THE LONDON REPORT September 24, 2009 BRITAIN’S leading share index lost 1.2 per cent yesterday as a weak US housing report and cautious comments from the Bank of England governor raised investor concern over the pace of economic recovery. At the close, the FTSE 100 was 60.10 points lower at 5,079.27, finishing below the 5,100 level for the first time in [...]
NEW YORK REPORT September 24, 2009 US STOCKS fell yesterday as signs of weakness in housing and investors’ worries that authorities might be curbing stimulus efforts too soon sparked caution. World central banks said they would scale back infusions of US dollars into their banking systems, fueling unease triggered a day earlier when stocks sold off following the US Federal Reserve’s [...]
Go with your instincts both live and online September 24, 2009 A couple of days ago I ambled along to Leicester Square’s Casino at the Empire to catch some of the action in the early events at the World Series of Poker Europe. Downstairs the final table of the £1,000 no limit hold’em tournament was just beginning (British player J.P. Kelly took the WSOPE bracelet and [...]
Rip Van Winkle to see off Delegator in Queen Elizabeth II Stakes duel September 24, 2009 GODOLPHIN and Ballydoyle go head-to-head again in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, tomorrow’s Ascot feature, and I fancy Aidan O’Brien’s RIP VAN WINKLE to win his battle with Delegator. The pair of them stand head and shoulders above their opposition in what really is an old fashioned duel. However, at a best priced 10/11 with [...]
the INSIDER September 24, 2009 WE’VE HAD a couple of good weeks and we need to make sure that we don’t lose the winning feeling. FROZEN POWER in the Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (2.30pm) at Ascot tomorrow looks like a good animal but I’m not sure that his last run in France was that hot. Most of the recent two-year-old [...]
Arsenal can keep goals flowing in London derby September 24, 2009 FULHAM vs WEST HAMTomorrow 5.30pm, ESPNPREMIER LEAGUE football fans certainly can’t complain about a boring start to the season. There have been 70 goals in the last 20 matches – results which have cost Sporting Index a small fortune, with spread bettors buying match goals, goal minutes and shirt numbers. Arsenal have been one of [...]
Taxman launches snitch site September 24, 2009 TAX body HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has launched a new website to help people snitch on businesses they believe may be dodging tax. HMRC said it has launched a new facility allowing people to “raise their concerns online” about firms and individuals that might be “cheating the system”. The push for informants, which comes [...]
Waitrose draws up plans to open 300 small stores September 24, 2009 UPMARKET grocer Waitrose yesterday unveiled plans to take a bigger share of the convenience store market, saying it could open up to 300 smaller format stores, stepping up its challenge to top end rival Marks & Spencer . Waitrose, part of the employee-owned John Lewis Partnership, also said it would open more stores in motorway [...]
RIM earnings fall as it trims its forecasts September 24, 2009 BLACKBERRY maker Research In Motion said yesterday that profits had dropped as it gave an outlook short of analyst forecasts heading into the holiday shopping season. RIM said its quarterly profit dropped 3.5 per cent and that it added only 3.8m new subscribers, at the low end of the forecast it had provided in June.That [...]
PEDAL POWER September 24, 2009 CYCLING nut and London Mayor Boris Johnson is kicking off his Cycle Fridays scheme today with six routes, three of which run to the City. The Friday routes, where you are escorted by safety-conscious marshals, will roll on until 2 October. To get into the City you can leave from Mile End, Finsbury Park and [...]
