Steady as she goes December 17, 2012 SHARES in cruise operator Carnival are up by over 14 per cent over the last year. Its earnings conference call on Thursday will confirm that bookings have held up well. The company has also commissioned new ships, adding to its burgeoning fleet. It may not be entirely plain sailing going forward but, for now, the [...]
Looking ahead to the 2013 markets December 17, 2012 IF WE have to go through 2013 in a similar vein to 2012, with a record number of Eurogroup, Ecofin, Euro summit, and FinMin meetings, my patience will be severely tested. It’s about time we moved on from over-analysing upcoming banking unions or aid packages. We need to return to a sense of normality, and [...]
Analyst picks for 18 December 2012 December 17, 2012 CURRENCY STRATEGIST CHRIS VECCHIO My pick: Short Aussie-yen and euro-yen Expertise: Fundamental and technical analysis Average time frame of trades: A few hours to a few days I closed a long dollar-yen position at ¥84.15, booking a gain of 4.3 per cent. Given the results of the Japanese elections, I then flipped the position, going [...]
Cage fight your way to a healthy mind and body December 17, 2012 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT TWITTER: @LAURAFITNESS WEB: LAURAWILLIAMSONLINE.CO.UK FIT IN THE CITY Khalid Ismail is a British-Moroccan Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter who has trained in contact fighting since he was five years old. He came through injury and adversity to cement himself as one of the UK’s top fighters. He tells us why MMA [...]
Where to try your hand (and elbow and knee) at MMA December 17, 2012 LDG FITNESS CENTRE Former MMA champion Khalid Ismail (see left) trains himself and other pro fighters at the LDG Fitness Centre in Chadwell Heath, which he founded in 2006 after becoming disillusioned with the approach of more mainstream clubs. The gym promises a friendly, affordable high quality establishment in which to train. ldgfitnesscentre.com 13 Bridge [...]
Guy has his Hands on some fine wine December 17, 2012 They have been making wines on this land since the Romans in Etruscan times so I thought, ‘why not?’ I WAS once told that the finest luxury a man can have is an opera house in his garden – oddly enough by a man who had exactly that. If that is true then having your [...]
How to eat well and cook little this festive period December 17, 2012 Head chef, Paternoster Chop House ONE OF the things I love about the festive period is the opportunity to do very little cooking at home. Yes, there is the main Christmas Day meal to be prepared and perhaps some party food for evenings with friends. But after all that, I relish being able to graze [...]
Aggreko fails to light up FTSE 100 December 17, 2012 Temporary power solutions provider Aggreko weighed heavily on the blue chip index in early trading, sinking more than 17 per cent. This morning it warned of a slowdown in 2013, following a strong current year of trading. Paul Jones, analyst at Panmure Gordon, said this morning that 2013 has “stronger headwinds than expected, and previous [...]
Spain’s Santander to absorb Banesto December 17, 2012 Spanish bank Santander said this morning it is to absorb its 90 per cent owned subsidiary Banesto through a merger. Banco Santander currently holds 89.74 per cent of Banesto’s share capital. Banesto shareholders will receive Santander shares at a premium of 24.9 per cent. Trading in both banks’ shares was suspended this morning. The transaction [...]
BP offloads stake in North Sea field December 17, 2012 Oil major BP this morning announced it was to sell its interest in a North Sea gas field to SSE for $288m (£177.8m) in cash. Completion of the deal, to sell BP’s non-operated 50 per cent stake in the Sean gas field, is expected in the first half of next year. Sean is currently operated [...]
