DailyFX Tips & Picks: Analyst’s pick April 14, 2014 CURRENCY STRATEGIST CHRIS VECCHIO My pick: Stay short euro-Aussie, short euro-dollar Expertise: Fundamental and technical analysis with risk management Average time frame of trades: A few hours to a few weeks As global central banks diversify away from the US dollar, and as the Eurozone continues to progress from the depths of its crisis, we [...]
A Great British beast of a sports car April 14, 2014 It may not be in the same league as the P1 but the 650S is the best consolation prize anyone could hope for THE McLaren P1 hyper-hybrid might just be the greatest car in the world right now. But it costs nearly a million quid, only 375 are being made and I haven’t been allowed [...]
Not convinced? April 14, 2014 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… FERRARI 458 SPECIALE PRICE: £208,000 0-62MPH: 3.0 secs TOP SPEED: 202+ mph CO2 G/KM: 275g/km MPG COMBINED: 23.9mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Four Stars PERFORMANCE Five Stars PRACTICALITY Two Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Three Stars LAMBORGHINI HURACAN PRICE: £200,000 (est) 0-62MPH: 3.2 secs TOP SPEED: 202mph CO2 G/KM: 290g/km MPG COMBINED: 22.3mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Three [...]
Want to improve your focus? Wind up a kitchen timer April 14, 2014 The Pomodoro Technique claims to make the clock your friend, but it has a big flaw THERE may be a small device lurking in your kitchen that could transform your ability to get things done. The tomato-shaped cooking timer, known in Italian as a pomodoro, was first identified as a vital tool for better time [...]
Exclusive: Ecclestone to fast-track F1 sponsorship guru hire April 14, 2014 FORMULA ONE boss Bernie Ecclestone has revealed plans to recruit a head of sponsorship this month and denied reports that he is plotting a takeover. Sponsorship comprises 14.7 per cent, or $225m (£134m), of F1’s $1.6bn annual revenue and Ecclestone personally strikes deals with brands such as logistics firm DHL, watchmaker Rolex and investment bank [...]
Man City to learn financial rule fate April 14, 2014 MANCHESTER City are expected to find out this week whether they face punishment under European financial fair play (FFP) rules. City and French champions Paris Saint-Germain are believed to be the two most high-profile teams at risk of failing new break-even rules. Governing body Uefa’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) meets today and tomorrow in [...]
Ryder next on Bubba’s hitlist April 14, 2014 NEWLY-CROWNED double Masters champion Bubba Watson has warned Europe that his next goal is to reclaim the Ryder Cup for the United States at Gleneagles this year. The American has had a miserable time in the competition, taking just three points from eight matches in two losing appearances, but, having booked his place at September’s [...]
Arsenal chief Gazidis criticises FA over 25,000 cup final allocation April 14, 2014 ARSENAL chief executive Ivan Gazidis has criticised the Football Association’s ticket policy for the FA Cup final, calling it “not right”. The Gunners and Hull City are set to receive 25,000 tickets each, as has become the norm, with the remaining 40,000 divided between Club Wembley box holders, who receive 17,000, and what is termed [...]
Golf Comment: Aggression gives Watson an edge April 14, 2014 IT WAS the same outcome and the same setting as two years ago, but the manner in which Bubba Watson won the Masters at Augusta National on Sunday was very different. Watson was much more dominant and aggressive on his way to a three-shot victory this time, playing magnificent golf that truly outclassed the rest [...]
Oscar accused of acting in court April 14, 2014 ATHLETICS: Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was accused yesterday of “getting emotional” in court because “your version is improbable”, as he denied the murder of his girlfriend. The South African shot Reeva Steenkamp in February last year but says he did so because he mistook her for an intruder.
