Investec warns on profits amid higher costs September 20, 2019 Anglo-South African business group Investec warned on its profits for the first half of 2019 this morning as challenges in its specialist UK banking business dragged down the group. The firm expects headline earnings per share to be roughly 15-18 per cent lower for the six months to 30 September, adding that it would take [...]
Saudi oil attack: How high could oil prices go after record-breaking rise? September 16, 2019 Analysts are this morning coming to terms with the implications of an attack on two Saudi processing plants after they pushed up oil prices as much as 20 per cent. The price of Brent crude rose as high as $71.95 per barrel this morning, however its have since given back most of those gains, trading [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Gosden’s dashing grey will light up Leger day September 12, 2019 RACING folklore states, ‘the fastest horse wins the Guineas; the luckiest the Derby – and the best horse wins the St Leger.’ There’s absolutely no chance LOGICIAN, the leading fancy for tomorrow afternoon’s William Hill St Leger (3.35pm), would have had the speed to land a Guineas over a mile, while the John Gosden-trained son [...]
Sajid Javid’s spending spree puts Tories’ record at risk September 5, 2019 Less than a year has passed since Theresa May danced on stage at the Tory party conference and told party activists that the era of austerity was officially over. The announcement was not received well by the Treasury at the time, where Philip Hammond was still trying to eliminate the government’s annual deficit. Read more: [...]
Stirling Industries tables £190m bid for Apple Watch supplier Ipsen September 3, 2019 Industrial acquisition firm Stirling Industries is said to be close to snapping up Apple Watch supplier Ipsen International for £190m. Aim-listed Stirling, which was set up last year, is on the brink of closing the takeover of Ipsen, which provides heat treatment services for hardening steel in products across a range of industries. Read more: [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Positive that Cox’s horse can land Solario Stakes August 29, 2019 WITH the weather set fair, Sandown is the place to be this weekend with its Summer Celebration taking place today and tomorrow. This afternoon is family day and then tomorrow continues with more of a festival vibe and a DJ after racing. Tomorrow’s highlight is the Group Three Betway Solario Stakes (3.45pm), which was won [...]
Sterling could hit 35-year low on no-deal Brexit worries, City analysts warn August 28, 2019 City economists have warned that the pound could tumble to a 35-year low against the dollar of close to parity as no-deal Brexit fears mount over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament. Read more: Boris Johnson asks Queen to suspend parliament Sterling traders have reacted badly to the news that Johnson has asked the [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Be First In Line to back Raheen and Skyline in £1million Ebor August 22, 2019 HISTORY will be made at York tomorrow afternoon when connections of the winner of the Sky Bet Ebor (3.40pm) collect a cheque for a cool £600,000. This is the first year this historic handicap is being run for £1million, and the racecourse and sponsor have been rewarded with a top class field of stayers. With [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Crystal Ocean can leave rivals toiling in his wake August 20, 2019 YORK’S four day Ebor meeting gets underway on the Knavesmire this afternoon with the feature being the Juddmonte International Stakes (3.35pm). Plenty are already labelling last month’s titanic duel between Enable and CRYSTAL OCEAN in the King George at Ascot as the race of the century and it looked likely this afternoon’s Group One contest [...]
The founder of Yulife on avoiding the grey-suit mentality of the insurance industry August 19, 2019 Dressed in a tie-dye T-shirt and jeans, Sammy Rubin looks more like a climate change activist than the chief executive of an insurance company. But then, there’s a lesson on why you shouldn’t judge people on how they look. Indeed, there are many things we can learn from Rubin – his hippyish dress-sense feeds right [...]