Weak miners and Vodafone weigh on FTSE 100 November 13, 2012 The leading blue chip index was trading down this morning, dragged down by headline mining shares and Vodafone. On the FTSE All-Share, Finnish miner Talvivaara sank 8.72 per cent, as its nickel mine remained shut by a waste water leakage. Electronic card payment provider De La Rue dropped 7.14 per cent as it issued a [...]
Masterful Djokovic ends Federer’s London reign November 12, 2012 WORLD No1 Novak Djokovic brought the curtain down on another vintage year last night by beating Roger Federer 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 in an enthralling encounter to win the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena. Djokovic had lost their last two matches but came back from a break down in each set to [...]
Murray: I doubted I could win a grand slam until US Open November 12, 2012 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray admits he doubted whether he would ever win a grand slam, before winning the US Open in September. Murray’s bid to win the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals ended with defeat to Roger Federer in the final four on Sunday, but the Olympic men’s singles champion is convinced that his breakthrough year [...]
Banking shares lead FTSE as debt in Eurozone makes UK a safe haven November 12, 2012 BRITAIN’S FTSE 100 finished flat but outperformed European stocks yesterday, led by a financials sector that bucked the broader European trend as investors sought refuge from Eurozone debt distress. Financials, the broad sector which includes banks, insurers and asset managers, added 9 points to the FTSE 100 and ensured the blue-chip bourse finished in positive [...]
FTSE 100 flat as market sentiment wanes November 12, 2012 The leading share index was flat in early trading, as market sentiment remained cautious as uncertainty over Greek aid talks and the US fiscal policy outlook was compounded by weak GDP data from Japan. Miners led the blue chip fallers in early deals. On the FTSE All-Share, energy support services firm Cape was down 35.12 [...]
UK lacks entrepreneurial spirit November 11, 2012 Citizens of developing countries see struggling through adversity as a necessary means to achieving success, survey data suggested today. Eighty-eight per cent of Indian respondents to a Barclays poll, along with 74 per cent of Saudi Arabians polled said entrepreneurs should persist when faced with setbacks – compared to just 35 per cent of respondents [...]
Inflation on the way up again as energy bills and tuition fees strike November 11, 2012 INFLATION will be back in the spotlight tomorrow when official figures are released, followed by the Bank of England’s quarterly Inflation Report on Wednesday. While the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell to 2.2 per cent in September, it is expected to increase again due to rising tuition and energy bills. “We expect the CPI to [...]
Embracing failure is key to reviving Western growth November 11, 2012 IN AMERICA, a new parenting book is causing a stir. The author Paul Tough argues that an overly hands-on approach can harm a child’s development. Instead, parents should be more laissez-faire. They should give children the chance to fail in order to encourage the development of qualities like grit and optimism. Perhaps this is a [...]
A global week for passing things on November 11, 2012 GLOBAL entrepreneurship week has come to London, and this year it’s all about passing on. Sponsored by Barclays, the idea is for experienced entrepreneurs to give early start-ups and their founders the practical help they need to turn an idea into a business. But with more than 2,500 events taking place across the country, you [...]
FTSE 100 down as investor sentiment drops November 9, 2012 The leading share index was down this morning, consolidating overnight losses in Asia and the US. Miners led the fallers in early trading, with Eurasian Natural Resources, Kazakhmys and Anglo American among the blue chips feeling the heat. On the FTSE All-Share, Finnish miner Talvivaara slid more than nine per cent in early deals. Yesterday [...]