Fed and China worries push stocks down – New York Report September 14, 2015 MANY investors put off making big bets ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting this week, which, along with worries over weak economic data from China, pushed US stocks down yesterday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 62.13 points, or 0.38 per cent, to 16,370.96, the S&P 500 lost 8.02 points, or 0.41 per cent, [...]
Yes, Jeremy Corbyn’s far left shadow chancellor John McDonnell is a joke – but the threat he poses is all too real September 14, 2015 "Know Your Enemy" is advice worth heeding. And it is particularly appropriate for those of us who believe in free markets when faced with the new shadow chancellor John McDonnell. For it would be easy simply to dismiss him as a far left nutcase. Not because he is not far left (he is). Not [...]
Labour has rejected its own legacy of NHS reform – with sad implications for patients September 14, 2015 "New Labour officially dead and buried", tweeted Daily Politics presenter Andrew Neil as the Labour leadership election results came in. Writing for the Guardian, general secretary of Unite the Union Len McCluskey also interpreted Jeremy Corbyn’s victory as “three parts optimism and one part repudiation of the ‘New Labour’ past”. It is hard [...]
Fit for the digital age: Why we’re not publishing paper copies of our annual report September 14, 2015 As a firm advising clients on regulatory disclosure, transparency and getting digitally fit for the future, corporate reporting is a major focus for PwC. Having produced a traditional print and pdf annual report for several years, this week we published something decidedly different. For the first time, we’ve released our annual report solely in a [...]
As Jeremy Corbyn is criticised for his male-heavy shadow cabinet, has Labour got a woman problem? September 14, 2015 Atul Hatwal, editor of Labour Uncut, says Yes Boy oh boy, Labour really has a woman problem. No woman deemed able enough to fill any of the big jobs. A commitment from Jeremy Corbyn that half of his shadow cabinet would be women already broken, with just 10 women appointed out of 22 full members. [...]
The US Federal Reserve won’t hike interest rates while markets wobble – eToro Tips & Picks September 14, 2015 It's a massive week for financial markets, as the Federal Reserve takes centre stage and with monetary policy the big talking point. Thursday sees the Fed make its latest announcement on interest rates, with many still uncertain as to whether we will see the much-anticipated hike this month or not. European markets remained [...]
Pellegrini calm over Aguero fitness setback and backs side to complete Italian job in his absence September 14, 2015 Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has backed his squad to cope with the absence of Sergio Aguero after the Argentina striker was ruled out of tonight’s Champions League clash with Juventus at the Etihad Stadium. Aguero has failed to recover from the knee injury which forced him from the field during the first half of [...]
Hartley loses role as Saints skipper September 14, 2015 ENGLAND outcast Dylan Hartley was yesterday replaced as Northampton Saints captain by scrum-half Lee Dickson after six seasons in the role. Hooker Hartley lost his place in Stuart Lancaster’s Rugby World Cup plans after being handed a four-week ban for headbutting Saracens’s Jamie George in May’s Premiership semi-final at Franklin’s Gardens. It was the sixth [...]
Young jockeys for striking role as Rooney ruled out of United clash September 14, 2015 Manchester United will be without skipper Wayne Rooney for tonight’s Champions League clash at PSV Eindhoven after the striker failed to recover from a hamstring injury which sidelined him for Saturday’s victory over Liverpool. Manager Louis van Gaal has left Rooney at home, as United bid to make a winning start to this season’s Champions [...]
Djokovic breaks own cash record September 14, 2015 WORLD No1 Novak Djokovic is rapidly closing in on Roger Federer’s status as the highest paid tennis player in history after beating the Swiss in the US Open men’s singles final in the early hours of yesterday morning. Djokovic overcame Federer for a second successive major final, winning 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, taking his collection [...]
