The Tipster | The glass is half Fullers January 21, 2013 THE glass is half-full for Fuller Smith Turner. Backed by steady growing turnover and profit, the brewer’s shares have risen by nearly 9 per cent over the last year. Like-for-like sales over Christmas and the New Year are also expected to be up, giving traders something to toast when it issues an interim management statement [...]
Davos never fixes global economy January 21, 2013 ENOUGH is enough. No more snow please. As an Englishman, I know deep down we are atrocious at handling Alpine conditions in this country. Britain’s recent heavy snowfall is threatening to send the country flying into a triple dip (or whatever number we are up to now) recession, as the UK economy grinds to a [...]
Analyst picks for 22 January 2013 January 21, 2013 CURRENCY STRATEGIST CHRIS VECCHIO My pick: Short Aussie dollar-yen, euro-yen and dollar-yen Expertise: Fundamental and technical analysis Average time frame of trades: A few hours to a few days The Bank of Japan’s policy meeting on 22 January should formally usher in new ultra dovish monetary policies. The yen remains oversold – we recently saw [...]
Bread as a matter of course January 21, 2013 RESTAURANT GAIL’S KITCHEN 11-13 Bayley Street, Bedford Square, WC1B 3HD Tel: 020 7323 9694 FOOD *** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE **** Cost for two with wine: £65 GAIL’S Bakery, the well-known artisan chain, is the brainchild of Tom Molnar and Ran Avidan. Their focus has always been on producing traditional handmade-quality bread and this mantra has [...]
Catch game birds before they fly January 21, 2013 Head chef, Paternoster Chop House Blame IT on TV schedules stuffed with period dramas like Agatha Christie and Downton Abbey, but every winter, I always end up feeling nostalgic about everything that is quintessentially British. Watching the upper crust engaged in their traditional pastime of shooting game birds reminds me that there’s only a few [...]
The split personality grape that will get you through the winter January 21, 2013 bottle.opener@cityam.com It is January. It is bitterly cold, Christmas has cost a fortune, the chap next to you on the train is hacking viruses all over you, it’s dark outside and you know it is going to get dark again at 4pm. Happy times. In these circumstances there is only one wine I turn to, [...]
Three to follow January 21, 2013 One for the weekend BVS Shiraz Peter Lehmann, Barossa Valley (£9.99 on offer, Majestic). Everything a Shiraz is supposed to be when there’s snow on the ground One to impress the neighbours Crozes Hermitage Les Trois Chênes, 2010, Emmanuel Darnaud (£19.95, Berry Bros). This is a regular in the Bennett cellar and, when deployed, never [...]
Toffees waste chance to leave London trio in sticky situation January 21, 2013 SOUTHAMPTON 0 vs EVERTON 0 LONDON trio Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea were let off the hook last night when Everton, their main rivals in the four-way battle for two Champions League places, failed to beat turmoil-hit Southampton. The Toffees, who remain fifth in the Premier League, missed the chance to close to within a point [...]
Hail McGinley and don’t fret about McIlroy January 21, 2013 BEFORE I tackle the weekend action I must start by saying how pleased I am that Paul McGinley has been named the European Ryder Cup captain for 2014. Paul did all the groundwork: he had two successful stints leading Great Britain and Ireland in the Seve Trophy and was also vice-captain on two winning Ryder [...]
Murray ruthless in Australia but won’t turn his back on US Open January 21, 2013 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray distanced himself from talk of boycotting this year’s US Open yesterday, after breezing into the Australian Open quarter-finals for the fourth successive campaign. Players are said to be ready to abandon the Major in New York because they disagree with the men’s final being moved to Monday and believe the increase in [...]
