Shibby loses out as Sugar’s Apprentices meet at dawn October 20, 2010 Just how do the Apprentices manage to be so peppy at 6am? Could it be down to the little motivational chats they give themselves as they stare into the mirror? “Looking good”, “bring it on”, “raring to go” they intoned. Suitably pumped up, they met their master in the genteel surroundings of Fortnum & Mason, [...]
Rovers cling on for draw despite Samba red card October 18, 2010 BLACKBURN (0) vs SUNDERLAND (()) SUNDERLAND manager Steve Bruce berated his toothless side after they were held by 10-man Blackburn in torrential conditions at Ewood Park. Rovers defender Christopher Samba was dismissed in first-half stoppage time for bundling over Danny Welbeck on the edge of the penalty area. But the Black Cats could not take [...]
Company name disputes increase by 43 per cent October 17, 2010 LEGAL disputes over company names have shot up 43 per cent this year according to new research by Sweet & Maxwell. Companies being taken to tribunal over the registration of a similar, or misleading company name has leapt from 54 last year to 77. Disputes typically occur when one company is thought to be using [...]
The past lives on as Agatha Christie’s top hotel reopens October 17, 2010 ONCE you’ve been to Istanbul, Paris, Berlin and even London seem somehow paltry, a bit small-scale and even a touch banal. The enormity and seductiveness of the Bosphorous, especially at sunset, and the mesmeric mixture of ancient history, Ottoman splendour and Islamic architecture beguile every traveller. Its appeal was just as strong for the most [...]
BAA to sell two airports after losing court ruling October 13, 2010 AIRPORT operator BAA is set to take its battle with the Competition Commission to the Supreme Court, after the regulator won a High Court ruling forcing it to sell off two more airports to satisfy competition concerns in the industry. BAA’s Spanish owner Ferrovial will now have to sell off Stansted and either Glasgow or [...]
Time to offload Lloyds to save the City’s skin October 12, 2010 Politics can be so unpredictable that a week seems a long time, but there is one prediction that can be made with certainty: a car crash between bankers and politicians just in time for Christmas. The fall out could be so severe that it could lead to the demise of London as a financial services [...]
Battered Euro stock markets offer investors minimal upside October 4, 2010 EUROZONE equities have begun the fourth quarter firmly on the back foot with markets yesterday tumbling for the sixth consecutive trading session – the longest run of losses since January 2009. Fears that the US will plunge into a double-dip recession have outweighed more positive European economic data and upbeat expectations for the third quarter [...]
Tensions rise among MPC over more QE October 3, 2010 SPECULATION of a three-way split among the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has intensified in recent days, creating a debate among City economists about whether the Bank will loosen policy even further. External MPC member Adam Posen last week put the cat among the already nervous pigeons when he argued strongly in favour [...]
HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR HAS POP AT GOLDMAN September 22, 2010 HOLLYWOOD director Oliver Stone is clearly a very brave man, having taken a figurative pop at not one, but two of the world’s most successful businessmen in the past week. Just a few days ago, it emerged that Stone – currently on a publicity flash tour to coincide with the opening of his new film, [...]
Wenger charged and mulling a tinker September 20, 2010 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger is facing a touchline ban after being charged with improper conduct relating to Saturday’s dramatic 1-1 draw at Sunderland. Wenger is accused by the Football Association of “using abusive and/or insulting language and behaviour” to the officials in the wake of Darren Bent’s last-gasp equaliser for the Black Cats. Bent’s strike [...]