager October 6, 2014 1 He once ended up owning a nightclub in Manila due to non-payment of a debt. Luckily the debt was repaid. But for six months, he was the owner of the Firehouse Club, unbeknown to his employers. 2 He was once charged with accompanying the ex-Foreign Secretary, George Brown, on a trip around Japan. Then [...]
Freemen drive flock of sheep over London Bridge October 5, 2014 Nobody ever takes it seriously – you’re a freeman of the City? Doesn’t that mean you get to drive a sheep over London Bridge, ha, ha? But it really is an age-old tradition which the Worshipful Company of Woolmen is keen to maintain, and they made full use of the honour bestowed on them to [...]
Correction October 5, 2014 James Crabb There was a very unfortunate editing error in Friday’s article on James Crabb in The Capitalist. We intended to write that Mr Crabb had “struck out” from his former role as Deutsche Bank MD to start up his own company – a pocket concierge app called Source – but what we actually printed [...]
Best of the Brokers for 06 October 2014 October 5, 2014 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com BAE SYSTEMS Westhouse has reiterated its “sell” recommendation with a target price of 469p, Germany stopped taking delivery of Typhoon fighter aircraft following the discovery of BAE-manufactured non-conforming rivet holes in a rear fuselage section not identified by the firm’s quality control checks. [...]
