Facebook’s share scheme’s new rules April 8, 2010 USUALLY insider-trading rules are associated with large financial institutions, but earlier this week Facebook, the privately owned social networking site, had to implement its own insider trading policy. Facebook, which issued stock to its employees up until 2007, established the new policy to ensure that employees would not get into a legal wrangle with the [...]
Wrestling the way to profit April 8, 2010 THE wrestlers you remember are a pretty good indication of your age. The older generation will point to Giant Haystacks. Those around the 30 mark will probably remember Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior. The intern might say John Cena. But World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is more than a childhood fancy – it is a [...]
GOING GLOBAL April 8, 2010 Q. I think there could be a market for my business overseas, but how easy is it to expand internationally? A. Even though it is getting more and more accessible to do this, it is not an easy process if you want to do it properly. Tony Cohen, head of entrepreneurial business at Deloitte, says [...]
Inoffensive Infidel misses the mark April 8, 2010 Film THE INFIDEL Cert: 15 IN this David Baddiel-scripted film Brit comedian and sometime Hollywood actor Omid Djalili plays Mahmud, a slobbish dad and barely-practising Muslim who finds out that he was adopted – and that his birth parents were orthodox Jews. His birth father is dying, but an officious rabbi (Matt Lucas) won’t let [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND April 8, 2010 FILM I AM LOVE Tilda Swinton stars in this beguiling romantic drama. SHELTER Preposterous thriller about multiple personality disorders, with Julianne Moore. NO GREATER LOVE Absorbing documentary about a Carmelite monastery in West London. DVD 30 ROCK SEASON 3 Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin return in the comic look at US TV. UNIVERSAL SOLDIER REGENERATION [...]
April showers mean that it’s time to belt up April 8, 2010 EARLY spring can introduce a bit of a style conundrum for men. It’s too warm for a bulky overcoat, but if you revert to your suit jacket and a brolly you’ll feel the pinch on a windy day or in the evenings. An extra layer is still needed, but one that’s adaptable, lightweight and able [...]
JEANS ARE FIT FOR THE RITZ SO SPLASH OUT April 8, 2010 JEANS are cool – just ask the Ritz, which recently relaxed its dress code to allow denim into its dining room. But buying jeans is a minefield. There are so many choices – boyfriend, skinny, tapered or bootleg, distress factor, stretch, price. What happened to plain Levi’s 501s? One of my best pairs of jeans [...]
Irish raiders hold key to the Grand National April 8, 2010 THOSE of you that follow trends will think I’m mad tipping BLACK APALACHI to win the John Smith’s Grand National. All bar one of the last 25 winners have shouldered 11 stone or less to victory and Dessie Hughes’ charge has 11 stone 6lbs tomorrow. In fact, you have to go back to Red Rum [...]
the INSIDER April 8, 2010 I have already tipped THE PACKAGE and ARBOUR SUPREME in tomorrow’s National and I’m still happy with both selections. In fact, I’m going to recommend you put an additional 2% win on the latter as I’m growing more confident as the ground dries out. The two other horses that I like are Big Fella Thanks [...]
IN-RUNNING TRADING HINTS April 8, 2010 Betdaq are only charging 2% commission on all winning bets placed in-running during all UK and Irish races, so make sure you log on and trade your positions at Aintree this afternoon and tomorrow. Looking ahead at tomorrow’s Grand National and knowing a horse’s running style is one thing, knowing how he will travel in [...]
