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Ryanair to cut Dublin flights as passenger traffic declines July 8, 2010 IRISH airline Ryanair said it would cut its Dublin winter capacity by 15 per cent as passenger traffic falls, and again called for a tourist tax to be scrapped and airport charge increases to be reversed. Europe’s biggest low-cost carrier will cut its Dublin base to 12 aircraft from 14 aircraft this winter and will [...]
Temasek sticks with Asia after portfolio rises 43pc July 8, 2010 SINGAPORE sovereign investment company Temasek yesterday said its portfolio rose 43 per cent year-on-year to S$186bn (£88.6bn) at the end of March, but has slipped since then in line with soft global markets. The eighth-largest sovereign wealth fund in the world said 78 per cent of its portfolio was in Asia as of the end [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS July 8, 2010 PROVIDENT FINANCIAL Numis has issued a “buy” recommendation for Provident Financial and with the interim results coming up it details what it expects from the two core divisions: consumer credit and Vanquis. Overall, despite the current tough market conditions, Numis said it expects the group interim profits to be broadly flat. TOTAL UBS has raised [...]
PT’s golden shares ruled illegal by EU July 8, 2010 THE European Court of Justice ruled yesterday that Portugal’s golden share in Portugal Telecom (PT) broke EU rules, opening the way to a possible conclusion of PT’s sale of its Brazilian unit to Telefonica. Portugal stunned investors last week by using its golden share to block a shareholder vote overwhelmingly in favour of selling PT’s [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS July 8, 2010 Jones Lang LaSalle The property-focused financial and professional services firm has appointed James Brown from Grosvenor as its new head of retail research and consultancy for the EMEA region. Brown is currently UK director of research at Grosvenor, where he is responsible for property market forecasting and analysis of demand, supply and values, local market [...]
Steely Bell chimes again as England cruise to easy win July 8, 2010 IAN BELL marked his return to the one-day side with a match-winning knock as England cruised to a six-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first of their three-match series. The Warwickshire batsman, making his first ODI appearance since November 2008, followed up his 158 for the Lions against India A on Tuesday with a splendid [...]
Injury has robbed us of a legend in Harry Ellis, says a saddened Johnson July 8, 2010 MARTIN JOHNSON believes England have lost a future legend in Harry Ellis, who was forced to retire yesterday at the age of 28 with knee problems. The Leicester and England scrum-half underwent reconstruction surgery on his left knee in 2007, then saw his brief comeback thwarted with a similar injury last season, eventually prompting him [...]
Spurs net £20m sponsor in league and cup split deal July 8, 2010 TOTTENHAM last night announced an innovative sponsorship proposal which will see them wear different branded shirts for league and cup matches. The move came after software infrastructure firm Autonomy announced a £20m deal over two years to become title sponsors for Premier League games only. Now, Spurs are looking to agree a deal with a [...]
Tottenham ready to mount a league title challenge – Bale July 8, 2010 TOTTENHAM flyer Gareth Bale believes Spurs are ready to take another step up and mount a challenge for the Premier League title next season. Harry Redknapp ended years of frustration in May when he led the White Hart Lane outfit to fourth place and a first ever shot at the Champions League. And Wales star [...]
Cavendish claims 11th stage win July 8, 2010 CYCLING: Mark Cavendish recovered from his recent setbacks to claim his 11th Tour de France stage victory after a sprint finish in Montargis. The Manxman crashed out of the first stage and finished a disappointing 12th in Wednesday’s fourth stage, but showed his class to hold off German Gerald Ciolek and Team Sky’s Edvald Boasson [...]
