Theatre review: A Number July 9, 2015 Young Vic | ★★★½ This revival of Caryl Churchill’s 2002 play takes place in a sealed glass box, the audience gazing voyeuristically in like scientists observing participants in an experiment. A man and his son (played by real life father and son John and Lex Shrapnel) are in a state of distress – they have [...]
Wimbledon 2015: Federer tipped to upset Murray July 9, 2015 Few punters gave Roger Federer much hope of winning Wimbledon ahead of the tournament, preferring instead to pile into Novak Djokovic and home-grown hero Andy Murray. Read more: Flawless Fed serves up stiff test of Murray title credentials There was little to change their minds as he made short but unspectacular work of his [...]
Wimbledon 2015 betting tips July 9, 2015 Barring Rafael Nadal’s second round slip-up to Dustin Brown, and Stan Wawrinka’s quarter-final reverse against Richard Gasquet, this year’s Wimbledon has been pretty much business as usual. Read more: Flawless Fed serves up stiff test of Murray title credentials The world’s top three convene in the semis, where they are joined by Gasquet. [...]
Wimbledon 2015 betting tips: Back deadly Djokovic to beat Gasquet in four-set semi July 9, 2015 Despite not playing his best tennis at this year’s Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic finds himself in yet another Grand Slam semi-final that he should win. Read more: Wimbledon 2015 betting tips The Serb was unspectacularly solid in the quarters when seeing off former US Open winner Marin Cilic. But his epic match against Kevin [...]
June 2015 FOMC Minutes: The Fed is worried about Greece July 8, 2015 Minutes from the Federal Reserve's June meeting show officials want to see further evidence the economy is picking up before they hike rates, and are concerned about the Greek debt crisis. The minutes from its meeting June 16-17 show officials have been pleased by positive economic developments such as strong consumer spending and signs wages [...]
IMF calls on the US to complete post-crisis reforms July 7, 2015 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on the United States to complete reforms promised in the aftermath of the financial crisis. The Washington-based organisation said one key post-crisis reform, the Dodd Frank Act, must be strengthened as well as protected from legislative proposals to water it down. Key areas of contention that need to [...]
Lovely Laos: Asia’s unspoilt sanctuary is the perfect couple’s retreat July 5, 2015 I arrived in Laos shortly after sunset with my boyfriend in tow. As the tuk tuk trundled into town I caught my first glimpse of the Mekong, a silver streak beneath blueish mountains, lined by flame-red Poinciana trees. Our first stop was 3 Nagas, a boutique hotel spread across three colonial buildings. With original [...]
Athens keeps things volatile in New York – New York Report July 2, 2015 THE GREEK debt crisis continued to play havoc with Wall Street stocks, after the International Monetary Fund warned Athens ahead of its Sunday referendum that it faces a huge financial hole. Meanwhile, mixed jobs data dampened the US economic outlook. While the IMF was warning that Greece needed an extra €50bn euros over the next [...]
US unemployment falls to 5.3 per cent as the economy comes closer to full employment July 2, 2015 The US created 223,000 jobs in June, with the unemployment rate falling to 5.3 per cent, down from a gain of 254,000 new roles in May. The unemployment rate fell further from 5.5 per cent in May, pushing it closer to the Federal Reserve’s estimate of the longer-run 5-5.2 per cent. This compares to a [...]
Crowdfunding Greece: This Indiegogo Grexit bailout crowdfund has reached a six-figure sum June 30, 2015 Sceptical of the power of people? Us too. But you can't help but be impressed by the fact this crowdfunding campaign to help Greece meet its debts has already reached a six-figure sum. At 2pm on Tuesday the total raised had reached nearly €125, 000 from donations made by 7,743 people in just one [...]