Grey is absurd but it’s no howler January 26, 2012 Film THE GREY Cert: 15 *** by Stevie Martin Liam Neeson stars in this surprisingly fun and occasionally grisly survivalist story, complete with treacherous storms, sudden death and jumping off cliffs across mile-high crevasses. When Ottway’s (Neeson) flight home from Alaska goes down, stranding eight men in the middle of nowhere, he knows it’s not [...]
It is now Time For Rupert to show his class January 26, 2012 ANYONE keeping an eye on the ante-post market for the RSA Chase in recent weeks will have observed that the layers seem to be bracing themselves for Grands Crus’ defection to the Gold Cup. The likes of Bobs Worth, Last Instalment and Join Together have shortened dramatically, while Grands Crus is out to as big [...]
Expect United to make it three away wins in a row January 26, 2012 LIVERPOOL vs MANCHESTER UNITED TOMORROW – 12.45PM ITV1 THE year didn’t start at all well for Manchester United when they were trashed 3-0 at Newcastle. However, since then they have bounced back with two big victories – at Manchester City in the third round of the FA Cup and last week’s success at the Emirates. [...]
Nokia profits dive January 26, 2012 Nokia Oyj reported a 73 per cent fall in fourth-quarter earnings as sales of its new Windows Phones failed to dent the dominance of Apple’s iPhone or compensate for diving sales of its own old smartphones. The world’s largest cellphone maker by volume last February unveiled a major strategy shift to Microsoft Corp software for [...]
AT&T posts huge loss January 26, 2012 AT&T Inc posted a massive quarterly loss due to a break-up fee for its failed T-Mobile USA merger and a pension-related charge on top of costly subsidies for smartphones such as Apple’s popular iPhone. As a result, the telephone company posted a loss of $6.68 billion (£4.25bn) or $1.12 per share, compared with a profit [...]
Retail sales in biggest drop for three years January 26, 2012 Retail sales suffered their biggest annual fall in nearly three years in January, as shoppers reined in spending after picking up pre-Christmas bargains, an industry survey showed on Thursday. The Confederation of British Industry distributive trades survey’s balance for reported sales volumes plunged to -22 in January from +9 in December, its lowest level since [...]
NEC to axe 10,000 jobs January 26, 2012 NEC Corp said it will slash 10,000 jobs, almost one in 10 of its workers, in a bid to cut costs as competition from foreign rivals including Apple Inc pushes it deep into the red. NEC blamed its poor performance on weak demand for its smartphones amid the popularity of Apple’s iPhone in Japan, as [...]
Miners fuel FTSE gains as Fed eyes growth January 26, 2012 The FTSE was boosted by the US Federal Reserve’s promise to keep interest rates – and therefore bond yields – ultra-low for the next couple of years while positive results from miners also contributed to gains. Fed chief Ben Bernanke said that it may consider further monetary easing and would keep rates near zero until [...]
Nintendo reports 61pc fall in profit January 26, 2012 Nintendo posted a 61 per cent drop in quarterly operating profit on Thursday and forecast a 45bn yen (£369m) operating loss for the year to March, far worse than market expectations, hit by weak sales and the strong yen. The full-year operating loss will be the first since the company started announcing earnings in their [...]
Easyjet sees lift in passenger numbers and revenue January 26, 2012 Easyjet revenues rose by 16.7 per cent in the final three months of 2011 while passenger numbers lifted 8.1 per cent. The company, however, said that the heavy snowfall last year flattered the figures this time round.. The low cost airline said that it carried 12.9m passengers over the period. Keith Bowman, Equity Analyst at [...]
