Manufacturing data lifts New York January 4, 2010 US stocks climbed broadly yesterday after a report showed the manufacturing sector expanded for a fifth straight month, lifting confidence in the global economy as investors eye fourth quarter earnings. The rally, which marked the first trading day of 2010, drove both the Dow and the S&P 500 to their highest closes in 15 months, [...]
Mining and oil stocks drive London to a 16-month high January 4, 2010 Strength in commodity stocks and banks drove Britain’s leading share index to a 16-month closing high yesterday, the first session of 2010, outweighing falls from real estate firms and life insurers. The FTSE 100 closed up 87.46 points, or 1.6 per cent, at 5,500.34, its highest close since Sept. 2, 2008 – the month when [...]
Ten ways to make your job less stressful this January January 4, 2010 1. LISTEN TO YOUR BODY It might seem like a mental issue, but stress is the result of the body’s instinctive reaction to a perceived threat – what’s known as the “fight or flight” response, in which adrenaline and cortisol are released into the bloodstream. Great if you’re fending off a predator, highly problematic if [...]
OUT OF OFFICE January 4, 2010 EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR After a successful run last autumn, Tom Morris’s haunting production of Tom Stoppard’s dazzlingly clever play is returning to the National this month for a limited run. Julian Bleach takes on the role of Ivanov, an inmate in a Soviet asylum who believes an orchestra is playing in his mind, [...]
The deep south comes to Camden January 4, 2010 The Blues Kitchen 111-113 Camden High Street, NW1 7JN Tel: 020 7387 5277 Cost per person without wine: £25 WHAT is it with fatty food these days? Low-fat dining – dressing on the side, steamed vegetables,“low fat” in brackets next to the dish – seems to belong to some distant era wholly unrelated to the [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS January 4, 2010 PARADISE PUB’S BOOT CAMP Every Sunday morning throughout January, devotees of West London’s plushest boho gastropub, Paradise By Way of Kensal Green, can work off their Christmas roasts with a training session organised by the pub. A personal trainer will host workouts in Queen’s Park, and rather than paying to join in, the Paradise will [...]
THREE OTHER AMERICAN EATERIES January 4, 2010 LOWER EAST BAR AND BISTRO Another pretender to the throne of American diner, this new addition to Canary Wharf is sleeker than the diner-style food it purveys. So while supping on your yellowtail burger, clam chowder and macaroni cheese, you can enjoy unobstructed views of the Thames from the windowy interior. It’s not quite New [...]
Ace Ally Cooks up a storm to set up a thrilling finale January 4, 2010 ENGLAND opener Alastair Cook says the third Test with South Africa is now a one-innings affair after his side recovered from a top-order wobble to set up a thrilling finale in Cape Town. Cook top-scored with 65 to lead the England reply after the tourists tore through the Proteas tail to bowl them out for [...]
Forget the Ryder Cup, I expect Tiger to return for the Masters January 4, 2010 THE rumour mill surrounding Tiger Woods’s return to golf has gone into overdrive it seems, but talk of the world No1 missing the entire season are greatly exaggerated, I believe. Some have suggested he may sit out all four majors and the Ryder Cup in 2010 – but I would be absolutely amazed if his [...]
Driven Button growing attached to No1 status January 4, 2010 WORLD champion Jenson Button insists he is more motivated than ever as he takes the first steps in his McLaren career. Button has been tipped to be eclipsed by team-mate and fellow Englishman Lewis Hamilton in 2010, despite scooping the drivers’ title last year. But while he is wary of talking up his chances before [...]
