MARTIN ON THE MARKETS June 21, 2009 AFTER three months of virtually non-stop rallying, are the brakes finally on? Despite a US data-led push ahead on Friday, the FTSE 100 index still finished the week down nearly 100 points. Even Friday’s fight-back may be tested this morning following a fade in US stocks after London’s close. GFT is calling the FTSE to [...]
British stocks lead the way in defence aerospace boom June 21, 2009 IT was a bad few days for civil aerospace firms at the Paris Air Show last week. After the first four days, total orders and commitments for civil aircraft totalled $14.1bn. To put that in context, at Farnborough in 2008, total orders and commitments for Airbus and Boeing alone came to more than $64bn. The [...]
TROUGHING UK ECONOMY WILL BOOST POUND June 21, 2009 JANE FOLEYRESEARCH DIRECTOR, FOREX.COM WE might still be knee deep in recession, but policy makers have started to talk about how they will mop up in the aftermath of their generous fiscal and monetary incentives. In essence, it is prudent that this discussion takes place now. Even when deflation was a real fear in many [...]
THE TIPSTER June 21, 2009 BUYERS have been snapping up banks with decimated share prices, but there are still some crisis-resilient picks in the financial sector, such as Standard Chartered. On Thursday the bank will be in the spotlight when it releases its trading update. It has managed to survive the credit crunch relatively unscathed and its share price has [...]
Holidaying through rose-tinted spectacles June 21, 2009 BEACHES are what the Caribbean does best, and you’ll struggle to top the postcard perfection of Pink Sands in the Bahamas. Gazing out across the sand, it’s as though you’re seeing the world through rose-tinted spectacles, as the swathes of powder edging Harbour Island have a fantastical salmon-tinged hue. Crushed pinky shells of microscopic marine [...]
Making sure you’re fashionably on time June 21, 2009 THE true sign of a top-notch timepiece is not the beautiful design of its exterior, but the technological quality of its interior. The leading Swiss watch producers pride themselves on a level of finesse that can boggle the mind. For that reason, luxury watch enthusiasts have tended to have a rather sniffy attitude towards fashion [...]
Vettel victory sparks a Red Bull assault June 21, 2009 RESURGENT Red Bull laid down the gauntlet to championship leader Jenson Button and his Brawn GP team after registering an impressive one-two in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Young pretender Sebastian Vettel cruised to a third Grand Prix victory ahead of team-mate Mark Webber, while Button, winner of six races already this season, finished [...]
Younus: T20 triumph is like a gift from God June 21, 2009 ECSTATIC Pakistan captain Younus Khan described the World Twenty20 trophy as “gift” to the Pakistani people after leading his side to an eight-wicket demolition of Sri Lanka in the final at Lord’s. After losing their opening match to England, Younus’ side rallied to victory in their next five games before impressively disposing of the favourites [...]
Federer feels no pressure as he goes in search of history June 21, 2009 RED-HOT favourite Roger Federer insists he has shelved any thoughts of creating tennis history at Wimbledon this next fortnight. The Swiss ace is looking to surpass Pete Sampras’ record of 14 major titles by landing a sixth success at the All England Club. His chances increased dramatically after defending champion and world No1 Rafael Nadal [...]
Payne gets the nod as Lions are left licking their wounds June 21, 2009 ENGLAND prop Tim Payne has been called-up for the British Lions squad as cover for international team-mate Andrew Sheridan. Sheridan missed Saturday’s 26-21 first Test defeat against South Africa in Durban with a back injury and remains a doubt for Saturday’s second Test in Pretoria. Indeed, coach Ian McGeechan is taking no chances and yesterday [...]
