THE TIPSTER November 22, 2010 TRADERS on Wall Street will have one eye on the forthcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend because we’ve already seen a degree of risk mitigation in recent days. However with so much uncertainty right now it seems unlikely that the buyers will come back with any real conviction. No one wants to get caught on the wrong [...]
CONTRACTS FOR DIFFERENCE NEWS November 22, 2010 FOREX.COM BRINGS IPHONE APP TO THE UK Online trading provider GAIN?Capital’s FOREX.com has brought its American iPhone application to the UK, Japan and Russia. The application is built for the v2.0 version of the iPhone and will include all the features of the American mobile platform such as line and candlestick charting facilities, 40 currency [...]
OUT OF OFFICE November 22, 2010 BLACK WATCH RETURNS TO THE BARBICAN Quite simply one of the greatest theatrical achievements of the past decade, Gregory Burke’s astonishing play about Scottish soldiers fighting in the Middle East is returning to the Barbican this month. Taking in military traditions, the desolation of working class Scottish life, the boredom and terrors of desert warfare, [...]
The ex-investment banker who is shaking up the retail trading world November 22, 2010 ROBIN OSMOND does not come across as somebody intent on disrupting the status quo. But this is exactly what the softly spoken and quietly animated LMAX chief executive has in his sights with the launch of the firm’s new retail trading venue. The exchange, which currently offers contracts for difference (CFD) and rolling spot FX, [...]
Bank shares drop amid insider trading probes November 22, 2010 BANK shares weighed on stocks yesterday as Europe’s smouldering debt crisis and fears of an insider trading probe in the United States sapped buying interest for most of the session. The Nasdaq fared better than the Dow and the S&P 500 after upgrades to chipmaker SanDisk and chip-gear makers Amkor Technology and Teradyne. Risk aversion [...]
REVIEW: SEASONAL PEDICURE November 22, 2010 THERE’S something very lovely about a wintry, Christmassy pedicure. It’s cold outside, you’ve got a flush in your cheeks and your hands are full of goody bags. What could be nicer than ducking out of the shopping mayhem and settling onto a warm bed in a delicious cavern of a spa in one of Mayfair’s [...]
FTSE hits a three-week low as fears of debt contagion in Eurozone take hold November 22, 2010 BBRITAIN’S top share index closed lower yesterday, hurt by banks and commodity stocks as initial upbeat sentiment over Ireland’s bailout subsided, giving way to fears over potential problems in other Eurozone countries. The FTSE 100 closed down 52 points, or 0.9 per cent, at 5,680.83, its lowest since October 29, retreating from 5,783.14 earlier in [...]
There is no folly in eating here November 22, 2010 The Folly 41 Gracechurch Street, EC3V 0BT Tel: 0845 468 0102 FOOD SERVICE ATMOSPHERE Cost per person without wine: £20 THE City, it appears, has been truly starved of a good, affordable restaurant/bar with funky design (yes, funky, rather than drab, formal, sticky or cafe-style). Because from the moment the Folly, the enormous, windowy multi-story [...]
THREE OTHER HEAVING CITY RESTAURANTS November 22, 2010 THE ANTHOLOGIST Nearly the same as the Folly, but “darker” as the Folly manager puts it, with a pink butterfly as its logo. It’s also smaller. But passing down Gresham Street it’s more of a mellow, tempting den than a dingy dive. A proper nightspot, with “Soul Saturdays”, a good wine list and a huge [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS November 22, 2010 THE BIG EASY DOES THANKSGIVING This iconic King’s Road American diner takes Thanksgiving (this Thursday) very seriously. There will be a live band from 8:30, by which time you’ll have tucked into your roasted breast of Norfolk turkey with giblet gravy, chestnut stuffing, green beans and candied sweet potatoes with toasted hazelnuts. Afterwards, it’ll be [...]
