Fallout from Greek crisis continues to hit Wall St May 5, 2010 US STOCKS sagged yesterday as more signs emerged that the fallout from the Greek debt crisis could spread to bigger European economies. The euro hit a 14-month low as investors shunned the debt of weaker Eurozone countries and jumped into safe-havens. US Treasury prices and the dollar surged on fears Greece’s debt problems could hinder [...]
When the spark has gone, you have to act fast May 5, 2010 I DON’T want to sound ungrateful, because I have kept my job through the recession, but the truth is that I am bored and I have lost my spark. I have been in my current position for three years – the longest I have done anything – and I feel that I have mastered my job. [...]
A book by two bloggers is wise but concise May 5, 2010 REWORK BY JASON FRIED AND DAVID HEINEMEIER HANSSON Vermillion Books, £10.99 THIS is perhaps just the sort of book you would expect from internet entrepreneurs famous for a blog (called 37 Signals); rather than convoluted arguments, re-heated out-of-context quotations from Machiavelli or Nietzsche and endless, bulletpointed arguments, it’s a collection of short, sharp and thought-provoking [...]
Live and let drive… Bond-style May 5, 2010 FIRST: a confession. I probably should have told the good people at Lotus that I have a slightly unlucky history with James Bond. The first 007 film I ever saw was Moonraker. Dressed up smartly in my white broderie anglaise blouse, I sat with my family in a rather grand former theatre in Auckland, New [...]
Don Draper’s old fashioned drink of choice May 5, 2010 IT’S probably a little too easy for us to be dismissive of bourbon in this country. After all, with all the world-beating malt whisky painstakingly produced up in the most northern parts of our little island, what do we need with the harsh, corn-based yankee equivalent? We’ll gulp it down in the odd cocktail – [...]
OUT OF OFFICE May 5, 2010 WHERE TO WATCH ELECTION NIGHT Soho’s den of fine dining and decadence, Quo Vadis, (www.quovadissoho.co.uk) is hosting an election night party in its naughtily-named Petting Room, with coverage broadcast live and drinks flowing. Alternatively, head for the refined gentility of the American Bar at the Stafford Hotel in St James’s (www.thestaffordhotel.co.uk) or Mayfair’s home of [...]
Crouch earns Spurs a £50m jackpot May 5, 2010 MANCHESTER CITY (0) vs TOTTENHAM (1) TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp insisted his side fully deserved their place in the top four after a late Peter Crouch header earned them victory in a nail-biting Champions League decider at Eastlands. England striker Crouch pounced to nod past Marton Fulop from close range in the 82nd minute, after [...]
Champions League takes club to a new level May 5, 2010 TOTTENHAM spent a total of 193 days of the season occupying a top-four place, compared to Manchester City’s 73. That is proof in itself that the right team are going on to represent us in Europe’s premier competition next season. With competition tougher than ever before, Spurs thoroughly deserve their moment of glory. Beating the [...]
Star Eoin can help inspire us, says Colly May 5, 2010 CAPTAIN Paul Collingwood has hailed big-hitter Eoin Morgan, insisting his new-found batting star can inspire England to World Twenty 20 success. The Irish-born batsman top-scored in both England’s group stage matches against West Indies and Ireland, and has now taken on a leading role as Collingwood’s men prepare for the start of the Super Eights, [...]
Sacked Bates won’t be replaced at Falcons after backroom reshuffle May 5, 2010 NEWCASTLE FALCONS have scrapped their director of rugby role after parting company with Steve Bates on Tuesday. Bates paid the price for a disappointing season at Kingston Park which brought just six victories and saw the club narrowly avoid relegation from the Premiership. Coach Alan Tait was subsequently appointed head coach but then revealed the [...]
