Panmure deal gets go-ahead June 18, 2009 SHAREHOLDERS in City stockbroking firm Panmure Gordon have given a resounding show of support to an equity stake-building proposal from QInvest, Qatar’s largest investment bank, as they voted 99 per cent in favour of the deal at a general meeting yesterday. Panmure said in May it had conditionally raised £23m via the share placing agreement, [...]
FOCUS ON: BISHOP’S STORTFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE June 18, 2009 TYE GREEN HOUSE, ELSENHAM, CM22 6DY Price: £749,995This Grade II-listed, 16th century farmhouse has kept many of its period features, including exposed beams and an inglenook fireplace. Set over three floors, the property has six bedrooms and two living rooms. It is in grounds of about 1.75 acres where there are fruit trees and the [...]
HOW DO YOU RATE CADBURY’S PERFORMANCE? June 18, 2009 JULIAN HARDWICK RBS“We expect consensus earnings forecasts will be revised down as analysts review their currency assumptions, and this is likely to have some adverse impact on the shares in the near term despite the generally reassuring tone of this update we say “hold”. JEREMY BATSTONE-CARR CHARLES STANLEY“Our “hold” recommendation is based on our perception [...]
Cadbury sales jump as Brits turn to treats June 18, 2009 CHOCOLATE giant Cadbury yesterday reported improved trading in April and May, as a recession-hit Britain snapped up its new “bitesize” range and relaunched Wispa bars. The world’s second-largest confectioner said it was cashing in on the frugal times with the bitesize bags of chocolate-coated sweets as a low-cost treat for consumers, who tend to stay [...]
Southwest is best for the ultimate seaside bolthole June 18, 2009 EARLIER this week, a beach in Cornwall came up for sale. On 13 July, the 76 acres of Gwithian beach will be sold by property consultant Colliers CRE in its Portman Square auction house, with the price expected to be in the region of £50,000. A bunch of dunes might not be your idea of [...]
COUP FOR D’ETAT June 17, 2009 LAST year’s French Derby winner Vision d’Etat (above) scooped the most valuable prize on offer at Royal Ascot yesterday by claiming the Prince of Wales’s Stakes. Ridden by Olivier Peslier, the four-year-old edged favourite Tartan Bearer into second. Elsewhere, 10-1 shot Spacious, ridden by Johnny Murtagh, edged out Heaven Sent to win the Windsor Forrest [...]
Boucher eyeing T20 final spot June 17, 2009 CRICKET: South Africa wicketkeeper Mark Boucher insists they are ready to end their semi-final curse against Pakistan at the World Twenty20 today. The Proteas have repeatedly lost in the last four, but Boucher said: “We hope this time we can go the whole way.”
Murray seeded third at SW19 June 17, 2009 TENNIS: Britain’s Andy Murray has been confirmed as the No3 seed for Wimbledon. World No1 and defending champion Rafael Nadal is the top seed for SW19, which starts on Monday, followed by five-time winner Roger Federer.
Quartet face drug charges June 17, 2009 RUGBY UNION: England flanker Michael Lipman and three fellow ex-Bath players have been summoned by the Rugby Football Union to answer drugs-related charges. Lipman, Alex Crockett, Andrew Higgins and Justin Harrison – who deny the allegations – terminated their contracts with Bath after the club accused them of failing to take drug tests. An RFU [...]
Tiger’s ominously on the prowl for a 15th Major June 17, 2009 ON THE GREENS WITH SAM TORRANCE TIGER WOODS’ fantastic victory in the Memorial tournament a fortnight ago is ominous news for all those players hoping to capitalise on his supposedly drawn-out recovery from knee surgery when the US Open begins today. Winning US Opens is all about hitting fairways and greens and Tiger’s victory in [...]
