Jordan Spieth’s extraordinary season is as good as Tiger Wood’s landmark 2000 – Sam Torrance’s Golf Comment September 29, 2015 Just last week I pondered whether Jason Day, with a sequence of four wins from six tournaments that propelled him to world No1, had done enough to eclipse Jordan Spieth as golf’s star of 2015. I sided with Masters and US Open winner Spieth, and if there was any lingering doubt the young Texan [...]
What gold tells us about a Fed rate hike – eToro Tips & Picks September 28, 2015 Gold has been an interesting play over the last week or so, and most definitely throughout yesterday’s session. A report in the weekend press highlighted the fact that the gold rally may well be over, on the back of the Fed’s move to start raise interest rate – and we saw that last week [...]
Jordan Spieth wins $10m FedEx Cup bonus and breaks prize money record as earnings hit $31m September 28, 2015 Jordan Spieth finished his remarkable breakthrough season with $22.03m (£14.5m) in on-course earnings after he won the Tour Championship in East Lake, Atlanta to secure this year's FedEx Cup. Read more: Jordan Spieth caddie could earn up to $180,000 in prize money The Texan picked up the $10m "bonus" that comes with winning the season-long FedEx Cup [...]
Jeremy Corbyn’s vow to democratise PMQs could be revolutionary – but there are three things to consider before jumping in at the deep end September 28, 2015 Traditionally, the great British public is given a vote every five years. Now it seems we’ll be able to raise our concerns every week. Jeremy Corbyn's crowdsourced questions for his first PMQs has given the electorate a voice it has seldom enjoyed during the course of a Parliament. If this new strategy gains momentum, [...]
Shutdown is likely on hold – New York Report September 27, 2015 THE SHOCK resignation of US House Speaker John Boehner on Friday reduces the chances of a government shutdown this week, potentially removing one source of investor anxiety as Wall Street gears up for a week heavy with economic data and commentary by Federal Reserve policymakers. Boehner’s announcement was seen as a sign that he would [...]
Jordan Spieth wins big cash FedEx Cup and returns to world No1 September 27, 2015 Reinstated world No1 Jordan Spieth admitted the sight of others prospering stoked his desire to reassert himself by winning the Tour Championship and claiming the £7.5m for being crowned FedEx Cup champion. The 22-year-old carded a final-round 69 at East Lake, Atlanta yesterday to post a four-shot victory and bank a cheque for £977,000 to [...]
Catch some rays in Antigua’s Mercers Creek Bay September 25, 2015 Annabelle Williams swims with stingrays in northern Antigua’s Mercers Creek Bay With their ethereal, otherworldly faces, stingrays could be from another planet. But here I am, standing waist deep in water, surrounded by dozens of these gray, pancake-like fish. In Mercers Creek Bay, northern Antigua, a breed of stingray known as the Southern [...]
Jason Day: New world No1 has made $6m in two months to take 2015 PGA Tour earnings to $9.2m September 23, 2015 Jason Day has pocketed more than $6m (£3.9m) from an incredible run of form in the last two months which has pushed him above Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth to golf's No1 ranking. Read more: Day rids himself of nearly man status with maiden Major success The Australian has stormed to the No1 spot after winning [...]
The future of the FTSE 100: What next? The quarterly reshuffle has changed the complexion of the leading index September 23, 2015 The Bloodbath continued yesterday as mining shares plummeted further and the FTSE dipped below 6,000 points. Glencore, whose shares fell by 10.63 per cent yesterday, only graduated to the elite index in 2011, but the commodities supercycle has come to a juddering halt, depressing the internationally exposed FTSE. This week also saw one [...]
Volkswagen crash hurts Wall St indices – New York Report September 22, 2015 A SELL-OFF in commodities dragged down materials shares yesterday, while Volkswagen suppliers’ shares dropped following the German carmaker’s emissions scandal. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 179.72 points, or 1.09 per cent, to 16,330.47, the S&P 500 lost 24.23 points, or 1.23 per cent, to 1,942.74 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 72.23 points, or 1.5 [...]