New York Report: Technology and biotech stocks drag on market March 24, 2014 US STOCKS fell yesterday, with some of the market’s recent best performers like technology and biotech shares leading the way down. Concerns that the crisis in Ukraine could escalate gave investors a reason to drop some of the market’s biggest trading favourites. The Nasdaq fell below its 50-day moving average earlier, in a sign of [...]
CNBC Comment: Alibaba float splits investor opinion March 24, 2014 FROM advisers to potential investors, many are salivating over the forthcoming Alibaba listing stateside. Investors who dabbled in Facebook and Twitter will now have access to the champion of Chinese internet players, where e-commerce is booming. According to China Internet Network Information Center, China ended 2013 with 618m internet users, 500m of which were mobile [...]
DailyFX Tips & Picks: You can be wrong half of the time and still profitable March 24, 2014 HOW IS this possible and how can you leverage this? Well, if you gain 2 per cent of your account every time you book a gain and only loss 1 per cent on your bad trades, you will still be ahead. You will on average take two steps forward when gaining and only take one [...]
DailyFX Tips & Picks: Analyst’s pick March 24, 2014 CURRENCY STRATEGIST CHRIS VECCHIO My pick: Out of euro long, looking short post-FOMC meeting Expertise: Fundamental and technical analysis Average time frame of trades: A few hours to a few weeks A more hawkish Federal Open Market Committee (thanks to Fed chair Janet Yellen’s hint that the first rate hike could come around six months [...]
Letters to the Editor – 25/03 – Russia and the City, Savings culture, Best of Twitter March 24, 2014 Russia and the City [Re: The UK is not as dependent on Russian money as you think, yesterday] Some interesting data, but there are also some unanswered questions. What about law firms’ revenue? And even if the money is not held in the UK, how much of it is managed from a UK-based family office? [...]
Six tips for saying no to your boss March 24, 2014 Too much of a people-pleaser? But declining requests could be good for your career AS WARREN Buffett famously said: “The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.” It’s a sensible mantra, but it’s also easier said than done. Most of us fear that declining [...]
A fast, fun and fiery Italian stallion March 24, 2014 The brand new Maserati Ghibli brings something strikingly different to the executive saloon market REVIEWING cars can be a glamorous business, what with all the exotic launch locations, fast motors and gorgeous engineering personnel (OK, maybe not that last one). Sometimes, though, you find yourself freezing cold while being rained on in Surrey. But at [...]
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Luxurious way to curry favour March 24, 2014 City chef John Woodward tells Melissa York why lobster is the real food of love I‘VE WORKED in a lot of hotel restaurants in my time, but Strip Bar & Steak at the Malmaison Hotel, is more like a restaurant with rooms than a hotel with a restaurant. You don’t get all the politics you [...]
Dish of the day March 24, 2014 John Woodward’s Goan Lobster/Prawn Curry Fish ■ One lobster per person or 500g tiger prawns goan spice mix (makes about 10 portions depending on how hot you like it) ■ 1 tbsp cumin seeds ■ 2 tbsp coriander seeds ■ 2 tbsp black peppercorns ■ 1 tbsp cloves ■ 1 tbsp tumeric ■ 200g red [...]
