Luis Suarez bite ban: Could Suarez face a Premier League suspension? June 25, 2014 Serial biter Luis Suarez faces an anxious wait to discover his fate after Fifa launched disciplinary proceedings against the Uruguayan for appearing to bite Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini, in the third such incident of his career. Those looking at the rule book today to establish how bad things could get for the Liverpool forward have [...]
Ghana sends plane with $3m in cash to pay World Cup squad June 25, 2014 Ghana has dispatched a plane with more than $3m in cash to Brazil to pay their World Cup squad growing increasingly agitated at not having received their appearance fees. The country's president, John Dramani Mahama, had to wade into the matter and ensure the money reached the players by this afternoon, averting the risk of [...]
Luis Suarez ban: Uruguayan faces another long suspension after bite June 25, 2014 Controversy-magnet Luis Suarez is dominating the back pages again after appearing to bite Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini, the third time in his career that he has sunk his teeth into an opponent. While a psychologist may have predicted that the Uruguayan forward would bite an opponent again and a Norwegian football fan won almost £2,000 betting [...]
M&A boom as deals up 35 pc on 2013 June 24, 2014 Global M&A volume was up 35 per cent in the six months of 2014, the biggest first-half of a year for dealmaking since 2007, according to data from Dealogic. The figure for mergers and acquisitions globally reached $1.75 trillion in the first half of 2014, an increase of 35 per cent from $1.30 trillion last year. The last [...]
Green Investment Bank launches £1bn offshore wind project investment fund June 24, 2014 The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) is on the lookout for "a suitable group of strategic, long-term, co-investors" to raise £1bn towards already-operational offshore wind farm projects in Britain. The state-owned bank announced it was launching a fund for investors to purchase stakes in ongoing projects in the country. According to the Financial Times, the [...]
Dubai shares plunge as construction giant Arabtec hit June 24, 2014 Dubai shares have taken a dive as concerns over major construction firm Arabtec intensify, with the benchmark index heading potentially towards its biggest fall since 2008 after an intraday low of more than eight per cent. The DFM General Index was down more than eight per cent at pixel time, 1.35pm local time, with stocks [...]
Croda share price drops after profit warning June 24, 2014 Croda, the world's second-largest supplier of cosmetic ingredients, has seen its share price drop more than eight per cent in early trading this morning following a profit warning. The FTSE 250-listed global chemicals manufacturer, which counts Procter & Gamble, Unilever, L’Oreal and Estee Lauder among its customers, has warned that second quarter pre-tax profits will be about [...]
London’s iconic double deckers are about to get a lot smarter June 23, 2014 Transport for London (TfL) will be introducing screens displaying how many people are sitting upstairs and which seats are available, in a trial system to begin in two weeks. The display screens will be situated next to the driver as people board the bus and between the driver and the staircase before passengers go upstairs. [...]
Technology the biggest threat to European banking sector, says Deloitte June 23, 2014 Banks must begin a more radical transformation to adapt as technology threatens the traditional European retail banking model, according to Deloitte. In a report released today, Deloitte warns that while banks may "take comfort from their success in fending off the first internet-based challengers to their market", customer expectations are increasing and the challenges to [...]
Can Andy Murray win Wimbledon back to back? June 23, 2014 After ending Britain's 77-year-long wait for a Wimbledon men singles champion last year, the pressure is back on Andy Murray this afternoon as he begins the defence of his title. At his last press conference before the start of the competition the Scot was asked by a journalist how it felt to have the "hopes [...]