KOGAS buys into LNG project December 16, 2010 State-run Korea Gas Corp (KOGAS) will buy a 15 per cent stake in Australia’s Gladstone liquefied natural gas project today and agree on a long-term supply deal, the Korean government said, paving the way for a final investment decision on the $15bn (£9.6bn), 7.2m tonnes per annum project. In a complex transaction, KOGAS will buy [...]
Low & Bonar sees sales growth December 16, 2010 Specialist materials group Low & Bonar yesterday forecast full-year pre-tax profit to be at the upper end of consensus on improved sales across the board, sending its shares up eight per cent. The firm, which supplies yarn, fabric and fibre to end-markets like civil engineering and transport, forecast 2010 sales growth of over 10 per [...]
NEED TO KNOW: FASHION Q&A December 16, 2010 Founders of Rous Iland members’ boutique Q: It’S so cold and we are in for more snow – how can I look chic and stay warm? I feel like such a mess with all my layers. A: Winter dressing is challenging but when you get it right it is so rewarding. Knits are everywhere and [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS December 16, 2010 STAGECOACH RBS has upgraded the transport group to “hold” from “sell” with an upgraded target price of 200p. The broker sees Stagecoach’s expansion in North America as a key question for the board, with a lack of franchise partners currently thwarting growth. It believes the firm could return up to £250m to investors in 2011. [...]
FASHION NEWS December 16, 2010 DUNHILL’S NEW DIGITAL COOL Alfred Dunhill has launched a new app called Day 8, a content hotspot for “images, articles and film housed within an online interface”, giving the Dunhill view of the world by showing the best of luxury and aesthetic taste. www.dunhill.com HUGO BOSS WRIT LARGE IN DUBAI Hugo Boss’s prominence in the [...]
Title rivals are hard to split in massive match December 16, 2010 CHELSEA vs MANCHESTER UNITED SUNDAY, 4.00PM, SKY SPORTS CARLO Ancelotti was much happier with his team’s performance at Tottenham on Sunday, but how he must wish that Didier Drogba had converted his injury-time penalty. A draw was probably a fair result in the end and taking a point from White Hart Lane is never a [...]
Kauto to be Kempton Star again December 16, 2010 IF the weather forecast is to be believed, then tomorrow’s Ascot meeting looks highly unlikely to go ahead. However, they have been wrong before and for that reason I’ll give you a couple of horses to look out for just in case. Firstly, MILLE CHIEF looks terrific each-way value at 7/1 with Paddy Power in [...]
Euro glory the target for Kuyt December 15, 2010 LIVERPOOL forward Dirk Kuyt believes the Europa League will offer the club a major opportunity to end their five-year trophy drought. Liverpool finished top of Group K after two wins and four draws following last night’s goalless draw against Utrecht at Anfield. And Kuyt hopes this will be a season when the Reds can bring [...]
Tevez will be told to stay December 15, 2010 MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini will implore wantaway striker Carlos Tevez to remain at the club when the pair meet for showdown talks tomorrow. Mancini is yet to confront his leading goalscorer, but is confident the 26-year-old can be talked out of leaving the club in January. City have made it clear they intend to make sure [...]
England’s Aussie mentality makes them dangerous December 15, 2010 WEAK, lacking the stomach for a fight and content simply to lose with a smile on their faces – all insults directed at England’s cricketers before the last Ashes series. But the man who ripped into James Anderson’s personality ahead of the 2009 contest, Justin Langer, accepts there has been a sea change in the way [...]
