Rodgers reliant on Suarez to make a point at the Bridge November 8, 2012 CHELSEA vs LIVERPOOL Sunday 4.00pm A QUARTER of the way through the season and it’s clear to see that reviving Liverpool is not going to be an easy task for Brendan Rodgers. The Reds’ opening five games yielded just two points and there is still a long way to go, although their fortunes have improved [...]
Retrieve and Sirvino are the value in November Handicap November 8, 2012 IT has been a brilliant season for racing with personal highlights being there at York to watch Frankel hose up in the International Stakes and then last month seeing Sir Henry Cecil’s superstar bow out of the game unbeaten with victory in the QIPCO British Champion Stakes at Ascot. Doncaster tomorrow afternoon hosts the final [...]
First time out is the time to catch Zarrafakt for in-form Lavelle November 8, 2012 PAUL Nicholls had a day to remember last Saturday with big race wins for Silviniaco Conti, Tidal Bay, Kauto Stone and Cristal Bonus, and he is set to unleash another powerful squad at his local track, Wincanton, tomorrow afternoon. The big betting race on the card is the Badger Ales Trophy (3.25pm) which the champion [...]
House repossessions fall to five-year low November 8, 2012 House repossessions fell to a five-year low in the third quarter, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said today. A total of 8,200 properties were taken into possession over the three months to September, down from 8,500 in the second quarter and 9,600 the year previously, the trade body said. Over the first nine months [...]
Bank of England opts against more stimulus November 8, 2012 The Bank of England refrained from pumping more cash into the economy today, leaving the current stimulus programme at £375bn. The decision to hold quantitative easing is likely to have been close, with rate setters weighing up the UK’s GDP growth in the third quarter against signs of renewed weakness since then. It is understood [...]
Balfour Beatty warns on profits November 8, 2012 Infrastructure company Balfour Beatty this morning issued a profit warning, weighed down by weak construction service trading. The FTSE 250 firm said difficult trading conditions had persisted in its construction services division, which accounts for around 30 per cent of Balfour’s business. As a result, profits for this year will be lower than expected, it [...]
FTSE 100 recovers after sharp falls yesterday November 8, 2012 The leading share index was up in trading this morning, after falling sharply yesterday. Miners led the bounceback, helped by a recovery in copper prices. Russian-focused oil firm Ruspetro added 7.4 per cent in early deals, as it reported a well in Siberia was on track to meet its full-year targets. Healthcare provider BTG was [...]
EADS on track to hit 2012 targets November 8, 2012 Defence firm EADS this morning said it was on track to meet its 2012 revenue and profit guidance, as it got itself back on track following the collapse of merger talks with British firm BAE. Over the nine months to September, EADS revenue jumped 14 per cent to €37.3bn (£29.8bn), up from €32.7bn over the [...]
German exports slump in September November 8, 2012 German exports fell at their fastest pace since last year in September, fuelling fears that the Eurozone crisis has finally reached the area’s largest economy. Imports also fell, sliding 1.6 per cent in September. Exports declined 2.5 per cent over the month, and 3.4 per cent year on year. The seasonally-adjusted trade surplus narrowed to [...]
Morrisons sales fall in challenging market November 8, 2012 Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket Morrisons this morning posted a 2.1 per cent drop in like for like sales over the 13 weeks to 28 October, hurt by fragile consumer confidence. Total sales excluding fuel fell 0.4 per cent over the period. “With consumer confidence still fragile and high levels of promotional activity a persistent feature of [...]
