Competition still fierce as grad vacancies go up February 17, 2010 THE graduate recruitment market is showing significant signs of improvement in 2010 after being brought to all but a standstill by the recession, according to two recently published reports. But while there is positive news, many of this year’s graduates will be lucky to see its effects, with competition remaining extremely intense. A study published [...]
A brilliant tale about the feminist revolution, the 1970s and today February 17, 2010 The baited breath that awaits each new book from our most polarising, arguably brilliant living writer, is palpable. Yet in recent years that breath has been let out in a deflated sigh rather than a sharp exhalation of excitement, following the publication of his more recent political writings and quasi-novels. But The Pregnant Widow is [...]
OUT OF OFFICE February 17, 2010 FASHION STILLS AT SOFITEL ST JAMES In honour of Fashion Week, Sofitel St James’s is hosting a photo exhibition, a poignant vision of the fashion world through the lenses of famous fashion snappers who have captured unique instants from the secretive world of haute couture, including behind the scenes shots at Dior, Chanel, Jean-Paul Gaultier [...]
The good times are rolling again February 17, 2010 IT’S been a rough couple of years for restaurants, many of whom – beginning life bright-eyed and bushy-tailed – were stopped in their tracks by the credit crunch. High-gloss French restaurant Ambassade de L’ile and swanky Japanese restaurant Aaya were two casualties, along with Nobu’s sister restaurant Ubon in Canary Wharf. But it’s a far cheerier [...]
Westfield sales up February 17, 2010 SALES at Westfield shopping centre were up 11 per cent last month lifting some of the gloom from the retail market. The mall in West London’s Shepherds Bush also saw spending in the run-up to Christmas soaring by 18 per cent compared with the same period in 2008 when the UK was in the grip of [...]
Jarvis shares tumble after profit warning February 17, 2010 SHARES in troubled rail and plant firm Jarvis plunged more than 14 per cent after it today issued a profit warning to round off a “disappointing year”. The FTSE Fledgling company spooked investors with forecasts of a £5m operating loss this year following a “very considerable reduction” in the volume of rail and plant [...]
ING reports loss after bailout repayment February 17, 2010 DUTCH banking group ING has reported a fourth quarter loss after repaying some of its bailout funds. ING reported a loss of 712m euros (£621m) after giving back 930m euros to the Dutch government. However, the loss was less than the 3.71bn-euros it reported in the same quarter last year. The group will sell its [...]
Unemployment dips but benefit claimants up February 17, 2010 THE jobless total in the UK has fallen slightly but the number of benefits claimants has gone up, official figures have shown. Total unemployment stood at 2.46m for the three months to December, down 3,000 on the figure for the previous three months. The rate of unemployment was unchanged at 7.8 per cent, the Office [...]
BNP Paribas sees profits jump February 17, 2010 FRENCH bank BNP Paribas made a 1.37bn euros (£1.2bn) profit in the three months to December last year. The lender recorded a loss of almost the amount in the equivalent period the year before. BNP Paribas made total profits of 5.83bn euros for the whole of 2009 – up by 93 per cent from 2008. [...]
Vodafone: Google must be reined in February 16, 2010 VODAFONE boss Vittorio Colao yesterday called on policymakers to address Google’s dominance in mobile advertising “before it is too late”. He used his keynote speech at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to launch a thinly-veiled attack on the internet search giant, arguing that its power could hinder consumer choice. Gesturing to a slide which showed [...]
