A French Prince will be crowned on the Knavesmire July 23, 2015 THE trip is the most important factor in tomorrow’s £100,000 York Stakes (2.55pm), with current market leader Custom Cut having never run over 10 furlongs. Top Notch Tonto, Bragging and Tullius are all also unproven in the staying department, while distance winner Kelinni is sure to be outclassed in what will be his first Group [...]
Apple share price shockwave put markets on edge as tech company stocks tumbled July 22, 2015 Technology stocks across the globe fell like dominoes yesterday, feeling the aftershock from Apple’s tumbling share price. The California-based smartphone giant dropped by more than seven per cent in pre-market trading after releasing its results for the third quarter, and its shares lost another four per cent of their value throughout yesterday. US [...]
Strongest UK car production in seven years July 22, 2015 UK car makers are racing ahead this year, with sales to confident Brits steering production to a seven-year high. The number of cars rolling out of British factories jumped 5.4 per cent in June to 143,759, according to figures published this morning by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). So far this year, Britain [...]
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras fights to keep bailout deal on track July 22, 2015 Greece’s banks received a new cash injection from the European Central Bank (ECB) yesterday, ahead of a crucial vote on a third bailout for the country. The ECB’s governing council raised the cap on emergency assistance for the country’s fragile banking system by €900m (£630m), as Greek politicians debated ahead of voting on a second [...]
BBC appoints Laura Kuenssberg as political editor amid shake up July 22, 2015 The BBC yesterday announced the appointment of Laura Kuenssberg as political editor, taking over from Nick Robinson. Kuenssberg, who has been chief correspondent and a presenter on Newsnight since February 2014, previously served as business editor at ITV News between 2011 and 2014. She said yesterday: “I’m completely delighted and I recognise the responsibility on [...]
Interest rates could take off early as policy makers change tone: Will 2015 see the first hike since 2007? July 22, 2015 In April this year, Mark Carney became the first Bank of England governor to see deflation in Britain since Lord Cameron Fromanteel Cobbold experienced a bout of falling prices in 1960. But despite inflation undershooting its two per cent target by such a wide margin, Carney is preparing markets for a rate hike this [...]
TalkTalk share price dips as broadband battle heats up: Price wars looming in UK telecoms market July 22, 2015 Telecom firm TalkTalk became the first victim of an increasingly competitive battle to win broadband customers yesterday, after £330m was wiped off the group due to concerns over the UK’s market. The firm, led by chief executive Dido Harding, saw shares close down nearly nine per cent after results showed revenue growth of 3.5 [...]
Cost of London office space set to soar amid supply shortages July 22, 2015 Office space is in short supply, putting upward pressure on prices, a new survey of property surveyors reveals today. In central London, 60 per cent more surveyors are seeing a rise rather than fall in demand across all areas, the research undertaken by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said. As a [...]
Surge for City spaces propels LandSec sales July 22, 2015 PROPERTY giant Land Securities said momentum continues to grow after logging strong annual results earlier this year, with healthy take-up in London, low vacancy rates and rising rental values. The FTSE 100 company yesterday said that of the 1.1m sq ft it had to rent in March, 22,000 sq ft had been let or was [...]
Victoria’s secret’s out: She’s heading south July 22, 2015 HAMMERSON said yesterday that lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret will debut on the South coast, when it opens a new store in November at WestQuay in Southampton. The move makes Hammerson the biggest landlord to the brand in the UK. No word on which Angels will welcome the new store…
