THE TIPSTER April 19, 2011 In spite of the denial of talks between the Greek authorities and the EU on debt restructuring, the markets are losing faith in the single currency. This week’s trading has seen the euro drop against the dollar to lows of $1.4200, so we are seeing early signs that the upward trend might be broken. Cantor [...]
FOREX ANALYST PICKS April 19, 2011 FOREX STRATEGIST JOHN KICKLIGHTER My pick: Short Kiwi dollar-dollar, Short euro-dollar, long dollar-yen Expertise: Fundamental and Technical Analysis with Risk Management Average time frame of trades: 1 day to 1 week None of my setups from last week played out as a meaningful risk aversion move was still absent. We may have seen such a [...]
Use Fibonacci numbers to aid trading gains April 19, 2011 THE use of Fibonacci numbers to predict stock market movements is not something on which there is a universal consensus. Some swear by them while some see them as a lot of nonsense. Whatever your view, it may be worth taking a look at this example of a system that can often track market reversals [...]
Open sesame: the Porsche Targa April 19, 2011 I’VE been wanting to drive a 911 Targa for a while and here’s why. For all the clever engineering and folding tin-top balletics seen on many sports coupes in recent years, there is no getting around the fact that I am not fantastically taken with convertibles. Sure, I can appreciate what a wonderful experience it [...]
CAR TALK April 19, 2011 LUXE NEW MINI BMW has introduced the most exclusive and luxurious Mini yet at the Shanghai motor show. The “Mini Inspired by Goodward” is a 1,000 limited edition Mini crafted using Rolls-Royce materials and overseen by RR designers. The Mini has an interior trimmed in walnut burr, black RR-quality nappa leather, a deep-pile lambswool carpet, [...]
Investec Derby Trial can go to Gosden again April 19, 2011 JOHN GOSDEN has made his customary strong start to the season and he looks to have an excellent chance of winning a third Investec Derby Trial in five years with MUSAWAMA this afternoon (3.10pm). Already a winner of his two races at Lingfield and Kempton this season, this race has always been the target for [...]
FOOTBALL TRADER BEN CLEMINSON ANALYSES THIS EVENING’S NORTH LONDON DERBY April 19, 2011 TOTTENHAM vs ARSENAL 7.45PM SKY SPORTS 1 THERE are always key defining moments in any Premier League title race and Liverpool’s 10th minute injury time penalty has surely put the final nail in the coffin of Arsenal’s challenge. It was a heartbreaking ending for the Gunners and they now need to pick themselves up for [...]
Summer glow essentials April 18, 2011 Get the look 1 YSL Volupte Sheer Candy Glossy Lip Balms, £21 at Harrods. www.harrods.com 2 Nars Velvet Gloss Lip Pencils, £17.50 each at John Lewis, House of Fraser and Selfridges 3 Urban Decay stardust eyeshadow in Griffith, £15, www.asos.com 4 Benefit Bella Bamba blush, £23.50, www.benefitcosmetics.co.uk 5 Clinique Chubby stick in chunky cherry, £14.00, [...]
Why Fujitsu’s broadband plan will probably fail April 18, 2011 GEEK SPEAK @Steve_Dinneen Fujitsu is planning to roll out superfast broadband to 5m rural homes. That’s good, right? Broadband for you, broadband for me, broadband for everybody. We can all meet in a chat-room and discuss how great it is that someone in a bothy in rural Aberdeenshire can download the back-catalogue of My Family [...]
Episode 10: cannons and a child’s anger April 18, 2011 THE case is empty. Nelson’s delicate Trafalgar coat has been removed for conservation. I remember it vividly, with its four orders of chivalry and with the entry hole of the fatal musket ball, fired by a sniper from high in the rigging of the French ship Redoubtable, just beneath the left epaulette of the vice [...]