Carroll maintains he never wanted to leave Newcastle February 1, 2011 NEWCASTLE manager Alan Pardew and his former striker Andy Carroll were last night locked in a war of words over who initiated the 22-year-old’s record £35m move to Liverpool. Carroll maintains he was forced into handing in a transfer request to facilitate the move and insists leaving St James’ Park was never on his agenda [...]
Google says Bing copied searches February 1, 2011 Google accused Microsoft’s Bing search platform of copying its search results yesterday, after Google faked search answers and said it found the same responses on its rival’s site in seven to nine out of 100 searches. Microsoft said the allegations were misleading but has not denied them.
Nomura loses fourth star to Bank of America Merrill Lynch February 1, 2011 BANK of America Merrill Lynch has poached Peter Bell, a star investment banker, from Nomura. Bell (right) will join Merrill in the spring – after a spell of gardening leave – where he will team up with former Nomura Co head of global investment banking Christian Meissner, as well as former banking colleagues Adrian Mee [...]
SUPERSTAR TRADESMEN AND WINDOW PAINS February 1, 2011 THE Premier League is still catching its breath following the hysteria of Monday’s record-breaking £135m deadline day. But as the dust settles on a historic end to the January window, we look at the winners and losers. Who has injected fresh impetus into their flagging squad, and who looks likely to rue the business they [...]
EMI in fresh sale talks February 1, 2011 GUY Hands had barely surrendered control of EMI to Citigroup last night before speculation started over who its next owner might be. Citi, which took EMI from Hands’ private equity firm Terra Firma last night after declaring its £3.4bn debt mountain unsustainable, denied it had solicited interest from potential buyers. “There is no sales process [...]
BP promises change after $4.9bn losses February 1, 2011 BP POSTED its first annual loss in almost 20 years yesterday, but granted a dividend to shareholders as it attempts to move on from last April’s Gulf of Mexico disaster. BP lost $4.9bn (£3bn) in 2010 due to mounting Gulf spill clean-up and compensation costs, though the firm made a $4.4bn profit in the fourth [...]
ANALYST VIEWS: IS BP SHOWING SIGNS OF RECOVERY? February 1, 2011 STUART JOYNER | INVESTEC The figures are below forecasts, with disappointment in refining and marketing in particular. The dividend is in line, though it has been set this low for political rather than business reasons. The deal with Rosnef has a long-term future, though the dispute has potential to rumble on. IVOR PETHER | ROYAL [...]
Europe may prove Blues’ best chance February 1, 2011 NEVER mind their worries about qualifying for next season’s Champions League – Chelsea’s transfer window business has made them strong contenders to finally win the trophy in this campaign. The arrival of Fernando Torres in particular, and David Luiz, will rejuvenate Carlo Ancelotti’s squad at a time when they were also starting to show signs [...]
Rooney at the double as United’s run keeps going February 1, 2011 MANCHESTER UTD 3 vs ASTON VILLA 1 MANCHESTER UNITED striker Wayne Rooney roared back to goalscoring form with a brace which helped his side equal a club record run of 29 league games unbeaten. United roared out of the traps and were ahead after just 50 seconds when Rooney collected Edwin van der Sar’s long [...]
Moulton’s Better Capital buys parts of Connaught February 1, 2011 VENTURE capitalist Jon Moulton has bought parts of collapsed housing repair group Connaught, as administrator KPMG nears the end of dismantling the firm. Moulton’s private equity group Better Capital said yesterday is will pay £15m to buy and restructure Connaught’s risk management subsidiary, which did not collapse but was held by KPMG as one of [...]
