Commodities drive FTSE 100 higher as prices tempt buyers March 17, 2011 COMMODITY stocks powered a bounce in Britain’s top shares by close yesterday, as heavy selling this week made equities look attractive from a technical perspective, with volatility set to persist. The FTSE 100 index closed 97.88 points or 1.8 per cent, higher at 5,696.11. It had fallen in each of the previous six sessions and [...]
Bargain hunters help lift Wall St March 17, 2011 WALL Street rebounded after three days of declines yesterday, but the advance could be temporary as concerns about Japan’s nuclear crisis persisted. The S&P 500 recovered after giving up the year’s gains on Wednesday, but options activity showed traders are increasing hedges against another decline in stocks. “As the headlines come out of Japan, there [...]
Changing times: moving on from Mayfair March 17, 2011 PRICES of the Monopoly board favourite Mayfair, as well as other prime favourites, have rocketed to near 2007 levels (see graph below), leading to the emergence of alternative investment hotspots. Marylebone is being hailed as the new Mayfair, with residential favourites Pimlico, Hampstead and Fulham hot on its heels. Mayfair prices have been drastically pushed [...]
WIMBLEDON March 17, 2011 RIDLEY ROAD Price: £749,950 The elegant yet unassuming exterior of this three-bedroom house conceals a family home to die for: all clean lines, sash windows and shiny wooden floors. Plenty of space for entertaining, including an extensive open-plan kitchen – ideal for dinner parties, and a decent-size garden. Contact: Foxtons on 020 8605 2900 or [...]
NEED TO KNOW | AREA INSIGHT March 17, 2011 Commuting: Based at the southern end of District Line, Wimbledon Station has good access to West and Central London. There are also regular overground trains to Waterloo (taking 19 minutes) and a twice-hourly service to St. Pancras (taking 40 minutes). Education: Ursuline High for girls and Wimbledon College for boys are two above-average comprehensives. Wimbledon [...]
INTERIORS March 17, 2011 CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF APD INTERIORS Q. Dear Andrew, the rooms in my home are not particularly big. How can I make them appear bigger? A. Start by asking yourself if you could just reorganise and declutter to create more space. Nothing makes a small room look smaller than a cluttered, messy room, so clear it [...]
PROPERTY NEWS March 17, 2011 OPEN HOUSE DAY AT STRUTT & PARKER The estate agents Strutt & Parker will be opening the doors of properties across the UK for buyers on 26 March. Prospective buyers will be able to view a range of properties, from quaint cottages to grand manor houses, in a relaxed, pressure-free environment, from 10am to 4pm. [...]
Sheridan outshines Sienna March 17, 2011 Theatre FLARE PATH Theatre Royal, Haymarket Of all the fearful things brave people did in World War II, few were more perilous than being part of a bomber crew. A quiet sense of terror underwrites Flare Path, which is set in a small hotel where flight crews and their loved ones meet to relax between [...]
ALSO OUT: March 17, 2011 DVD Submarine Directed by Richard Ayaode, a touching, entrancing look at teenage love. lincoln lawyer Matthew McConnaughey plays a lawyer who conducts business from his Lincoln limo in this run-of-the-mill thriller. DVD The Social Network Enthralling, award-winning examination of Facebook’s birth. red Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich star in this action thriller about [...]
WORLD’S FIRST SOCIAL MEDIA HEDGE FUND TO TRADE FROM TWEETS March 17, 2011 WORD has reached The Capitalist of an unconventional new approach to trading: using Twitter to predict swings in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The method is the brainchild of 28-year-old City trader Paul Hawtin and his brother Simon, whose new hedge fund, set to launch in April as a spin-off of their family-run investment boutique [...]
