RAPID RESPONSES October 10, 2011 How to cut the EU The EU has an opportunity to wrong foot its detractors with its next seven-year budget, which is starting to be negotiated. The signs, however, are not good. The European Commission and Parliament have proposed increases for 2012, of 4.9 per cent and 5.2 per cent respectively. The debate needs to [...]
UK labouring over any growth in employment October 10, 2011 BRITAIN’S Office of National Statistics (ONS) will tomorrow release its UK employment statistics for September. There are some who forecast an improvement, but a surprise isn’t altogether out of the question. After all, trading wouldn’t be any fun if you didn’t get the occasional shock result. While the UK labour statistics do not carry with [...]
DESPITE THE RHETORIC, EU DEBT WEIGHS October 10, 2011 AT the beginning of last week, equities were heading lower. On Tuesday, major US stock indices such as the Dow 30, Russell 2000, and S&P 500 traded below levels last seen at the beginning of August, although all three subsequently snapped higher on the same day. The S&P is now up over 8 per cent [...]
A week full of stock results: what to watch October 10, 2011 TO say we live in interesting economic times would be an understatement. Confidence is low and money is tight. And retail stocks often show investor nerves more prominently than other markets. But it isn’t all bad news: volatility in the market can serve to make the life of the spread better more exciting. So with [...]
THE TIPSTER October 10, 2011 GOOGLE has been under some pressure recently from two other US powerhouses in the shape of Facebook and Apple. Facebook is becoming ever more competitive in the advertising sector, while Apple is still leading the way with its tablet and phone devices. However, the launch of its new social media venture, Google Plus, will be [...]
Sketch and the art of the restaurant October 10, 2011 Q. What is Sketch’s relationship with art? A. Sketch wants to live with its time and this means engaging with art as a part of society today. Even if you don’t appreciate contemporary art – you need to have an eye on it and have a certain interest. Compared to some other restaurants we have [...]
Deep Frieze: our pick of art fair highlights October 10, 2011 Kiki Smith in the Sculpture Park Kiki Smith’s sculptures are metaphorical and visceral. Recent work has particular emphasis on creating images using techniques associated with women’s work, such as 19th-century needlework. She’s also exhibited in the Solomon R Guggenheim museum and the Metropolitan museum of art. Thomas Houseago Houseago’s sculptures are a must-see. The sheer [...]
Spice up your diet to ward off nasty winter viruses October 10, 2011 WITH the weather swinging as wildly as Dita von Teese’s tassles, the chances are the mild weather of the last few days will be replaced by dead-of-winter temperatures any minute now. Such sudden changes are a nightmare for the immune system – and there’s not much worse than a Mexican wave of sniffling and spluttering [...]
Hot topics this week October 10, 2011 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT BAREFOOT running, toning shoes, green tea… there’s a lot that’s being debated at the moment. In this week’s column, I’m separating the truth from the false on some current hot topics. BAREFOOT RUNNING IS BETTER FOR YOU THAN RUNNING IN TRAINERS: FALSE This is probably the most hotly debated exercise topic [...]
Episode 31: The joys of newborns: how to deal with your friends October 10, 2011 AS Noel coos over Harry, sleeping in Emma’s arms, I take Gwenllian – yes, I got my way with their names after all – from Gabriella and collapse onto the sofa, resting my feet on the coffee table in front of me. Gwenllian snuggles into me. I call Nick. “I’m sitting here with your Goddaughter [...]
