Forget chauvinism: It’s good to be a woman in business June 29, 2015 Almost every week, another story portrays the City as a bastion of chauvinism, where women are underpaid and undervalued, dominated by macho males and discriminated against. In almost 20 years, I have never seen this happen. I have never been overlooked for a job, promotion or pay rise because I was a woman. My salary [...]
As it teeters on the brink of financial collapse, would Greek default spell disaster for markets? June 29, 2015 Kathleen Brooks, research director at Gain Capital, says Yes Greece might not be the be-all and end-all for markets in the short term, but in the long term, the events of the last few days could sow the seeds for the next major financial crisis. Our concern is that if another, larger Eurozone member gets [...]
US interest rate rises: Investors fear blue chip equity sell-off June 29, 2015 Blue chip equities may be set for a sell-off if the US Federal Reserve raises interest rates this autumn, investment managers are predicting. Base rates in the US have been held at a historic low of 0.25 per cent since December 2008. One consequence of this long period of near-zero rates is that some parts [...]
Greece adds to toxic mix of global risks – CNBC Comment June 29, 2015 Grexit, Grexident and now Greferendum – the debt crisis in Greece has thrown up plenty of new portmanteaux, as linguistics professors would call these often tortuous combinations of words. And owing to the Greferendum becoming a reality this weekend, it now looks increasingly likely that the others may also move from concept to execution. Greek [...]
Don’t let abrupt Grexit moves shake you out the market – DailyFX Tips & Picks June 29, 2015 WITH the heightened risk of a Grexit, traders are looking for ideas to take advantage. One popular idea is to trade the Dax. But as we saw yesterday morning, the Dax fell 5 per cent from its Friday close. Abrupt moves like this could be the end for any leveraged trader. This highlights the need [...]
Car review: Don’t judge the Audi RS3 Sportback by its flashy logo June 29, 2015 Do you chuckle when you press your car’s accelerator to the floor? Do you have an exhaust that barks so loudly it startles passersby? Does your car cover ground so quickly that it’s just a blur to pedestrians? If you wish you could answer yes to these questions, then Audi’s new £40,000 RS3 could [...]
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Deadlines are good for productivity June 29, 2015 Don’t fall into the common trap of wrongly estimating the time a project will take WORK expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” First highlighted by Cyril Northcote Parkinson in The Economist in 1955, this has become a common complaint among the very busy. Sixty years on, many of us still [...]
Paul Casey can be force to be reckoned with now that he’s turned corner June 29, 2015 Paul Casey may have been pipped to the Travelers Championship title in a sudden-death play-off, but the Englishman’s latest impressive showing is another sign that he is returning to his formidable best. Read more: Baby-faced superstar Spieth’s gift is an old head on young shoulders Casey played beautifully to tie with Bubba Watson on [...]
Petr Cech: I can make the difference to Arsenal title bid June 29, 2015 Goalkeeper Petr Cech believes his defection from champions Chelsea can help London rivals Arsenal end their 12-year wait for another Premier League title. Read more: This graph of every Arsene Wenger transfer shows why Petr Cech is an unprecedented Arsenal signing The Gunners have not claimed England’s top prize since 2004 and failed to [...]
