Hewitt beats Federer in Brisbane January 5, 2014 TENNIS: Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt beat top seed Roger Federer 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 to win the Brisbane International yesterday, his first title since 2010.
Murray confirmed for Queen’s January 5, 2014 TENNIS: Britain’s Andy Murray has confirmed he intends to warm up for his Wimbledon defence by playing the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club in June. Murray, who is preparing for next week’s Australian Open, has won three times at Queen’s.
Former jockey Biddlecombe dies January 5, 2014 HORSE RACING: Terry Biddlecombe, a three-time champion jump jockey and husband to former trainer Henrietta Knight, died yesterday aged 72. He won the jockeys’ title in 1965 and 1966, and was joint-winner in 1969.
Firms paid to clock off early to keep lights on December 19, 2013 FIRMS could be asked to switch their lights off next winter, as the threat of a UK-wide energy shortage increases. The National Grid will invite businesses to reduce their consumption or turn off gas and electricity completely between 4pm and 8pm on weekdays next winter, to guarantee enough energy to cope with growing demand. Companies [...]
High Street champion Bill Grimsey accuses Debenhams of bully-boy demands December 19, 2013 RETAIL veteran and former Wickes boss Bill Grimsey has hit out at Debenhams, accusing the department store group of “bully-boy tactics” after it demanded discounts from its suppliers just days before Christmas. The small business champion, who launched an independent review into the high street this autumn, said the demands made on suppliers were “unacceptable”. [...]
High street kicks-off sales frenzy ahead of Christmas December 19, 2013 DISCOUNTING activity in the crucial run-up to Christmas has begun in earnest as new figures out yesterday showed that nearly three quarters of retailers were now holding sales in a last-minute bid to win over shoppers. PwC said 72 per cent of the 100 high street retailers surveyed were now on sale or holding promotions [...]
A Merry Christmas and thanks for your support during 2013 December 19, 2013 AFTER months of speculation about how the markets would react to the gradual phasing out of monetary stimulus in the US, we got part of our answer over the last 36 hours. And, it has to be said, it’s so far so good. Some assumed that even a hint of a tightening of monetary policy [...]
Khodorkovsky’s pardon causes market gains December 19, 2013 RUSSIAN stock markets gained yesterday after Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to pardon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia’s richest man, after he spent more than ten years behind bars. The move was seen as a boost for investors increasingly worried about political freedoms and Russia’s ability to reform the economy. Russian stocks have underperformed emerging market [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 20 December 2013 December 19, 2013 FINANCIAL TIME Taper pressures emerging markets Markets soured on the day after the US Federal Reserve’s dramatic tapering of its asset purchases from $85bn to $75bn per month as the dollar climbed and vulnerable emerging markets came under pressure. The taper heralded a new era of dollar strength, with the US currency up by 0.6 [...]
Dealer.com picked up for $1bn December 19, 2013 Dealertrack Technologies, which makes software used by car dealerships, will acquire Dealer.com for around $1bn (£610m) in cash and stock from Apax Funds. “Dealer.com and its team, whom we’ve long admired and respected, complement our solutions, and significantly enhance our ability to deliver a market leading suite of integrated technologies capable of transforming automotive retailing,” [...]
