THE TIPSTER October 31, 2011 SHARES in Man Group are languishing at lows not seen since March of 2009, down over 50 per cent year to date. Weekend reports suggested Man could be considering using some of its cash pile of around $1bn to fund a share buyback at current levels, so CFD traders were buying with tight stop losses [...]
Hair-raising tips: growing the mo October 31, 2011 G ROWING a moustache can be a dangerous business. You risk ridicule with uneven growth or social exclusion with an unclean and whiffy tache. Then there’s the maintenance and the blade-based dangers of trimming. You can avoid these pitfalls with our Movember guide. View this moustache-growing month as an opportunity to look dashing while raising [...]
Episode 34: A letter from Father October 31, 2011 MY own dearest son David, Your mother and I were pleased to see you all at the weekend and of course, especially to meet your beautiful twins; our delightful grandchildren. There are some things a father cannot say to a son or, perhaps, simply that I cannot say to you. So I hope you will [...]
FIT IN THE CITY October 31, 2011 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT FORGET swanky members clubs – no sooner has the stork paid a visit these days, everyone who’s anyone ditches chi-chi clubs for the family-friendly spa. The constant media bombardment of supermodel mum pics (you know the ones, catwalk-ready six weeks after being wheeled out of the delivery suite), combined with endless [...]
Look beyond Chinatown for the hottest regional food October 31, 2011 CHINATOWN should be worried. Just beyond its main artery, Gerrard Street, lies a triumvirate of restaurants muscling in on its territory with militantly spicy dishes and brazen authenticity. When they arrived in Soho, Bar Shu, Baozi Inn and Ba Shan were a celebration of flavours from the Sichuanese province of China in gorgeous lanterned settings [...]
QUAFFER’S CORNER October 31, 2011 HEAD SOMMELIER AND MANAGER OF LUTYENS RESTAURANT Pinot Noir is a tricky grape to grow. Countries in the New World struggle to reproduce the fragrance and elegance that characterise red Burgundy where this grape originates (and, I would add, the best wines of Germany, where it is know as Spätburgunder). New Zealand is probably the [...]
St Paul’s Dean steps down as pressure mounts over protest October 31, 2011 The dean of St Paul’s Cathedral has resigned, saying his position had become untenable. The Very Rev Graeme Knowles said the past fortnight had been a testing time. It follows weeks of protests outside the cathedral by anti-capitalist protesters, which led to the building being closed for the first time since Word War II. City [...]
House prices fall as confidence ebbs away October 31, 2011 The fall in house prices in England and Wales accelerated in October as consumers become increasingly worried about the outlook for the economy and shy away from buying homes, property data firm Hometrack said. Average prices dipped 0.2 per cent on the month compared to falls of 0.1 per cent in each of the five [...]
Euro area growth to fall sharply warns OECD October 31, 2011 The euro area is headed towards a sharp economic slowdown in 2012, with some countries set for negative growth, and failure to restore confidence in battered state finances could prompt a major contraction in developed countries, the OECD said on Monday. In a report released just days before a summit of G20 leaders in Cannes [...]
Miners peg back markets October 31, 2011 European shares fell early in the session with miners hurt by falling metals prices while the afterglow of last week’s Eurozone debt deal began to fade. Miners were dented by Japan wading into the currency markets to rein in the value of the soaring yen, which sent the dollar up. A stronger dollar makes dollar-priced [...]
