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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
La Vie en Rose July 1, 2009 SOMETHING is up with rose wine. Its image as the cheap and cheerful, distinctly low-brow summer tipple is evaporating like water on a hot summer’s day. It’s gone from being the sort of thing you’d drink on holiday in Great Yarmouth or Blackpool while getting sunburned to the colour of a lobster to the drink [...]
ROSE WHAT TO DRINK THIS SUMMER July 1, 2009 Langlois Cremant de Loire Rose Brut (£12.99, Oddbins)This fizz is flying off the shelves – and justifiably so. It’s one of the best in France, being made by Bollinger, with stringent rules determining the quality of its production and grapes. The result is a champagne-standard bubbly, full of raspberry and blackcurrant but also with bite [...]
Beating the Aussies again would be even more satisfying than in 2005 July 1, 2009 BACK in 2005, Andrew Flintoff was at the absolute peak of his powers. Named Man-of-the-Series in that unforgettable Ashes victory over Australia on home soil, it wasn’t long before the powerful Lancashire all-rounder was being recognised as the leading player in the world by top cricketing almanac, Wisden. Now, four years on, Flintoff is still [...]
Hussey ton tames Lions as Cook saves England blushes July 1, 2009 SAVIOUR Michael Hussey took the wind out of Steve Harmison’s sails to bring respectability to an otherwise disappointing day for Australia’s batsmen against England Lions. Harmison impressed with 3-67, while Durham team-mate Graham Onions took 2-62 as the England second string put the tourists on the back foot early on at New Road. But Hussey [...]
