FTSE knocked for fifth day as US results hit confidence July 20, 2010 BRITAIN’S top share index ended lower yesterday for a fifth straight session as generally disappointing US results hurt investor sentiment, offsetting strong gains from mining stocks buoyed by firmer metals prices. The FTSE 100 closed down 8.82 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 5,139.46, having fallen 0.2 per cent on Monday. TELECOMS HIT BY BUDGET [...]
US shares buoyed by Goldman stock rise July 20, 2010 US stocks rose for a second consecutive day yesterday, led by gains in shares of Goldman Sachs and strength in beaten-down homebuilders and raw materials companies. Goldman Sachs Group rose 2.2 per cent as buyers materialised after an early selloff on news the investment bank’s quarterly earnings tumbled 82 per cent, steeper than forecast. “Most [...]
Pressure from the bottom line will make firms female-friendly July 20, 2010 A COUPLE of weeks ago I was told a story about a law firm Christmas party. The senior partners took part in a game where pictures of their children were projected onto a screen, and they were asked to identify the cute faces. Presumably this was meant to show them to be rounded human beings, [...]
Show the world you’ve made it July 20, 2010 IT doesn’t seem so long ago that you’d go round to someone’s house and know they had a few quid because they’d have a telly with doors on it. Since then, TVs have got thinner and the cathode ray tubes which used to make them approximately the width of a sofa have shrunk so much [...]
CAR TALK July 20, 2010 PEUGEOT’S NEW LOOK Take note. This is the new Peugeot 508 which is the biggest indicator yet of how much more handsome Peugeot cars are going to become. The 508 replaces two cars in the Peugeot range – the 407 and 607 – and is better looking than either. Thanks to its narrower grille and [...]
Hodgson joy at Gerrard’s Reds pledge July 20, 2010 LIVERPOOL manager Roy Hodgson has hailed Steven Gerrard as his “best player” after the captain pledged his immediate future to the club. Gerrard said yesterday he was looking forward to teaming up with new signing Joe Cole, a move that appeared to end the prospect of him leaving Anfield this summer. The England midfielder, 30, [...]
First Spurs and Arsenal, now Hammers and Fulham outlaw World Cup irritant July 20, 2010 SIX more Premier League clubs, including West Ham, Fulham and Liverpool, have followed north London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal in announcing a ban on vuvuzelas. The Gunners yesterday confirmed they have outlawed the plastic horns at the Emirates Stadium with immediate effect, as exclusively revealed in City A.M. (right). That came after Spurs told fans [...]
Clarke gets Ryder Cup nod July 20, 2010 DARREN CLARKE, the tearful hero of Europe’s 2006 Ryder Cup triumph, has vowed to help win back the trophy from the United States after being named one of Colin Montgomerie’s vice-captains. Ulsterman Clarke was the surprise choice when skipper Montgomerie yesterday named his backroom team, which also includes Paul McGinley and Thomas Bjorn, for the [...]
Monty’s trio have just the right blend July 20, 2010 MONTY described them yesterday as the “best non-playing team Europe has ever assembled” – and it’s pretty hard to disagree with him. With British and European golf at its peak, it was important the captain chose three men who were not only well respected by their peers but also still playing on the Tour. He’s [...]
Ambitious Chelsea fail in £17m bid to land wonderkid Neymar July 20, 2010 CHELSEA last night failed in a £17m bid to sign Brazilian wonderkid Neymar. The 18-year-old scored 32 goals in 33 games for Santos last year and is seen as one of the most highly-rated young strikers in world football. West Ham have already had a £12m bid for Neymar turned down by the Brazilian club, [...]
