Protect your portfolio from stormy markets May 10, 2010 TIPS on how to safeguard a portfolio from spikes in volatility could have saved investors a lot of money after a perfect storm of events sent markets reeling last week. A meltdown in Greece, a “fat finger” problem in the US and a hung parliament in the UK served as reminders that there are many [...]
CFD ANALYST PICKS May 10, 2010 TECHNICAL STRATEGIST JOEL KRUGER My pick: Buy FTSE 100 at 5,000 Expertise: Technical analysis Average time frame of trades: 5-10 days The market has come under intense pressure in recent days and the FTSE has fallen just shy of the previous 2010 lows of 5,038. At this point we would not rule out the potential [...]
Banks boost FTSE after Euro bailout May 10, 2010 BRITAIN’S leading share index scored its biggest one-day per cent rise in nearly 18 months yesterday as the $1 trillion (£645bn) Eurozone rescue package doused concerns of EU debt defaults and further economic dislocation. Bank stocks, which plunged last week on their exposure to debts of Greece and other EU states, led the advance as [...]
Wall St up as credit fears ease May 10, 2010 US stocks racked up their best one-day gain in over a year yesterday as an agreement on a $1 trillion (£645bn) emergency rescue package from the EU quelled fears a new credit crisis would derail European economies. The bailout fund approved by European leaders yesterday drove the S&P 500 to its highest opening jump on [...]
The return of iconic lips May 10, 2010 WHEN Tom Ford brings out a line of clothes, perfume, makeup – or even a film, as he did earlier this year – we all instantly know it’s going to be the season’s must-have (or must do). So with the launch of his Private Blend range of lipsticks, it has become blazingly obvious that any [...]
The glorious moment my lines actually disappeared May 10, 2010 LING OXYGEN PLASMA FACIAL AT BEAUTY WORKS WEST, WESTBOURNE GROVE ***** WHEN a facialist is the go-to person for American celebrities, the rich and elite, you know you’re dealing with someone able to satisfy the most demanding customers. But you’re usually also dealing with a ridiculous price tag too. Well, now the administrations of New [...]
FIVE OF THE BEST: EXFOLIATORS FOR GLOWING SUMMER SKIN May 10, 2010 1. Laura Mercier almond coconut milk scrub £35 at Liberty (www.liberty.co.uk) 2. Sjal pearl enzyme exfoliating mask £135 at Harvey Nichols (shopharveynichols.com) 3. Maelle green clay face scrub £6 at www.maelle.co.uk 4. Liz Earle energising body scrub £12.50 at uk.lizearle.com 5. Arcona golden grain gommage £28 at www.glowgetter.co.uk
Cheap, imaginative and very tasty May 10, 2010 The Mall Tavern 71-31 Palace Gardens, W8 4RU 020 7229 3374 www.themalltavern.com FOOD **** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE *** Cost per person without wine: £23 IT once would have seemed an inauspicious outcome for the former executive chef of a highly-regarded London restaurant to wind up cooking – and waiting tables – in a pub. But [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS May 10, 2010 M. ROUX GOES TO WESTMINSTER As the post-election fall-out rolls on, Michel Roux Jr (below), chef patron of London’s most famous French restaurant and feared critic of Masterchef’s professionals edition has moved into politics – sort of. Yesterday saw the opening of the Le Gavroche maestro’s new project, Roux at Parliament Square, in a grand [...]
THREE OTHER RECENT GASTROPUB SUCCESSES May 10, 2010 THE HARWOOD ARMS A collaboration between Brett Graham of the ultra-smart Ledbury restaurant and game specialist Mike Robinson of Berkshire’s much loved Pot Kiln country pub, the Harwood Arms is the possessor of a brand new Michelin star for its elevated version of rustic English grub. Walham Grove, Fulham, SW6 1QP. www.harwoodarms.com THE CANTON ARMS [...]
