Brighter SHADES July 1, 2009 WHEN aviator shades came back into fashion a few years ago, there was more than a whiff of retro about them. It was either about nailing that Donnie Brasco look from the Seventies, or the mirror-shaded naffness of Tom Cruise, Miami Vice and Milli Vanilli. Luckily, things have moved on a bit, and the aviator [...]
OUT OF OFFICE July 1, 2009 OPENING OF LIQUID NATION BARFresh on the scene is the communistic sounding “live music venue for the people”. Communism has its upsides: drinks are £2.50; there are two smoking terraces each with their own bar and live music and DJs every Thurs-Sat. More controversially, there are also big pictures in the windows of those involved [...]
Cricket’s divine comedy, from WG to pedalos July 1, 2009 AND GOD CREATED CRICKETBy Simon HughesDOUBLEDAY, £20WITH the Ashes series approaching, the minds of anybody who has ever enjoyed a sleepy afternoon listening to the thwack of leather on willow (or enjoyed the considerably more rowdy pleasures of the Western Terrace at Headingly) will be turning to cricketing matters. There’s no better accompaniment to a [...]
CAREERS CLINIC July 1, 2009 RICHARD REIDPSYCHOTHERAPIST AND DIRECTOR OF PINNACLE PROACTIVE“I work in a small department, and have completely fallen out with a colleague. He questions everything I say, and I feel I can’t express my ideas. There’s a lot of tension between us and it’s beginning to affect my work, but my manager won’t stand up for me. [...]
The parachute regiment comes to the rescue July 1, 2009 IF all the talk of bottoming out and green shoots is to be taken seriously, one career sector looking to benefit is interim management, the arena of senior executive trouble-shooters. A development from the older American model of turnaround specialists, interim management – in which executive-level experts are parachuted into companies to address specific operational [...]
US stocks jump on green shoot hopes July 1, 2009 US STOCKS rose yesterday, the start of the third quarter, as reassuring manufacturing data from China, Europe and the United States reinforced hopes that the world’s economy is on the road to recovery. A day after the benchmark S&P 500 wrapped up its best quarter in a decade, investors ploughed new money into stocks, boosting [...]
FTSE gains on commodities rally after price of oil rises July 1, 2009 THE FTSE 100 closed 2.2 per cent higher yesterday, fuelled by a rise in the oil price which prompted a strong rally in commodity stocks, and on hopes that the recession may be drawing to a close. The index was up 91.50 points at 4,340.71, after closing 1 per cent lower on Tuesday. “When (the [...]
CITY EYE July 1, 2009 THE sun glints off the glass facades of the Gherkin and the Lloyd’s and Willis insurance buildings yesterday as the City enjoyed yet another day of glorious weather. Looks like that summer-to-beat-all-summers is finally here, folks…
PREMIER TAX EXPERT STILL IN THE LEAGUE July 1, 2009 IT WAS au revoir (but not goodbye) last night at a leaving party at City restaurant Manicomio for PricewaterhouseCoopers’ John Whiting, the popular tax adviser who’s often been dubbed “Britain’s most quoted accountant”. Whiting – who’s known as “Mr T” on his regular stints on the BBC 2 Working Lunch sofa – has already started [...]
Credit Suisse hands over names July 1, 2009 Swiss bank Credit Suisse yesterday said it will pass the names of clients holding French securities to the French markets authority. A Credit Suisse spokesman said the bank, one of the world’s biggest wealth managers, has sent a letter to French clients holding French stocks or bonds. Access to Swiss client names is a sensitive [...]
