China readies price controls as it tries to tackle rising food inflation November 16, 2010 CHINA will unveil food price controls and crack down on speculation in agricultural commodities to contain inflationary pressure that its central bank governor highlighted as a risk yesterday. With consumer prices rising at their fastest pace in more than two years, the National Development and Reform Commission, the country’s top planning agency, is preparing a [...]
IRISH BOW OUT OF POWERSCOURT BASH AS DUBLIN FENDS OFF EU AID November 16, 2010 CITY comunications advisory Powerscourt last night held its annual bash in Paramount, the 31st-floor bar of Centrepoint, but there were a few old favourites missing from the crowd. CEO Rory Godson, originally from Ireland, said he could only pass on his apologies from his Irish chums: “Our friends in Dublin have stayed at home to [...]
Capello sure England call will focus Carroll November 16, 2010 ENGLAND v/s FRANCE NEWCASTLE’S Andy Carroll has made as many front page as back page headlines during his fledgling career, but England boss Fabio Capello believes the glare of the international spotlight will help focus the mind of the talented striker. Carroll, 21, the joint leading goalscorer in the Premier League this season, is set [...]
Injured Alex joins Terry on Chelsea’s treatment table November 16, 2010 CHELSEA’S defensive crisis deepened yesterday when the club announced centre-half Alex will miss up to eight weeks with an ongoing knee injury. The Brazilian international has already been absent from the Blues’ last two Premier League fixtures against Fulham and Sunderland because of the problem, although he had linked up with Brazil for this evening’s [...]
Aussies are in chaos and showing weakness November 16, 2010 WITH little more than a week until the first Ashes ball is bowled, the two teams could not be on more different trajectories. Preparations have gone as well as they could have for England, while Australia are a side in chaos. Australia’s shambolic state was summed up this week when they named a huge 17-man [...]
New Google Nexus set to hit UK in next few weeks November 16, 2010 THE NEW Google phone is set to hit UK stores in the next few weeks, as exclusively revealed by City A.M. last month. Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has unveiled a new phone running its Android operating system – believed to be the second version of its Nexus branded handset – that will hit stores [...]
Border fears Empire striking back November 16, 2010 FORMER Australia captain Allan Border has taken a swipe at England’s cosmopolitan Ashes squad, branding Andrew Strauss’s side the “Empire XI”. On Monday, Australia announced an unusually large 17-man squad ahead of the first Test which starts on 25 November, heightening the suspicion that captain Ricky Ponting is still far from certain of his best [...]
Asda sales up as it creates 7,500 UK jobs November 16, 2010 ASDA, owned by Wal-Mart, yesterday reported a return to underlying sales growth in its fiscal third quarter, helped by a focus on low prices and the relaunch of its core own-brand grocery range. The country’s second-biggest supermarket chain behind Tesco also said yesterday it would create more than 7,500 jobs next year by opening new [...]
Sportingbet’s merger talks with Unibet off November 16, 2010 SPORTINGBET said yesterday that Swedish rival Unibet had withdrawn from merger talks. The online betting company, however, remains in talks with several other parties over potential deals. The companies had held talks to create a merged group worth £600m. Sportingbet was seen as a likely target in the wake of the industry-transforming merger between PartyGaming [...]
South Africa coach plays down crisis as Habana injury adds to doping row November 16, 2010 SOUTH AFRICA coach Peter de Villiers has attempted to draw a line under the doping storm that has derailed preparations for Saturday’s clash with Scotland. The Springboks lost two men on Monday when hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle and winger Bjorn Basson were sent home after testing positive for a banned stimulant. De Villiers admitted then he [...]
