Hong Kong Racing Tips: Trainer Ferraris can continue fine form with Bear Again January 14, 2020 A MAJOR feature of this season’s racing in Hong Kong has been the upturn in fortunes of trainer David Ferraris. Former four-time South African champion handler Ferraris has found it tough going in the territory over recent years, but has bounced back into the limelight this season. He has trained a dozen winners so far [...]
Energy bills set to rise for 142,000 households January 14, 2020 Over 140,000 households could see their energy bills climb by as much as £190 at the end of January, with 47 fixed price deals set to come to an end. The average cost for households which do not switch will be £114, according to data from uSwitch.com. In total, such price hikes will cost a [...]
Boohoo hikes guidance after ‘record’ quarter January 14, 2020 Boohoo raised its full-year guidance this morning as it reported record trading during the final quarter of last year. The online fashion retailer’s shares jumped more than five per cent after it announced group revenue in the four months to 31 December was £473.7m, an increase of 44 per cent compared to the same period [...]
Warhammer creator Games Workshop shares hit record high after bumper first half January 14, 2020 Games Workshop shares hit a record high this morning after it enjoyed rising profits over the first six months of the financial year. In a continuation of the success which has driven its share price up more than 1,000 per cent over the last five years, the Nottingham-based company behind the Warhammer game series said [...]
Lululemon raises profit outlook after strong Christmas trading January 13, 2020 Exercise clothing retailer Lululemon raised its profit outlook today after a strong sales performance over the important Christmas trading period. Shares in the retailer jumped around two per cent in early trading this morning after it announced that profit per share for the quarter to 2 February is expected to be $2.22 to $2.25. Read [...]
Superdry’s share price decline continues after profit warning January 13, 2020 Superdry’s share price continued to dive today after the embattled retailer issued a profit warning last week following weak sales over the crucial Christmas trading period. The fashion chain’s shares dropped more than eight per cent this morning to 401.2p, before recovering slightly in the afternoon to 412p. Read more: Superdry shares plunge as it [...]
City Pub Group warns 2019 profit will miss expectations January 13, 2020 The City Pub Group this morning warned that 2019 profit will fall short of expectations after “one-off factors”, including political uncertainty and strikes on London commuter train services, impacted performance over the Christmas trading period. The firm’s share price fell more than eight per cent this morning after it announced that earnings before interest, tax, [...]
Heathrow airport breaks Christmas passenger record January 13, 2020 Heathrow airport welcomed a record 80.9m passengers in 2019 to notch a ninth consecutive year of traffic growth, it revealed today. Larger and fuller aircraft pushed the passenger growth as Heathrow airport witnessed its busiest December ever, when 6.7m passengers travelled through the airport over Christmas and New Year, up 3.1 per cent compared to [...]
How to quit your job with royal grace like Harry and Meghan January 13, 2020 We can all sympathise with Harry and Meghan’s predicament. You take a nice long break over the Christmas period, perhaps squeeze in a few days abroad and enjoy some long walks at one with nature. The fresh air clears your head (or maybe it was that extra glass of prosecco?) and you realise that you’ve [...]
With its foray into facial recognition, Uber is normalising mass surveillance January 13, 2020 The news late last year that Uber plans to introduce facial recognition technology seems to have mostly escaped the notice of the public, buried as the story was beneath five or six paragraphs in most of the reports on the loss of the firm’s London licence. Or perhaps, as one depressing Wall Street Journal headline [...]