Gunners can notch their first win at the Emirates August 18, 2011 ARSENAL vs LIVERPOOL TOMORROW – 12.45PM SKY SPORTS ARSENE Wenger is one of the most experienced managers in the Premier League, but the last few weeks must still have been pretty testing for him. The sale of Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona clearly hurt and with Samir Nasri heading off to Manchester City plus a couple [...]
Masamah has the speed to burn off Nunthorpe rivals August 18, 2011 THIS afternoon’s Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes (3.40pm) is the next stage of the QIPCO British Champions Series and punters will be hoping for a better result than last year when the unheralded 100/1 shot Sole Power landed the prize. Eddie Lynam’s four-year-old will be back to defend his crown and even though he has disappointed the [...]
Frankie’s Thoughts August 18, 2011 THE York Ebor meeting is one of my favourites of the whole year and I was absolutely thrilled with Blue Bunting’s win in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks yesterday. She is an outstanding filly, very gutsy and has given me some fantastic days this season. The next leg of the QIPCO British Champions Series is this [...]
More misery August 17, 2011 STUBBORNLY high inflation and unemployment have pushed Britain’s misery index to record levels, according to official data released yesterday. The misery index – used by economists to estimate the unhappiness spread by joblessness and the rising cost of living – almost certainly jumped to a fresh high last month, as an extra 37,100 people joined [...]
Jupiter to take Minerva private August 17, 2011 EMBATTLED property developer Minerva is to leave the London Stock Exchange after most of its investors accepted a cash takeover offer that values the firm at £202m. Jupiter Properties 2011, a special purpose vehicle set up by Area Property Partners and Delancey, yesterday said it had approval from 91 per cent of Minerva investors. This [...]
Osborne must heed the Misery Index August 17, 2011 FOR years now, American elections have featured discussions of the Misery Index, a simple indicator which sums the unemployment and inflation rates. The higher the index, the angrier the electorate. In 1976, Jimmy Carter famously made a big deal of the index, arguing that Gerald Ford had no right even to seek the presidency given [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING August 17, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES ASAHI IN $1.3BN ALCOHOL DEAL Asahi is poised to agree the NZ$1.5bn (£800m) acquisition of Independent Liquor, the Australasian drinks group, in a deal that would represent the acquisitive Japanese brewer’s largest takeover to date. Barring a last minute hitch, Asahi will strike a deal for the Auckland-based group today, according to a [...]
Ocado founder wife cuts stake August 17, 2011 The wife of one of the Ocado founders slashed her stake in the firm just before it crashed to a record share-price low. Kira Faiman, wife of Jonathan Faiman, sold at least £7m worth of stock on 9 August through Tempest Capital. The firm has seen its stock tumble to below its flotation price as [...]
Bra-maker sells out to Belgians August 17, 2011 Rigby & Peller, bra-maker to the Queen and Lady Gaga, has sold an 87 per cent stake to Belgian lingerie firm Van de Velde for £8m. The deal will provide a windfall for the Kenton family, who have run Rigby & Peller as a family business since 1982. It is understood the family will continue [...]
Tobin tax would be suicide, report says August 17, 2011 A TAX on financial transactions would be “economic suicide” according to a study published this morning by a leading Westminster think tank. The Tobin tax, set to be tabled at the European Union in September, would drive jobs away from the City to lower-taxed parts of the world, the Adam Smith Institute (ASI) argues. The [...]
