Shares in HTC plummet to a two-year low June 7, 2012 SHARES of HTC fell to their lowest intraday level in more than two years yesterday after the smartphone maker warned of lower revenues and was named in a patent lawsuit by rival Apple. The world’s fifth largest smartphone vendor, battling to regain market share from Apple and Samsung, suffered a rapid fall from grace in [...]
CITY VIEWS | HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR LINKEDIN PASSWORD? June 7, 2012 SIDDHARTH ANKATHIL DEUTSCHE BANK I will go and check that everything is ok with my account. If it looks like there is anything wrong I will change it. But I am not a very active user; the last time I used it was two years back. GAURAV AHUJA JP MORGAN I don’t use LinkedIn but [...]
G4S boss: Healing rifts over ISS will take time June 7, 2012 SECURITY group G4S is still trying to heal the rift with shareholders caused by its failed £5.2bn tie-up with ISS, its chief executive has admitted. Nick Buckles said the mega-merger, abandoned in the teeth of opposition from major investors, had been a victim of the “shareholder autumn”. Buckles faced questions at the firm’s annual general [...]
Xstrata and WPP ignore shareholder spring at their peril June 7, 2012 EVEN before the phrase “shareholder spring” was uttered, it was clear that investors were becoming unruly. More often than not it was strategy rather than executive remuneration that caused discontent. Much of the recent unrest, ostensibly about pay, is really about direction. Andrew Moss, the former Aviva boss, could have paid himself £1 last year [...]
Spain need Torres if they are to defend the toughest title of all June 7, 2012 THE WORLD Cup may be seen as the ultimate prize but the European Championship is actually a tougher tournament. The quality of player is very high so teams have to hit the ground running because if they don’t, they can find themselves out before the knockout stage. This all makes the competition, which starts today [...]
MY FOUR TIPS June 7, 2012 Germany France Holland Spain EXPECTATIONS for England are at an all-time low going into these Euros and I can’t see them enjoying much possession, which is why I hope they focus on pace in attack. Roy Hodgson’s men will need to be hard to beat and hit teams on the break and, with little speed [...]
MEN TO WATCH June 7, 2012 Yohan Cabaye Cabaye has fewer defensive duties with France than at Newcastle because there are more midfielders around him, which allows him to be more of a playmaker. If he has a good tournament they will go far. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar He has a fantastic international record, has had a great season with Schalke and is [...]
Hart: Only refs will make us stop for racists June 7, 2012 ENGLAND goalkeeper Joe Hart insists the team will not react to racial abuse by abandoning matches at the European Championship unless a referee instructs them to do so. Michel Platini, President of European football’s governing body Uefa, has already confirmed that any player that chooses to leave the pitch without the referee’s consent will be [...]
England target Test win over rain and Windies June 7, 2012 ENGLAND hope their third Test against West Indies will finally begin this morning at Edgbaston after heavy rain meant yesterday’s play being abandoned without the bowling of a solitary ball. Umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Tony Hill made the call yesterday afternoon, the first time such a conclusion has been reached since the 2009 Ashes at [...]
Quick win sets me up for final, says Sharapova June 7, 2012 WORLD No2 Maria Sharapova declared her delight after defeating Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-3 to reach the French Open final, believing her chances of success in tomorrow’s showpiece to be significantly strengthened by doing so. Sharapova’s straight-sets victory potentially boosts not only her confidence, but leaves her physically fresh ahead of her final meeting with Italy’s [...]
