Jacques Vert sales slow September 30, 2011 Fashion retailer Jacques Vert has reported a slowdown in sales, as the high street continues to suffer. Growth was only 0.2 per cent in the 22 weeks since the beginning of the financial year, down from 1.7 per cent in the first nine weeks of the period. Sales have weakened even further in the last [...]
LSE and Singapore tie-up for London Metal Exchange bid September 30, 2011 The Singapore Exchange Ltd is tying up with London’s main bourse to make a joint bid for the London Metal Exchange, as the world’s largest metal market seeks a suitor in a deal that could be worth £1bn. The consortium has appointed a bank to advise with the auction expected to attract rival offers, according [...]
FirstGroup sells German bus unit September 30, 2011 Rail and bus operator FirstGroup has sold its German bus operations for 5.5m euros (£4.8m). Th transport company said it had sold FirstGroup Deutschland to Marwyn European Transport. FirstGroup chief executive Tim O’Toole said the disposal marked “a further step in our programme of small asset and business disposals”. He said the move was part [...]
Japan in new move to control yen September 30, 2011 Japan said it will boost its currency intervention fund and keep watching dealers’ trading positions in yet another effort to tame the yen in the face of growing evidence that its strength is stalling the economy’s post-quake rebound. August industrial output and other data showed Japan’s swift recovery from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami [...]
Panmure narrows losses with income rise September 30, 2011 Panmure Gordon said today that total net income increased by 22 per cent to £20.9m in the first half. The investment bank said its statutory loss reduced by 33 per cent to £4m compared with the same period last year. The company added five new UK corporate clients during the period, taking the total to [...]
England face test of nerve over ballgate controversy September 29, 2011 ENGLAND vs SCOTLAND ENGLAND will go into their most important and fiercely contested match in four years tomorrow engulfed in controversy for the second time in this eventful World Cup campaign. National team chiefs yesterday took the unusual step of banning two of their own staff – assistant coach and kicking supremo Dave Alred and [...]
Scotland are a big banana skin for improving England September 29, 2011 ENGLAND are just getting into their stride as they prepare to face Scotland tomorrow. They should be very satisfied with the win and improved performance against Romania last week, and key players, like Chris Ashton, are coming into form. They must be feeling confident and I certainly wouldn’t like to be facing them this weekend. [...]
Scotland are not ready to depart World Cup yet, says Lamont September 29, 2011 SCOTLAND centre Sean Lamont has already felt the despair of elimination at this World Cup and insists he is not ready to do so again tomorrow. Lamont admits he mistakenly thought his team had been knocked out after last weekend’s agonising 13-12 Pool B defeat to Argentina. He was granted a reprieve, however, when he [...]
Triple salvo from big guns save Spurs from Shamrock shocker September 29, 2011 TOTTENHAM 3 vs SHAMROCK ROVERS 1 `TOTTENHAM striker Jermain Defoe insisted justice had been done after they survived a huge scare at home to Irish part-timers Shamrock Rovers. Spurs looked set to suffer a humiliating Europa League defeat when Stephen Rice diverted a long-range shot to give the visitors a shock lead. But the Premier [...]
GUNNERS ON TARGET FOR PROFIT September 29, 2011 ARSENAL will today post a small pre-tax profit when the club announces its financial results for the year ending May 2011. The figure will be dramatically lower than the record £56m pre-tax profit for the previous 12 months, City A.M. has learned. However, that 2009-10 sum was boosted by a one-off property windfall and significant [...]
