FOCUS ON: RICHMOND, SURREY January 21, 2010 THE GRAND TERRACE, RICHMOND LOCK, TW1 1PX Price: From £1.35m The last phase of this development is scheduled for release at the end of this month and there will be 12 five-bedroom, period-style properties available to buy. The development is set close to the Thames and next to the Richmond promenade. Each property has four [...]
Why strategic downsizing is on the up these days January 21, 2010 EVERYBODY’S doing it. Not smoking or breaking their New Year’s resolutions – though there’s a fair bit of that going on too – but downsizing. Sue Laming, of Savills, says: “Finally, there’s decent value in the market. Nobody’s getting short-changed. Only 18 months ago there was virtually no downsizing, only distress sales. But now that [...]
Twist all set to turn on the Magic in Ascot’s Victor Chandler Chase January 21, 2010 ONLY eight runners have been declared for tomorrow’s Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot, but we are still set for a mouth watering clash with TWIST MAGIC, Petit Robin and Well Chief all standing their ground. However, Paul Nicholls’ dual Tingle Creek winner turned in a special performance at Sandown last month and if he turns [...]
the INSIDER January 21, 2010 In 1985 I was surrounded by ‘ghettoblasters’ playing tunes such as Journal of an Airman and 30-Love. In 1987 they were joined by Rodney Allen performing Days of 49. All the tracks were recorded be the Blue Aeroplanes who were quite prolific between 1984 and 1990. Today they would have to go some to match [...]
Stoke could prove tough nut to crack at Britannia January 21, 2010 STOKE CITY vs ARSENAL SUNDAY – 1.30PM, ITV1 ARSENAL did readers of this column a favour with their 2-0 win against Bolton at the Reebok last Sunday. It was a fairly comfortable victory for the Gunners, but they had to fight to come from two behind against the same opposition at the Emirates on Wednesday [...]
Goldman Sachs profits jump January 21, 2010 US bank Goldman Sachs has seen its net profits jump in the fourth quarter. The company made $4.95bn (£3.06bn) between September and December, compared with a loss of $2.12bn in the same period in 2008. Goldman said it will have a $16.19bn compensation and benefits pot for the whole year – up 48 per cent [...]
London Stock Exchange sees drop in revenue January 21, 2010 LONDON Stock Exchange Group Plc has posted a 9 per cent fall in revenue for its third quarter and said it expected market conditions to be testing for the current quarter. LSE, like other European exchanges, has been losing market share to upstart multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) such as Chi-X and BATS since pan-European regulation [...]
Enterprise Inns sees sales lift January 21, 2010 PUB group Enterprise Inns reported improving sales after many of its struggling licensees saw a long-awaited upturn in business. The UK’s second largest pub company said average net income per pub declined by 4 per cent in the 16 weeks to 16 January – compared to 8 per cent in the last financial year. Shares [...]
Morrison beats rivals with festive sales boost January 21, 2010 SUPERMARKET chain Morrison posted the biggest rise in Christmas sales among Britain’s top four grocers – but urged caution about 2010. Sales at stores open at least a year rose 6.5 per cent, excluding petrol and VAT, in the six weeks to 3 January. Total revenue rose by 10.8 per cent for the period. Morrison, [...]
US banks reveal cost of repaying bailouts January 20, 2010 WALL Street’s major players revealed the full price of buying their way out of the US government bailout scheme yesterday. Bank of America joined Citigroup to see its bottom line pummeled after paying a hefty penalty to escape the $700bn state Troubled Asset Relief Programme (Tarp) in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs [...]
