In-form United to put the boot into struggling derby rivals April 9, 2015 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS THE MANCHESTER DERBY DERBY DAY arrives in the North-West this Sunday as a resurgent Manchester United look to heap even more pressure on their stuttering neighbours Manchester City. A look at recent history – whether in the league or in the derby itself – can tilt thoughts to either the red or [...]
Aintree return can see Balder claim another big prize April 9, 2015 TODAY’S Melling Chase (3.25pm) is highly competitive but practically every horse in the line-up has something to prove. Champagne Fever is the one to beat if he’s over the lip-biting from stablemate Un Atout that forced him to miss the Betway Champion Chase. However, he’s always been inconsistent and I wouldn’t put total faith in [...]
Maximum excitement on the grand national April 9, 2015 THE WORLD’S most famous steeplechase charges into most of our living rooms tomorrow afternoon and Sporting Index have a range of markets to keep you gripped by the action. A total of 40 horses are set to line up, but how many will finish? Traders are predicting 17-18 will complete the marathon 4m3½ furlong course. [...]
Defiant Greek PM Alexis Tsipras cosies up to Russian President Vladimir Putin April 8, 2015 Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras risked straining relations with his Eurozone partners even further yesterday after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to boost ties between the two countries. Dismissing European officials who questioned his intentions for the trip, Tsipras said: “Greece is a sovereign state – it has its undisputed right to a [...]
Helge Lund: The £28m BG Group man who missed his big day out in London April 8, 2015 Oil giant Shell and its takeover target BG Group sent their top executives into the City yesterday to face questions over the proposed £47bn deal, a transaction that would create the largest company on the FTSE. However, one man was notable by his absence – BG’s chief executive Helge Lund, who was deemed so valuable [...]
Ed Balls: I have not U-turned over non-dom rules April 8, 2015 Labour’s shadow chancellor Ed Balls hit back at the Tory party yesterday after being accused of contradicting himself over a new plan to end non-doms’ tax status. Balls, along with party leader Ed Miliband, said that a Labour government would scrap the non-domicile rule that allows people to reduce the amount of tax paid on earnings [...]
Best month of car sales this century April 8, 2015 Nearly half a million new cars rolled on to Britain’s roads in March, the best month for new car registrations since 1999. Consumers and firms registered 492,774 new cars in March, up six per cent on the same month last year, according to figures released yesterday by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). [...]
Moody’s warns Brexit is a bigger threat to UK credit rating than 2015 General Election April 8, 2015 The prospect of Britain leaving the European Union could cause more damage to the country’s credit rating than uncertainty over the outcome of May’s General Election, Moody’s warned yesterday. The ratings agency said a potential period of uncertainty if neither the Conservatives nor Labour wins an overall majority on 7 May was unlikely to affect [...]
Switzerland sells bonds at negative yield April 8, 2015 SWITZERLAND yesterday auctioned 10-year government bonds with a negative yield, in what some banks said was the first time a government has effectively made investors pay for the privilege of lending to it for such a long period. The Swiss Federal Treasury said it sold 232.5m Swiss francs (£161.6m) of bonds maturing in July 2025 [...]
Generic drugmaker Mylan in $29bn approach for rival Perrigo April 8, 2015 A spate of mega-mergers continued apace yesterday as generic drugmaker Mylan announced that it had offered to buy Perrigo for about $29bn (£19.43bn) in cash and stock. The move would significantly beef up Mylan’s offerings of over-the-counter consumer products. Mylan said it proposed to acquire the Ireland-based company for $205 per share, representing [...]
