Anelka seals winning start but lukewarm Chelsea toil September 15, 2009 CHELSEA (1) vs FC PORTO (0) CHELSEA boss Carlo Ancelotti demanded an improvement after his below-par Blues kicked off their Champions League campaign with the narrowest of wins. Nicolas Anelka, filling in for the suspended Didier Drogba, netted the only goal at a rain-lashed Stamford Bridge, but boss Ancelotti admitted his side looked jaded against [...]
Adebayor hit with double charge after ugly display September 15, 2009 MANCHESTER CITY striker Emmanuel Adebayor is facing a lengthy suspension after being hit with two separate charges by the Football Association for his actions in his side’s 4-2 win over former club Arsenal on Saturday. The 25-year-old is staring at a three-game ban if found guilty of a violent conduct charge in relation to his [...]
Better outlook for banks one year after Lehman September 14, 2009 WHEN Lehman Brothers collapsed a year ago, it seemed that the world would never be the same. Global markets wobbled and once giant investment banks were crippled as sub-prime mortgages and credit default swaps unravelled and we braced ourselves for a worldwide recession. Wall Street had shrunk to less than a third of its pre-Lehman [...]
SILVER SHINE MATCHES GOLD’S GLEAM September 14, 2009 DAVID MORRISONCFD MARKET STRATEGIST, GFTPLENTY has been written about gold’s recent advance and its break above the $1,000 mark. And if you are bullish on the yellow metal you may also want to look at silver. Until the late 1800s, the gold-silver price ratio was fairly constant at around 15 to 1 due to their [...]
Keep it stylish to keep dry September 14, 2009 WITH autumnal showers looming, a natty raincoat is an essential part of every self-respecting gent’s wardrobe – and it’s an item as British as a Savile Row suit. Burberry first managed the leap from functional to stylish with its WWI invention of the trench coat – a piece of military-wear so snazzy it remains a [...]
A SUIT IT’S OKAY TO SPLIT September 14, 2009 MY female clients continually ask me advice on how to look smart and professional enough for important meetings, which they have to attend almost daily, yet casual enough to fit in with a hard working week in a “business casual” environment. I like the idea of a separate jacket with co-ordinating trousers or skirt in [...]
OUT OF OFFICE September 14, 2009 KURT & SIDWhat would have happened if Kurt Cobain and Sid Vicious had ever met? Probably the mother of all hard drugs blow-outs, but writer Roy Smiles looks for something more meaningful in this look at fame, addiction and rock music. On the cusp of his famous shotgun suicide at his home in Seattle, Nirvana-frontman [...]
In Paris, foie gras has been replaced by spelt September 14, 2009 Coeur de JardinPlaza Athenee25 Avenue Montaigne75008Tel: (33) 15367 6665FOOD SERVICEATMOSPHERECost per person without wine: €95 FRENCH food is all about fat: fatty saucisson, foie gras, Roquefort and creme brulee. At least that’s what I thought, until I had lunch at Coeur de Jardin, the outdoor restaurant at the opulent Plaza Athenee hotel, located in the [...]
THREE OTHER HEALTHY RESTAURANTS September 14, 2009 SAF152-154 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3AT. Tel: 020 7613 0007London’s chicest vegan restaurant (it calls itself a “botanical” for crying out loud) is for hipsters, not hippies. A rainbow of juices, cocktails and organic and biodynamic wine accompany food like courgette pad thai, nut cheeses, mushroom stews, parsnip sushi and beetroot ravioli. Cleansing options include kale [...]
EC sees Euro area growing September 14, 2009 THE Eurozone is coming out of recession thanks to monetary and fiscal stimuli, the European Commission (EC) said yesterday in its interim forecast. But its outlook for the rest of the year remained gloomy as unemployment reached a 10-year high and industrial production disappointed. The EC still expects GDP in the Eurozone to contract by [...]
