Act now to snap up remaining French bargains May 27, 2010 AFTER a weekend of Mediterranean weather evaporated this week, sun-hungry holidaymakers could be forgiven for looking to France. And with sellers dusting down wine cellars for the high season, there is no better time to fly south for villa-viewing. The Lehman collapse saw demand take flight even from prime locations, but top-end buyers returned during [...]
Apple trumps Microsoft May 26, 2010 APPLE shot past Microsoft to become the world’s biggest tech company based on market value yesterday, the latest milestone in the resurgence of the maker of the iPhone, which nearly went out of business in the 1990s. Apple’s shares rose as much 2.8 per cent on Nasdaq as Microsoft shares floundered, briefly pushing its market [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING May 26, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES APPLE, HP AND DELL INVESTIGATE FOXCONN AFTER SPATE OF SUICIDES Apple, Dell and HP, three of the world’s largest IT companies, said yesterday they were investigating working conditions at Foxconn after a series of suicides at the huge factory in southern China where Foxconn makes electronic goods. Nine workers at Foxconn’s Shenzhen plant, [...]
Wines to match your gourmet veggie dinner May 26, 2010 JOE MCCANTA SOMMELIER, SAF RESTAURANTS; FOUNDER, PURSIP DRINKS CONSULTANCY WORKING with primarily vegetarian (and even vegan) foods, I’m constantly having to look at innovative ways of matching food to wine. It seems that even in some of the top restaurants most sommeliers are terrified by the concept of not resorting to their good old stand-by [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING May 25, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES WATCHDOG HINTS AT CURBS ON TARGETED WEB ADS Companies such as Google and Yahoo could face tougher scrutiny in the UK after the Office of Fair Trading said it could step in to regulate targeted advertising on the internet. The watchdog said that more needed to be done to ensure that consumer rights [...]
Yahoo and Nokia set their sights on dual dominance May 25, 2010 YAHOO and Nokia yesterday unveiled a wide Internet services deal, including maps and e-mail service, as the two battle new rivals on the wireless market. The role of mobile services and software has increased sharply since Apple and Google entered the industry, forcing traditional phonemakers like Samsung and Nokia to hurry to build up their [...]
Ent One hit shows hike revenue 30pc May 25, 2010 ENTERTAINMENT One saw revenues jump a staggering 30 per cent, buoyed by hit franchises Twilight and Peppa Pig. The children’s cartoon starring Peppa brought in almost £100m in sales, including revenue from a lucrative range of children’s toys. It has a number of major programmes in the pipeline, including Stephen King collaboration Haven, a version [...]
3 unveils iPad price plan as competition hots up May 25, 2010 AS Apple’s smash hit iPad prepares to launch in the UK this Friday, mobile carrier 3 announced details of its competitive Sim only price plan for the device. The contract-free offer allows users to connect to use internet on the go from just £7.50 a month, for 1GB of data usage. It also has a [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING May 24, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES AIA CHIEF IN THREAT TO QUIT OVER PRU DEAL AIA’s chief executive has told friends and industry executives that he would quit if the UK’s Prudential succeeded in its $35.5bn (£24.6bn) takeover of the Asian businesses of AIG. Mark Wilson has said he would step down once the deal closed because the proposed [...]
Dow slides on bank woes in Eurozone May 24, 2010 US stocks slid yesterday, driving the Dow to its lowest level since 10 February as fresh signs of Europe’s banking problems emerged. The Eurozone’s turbulence kept investors wary of taking on risk, after the S&P 500’s 4.2 per cent drop last week. Financial shares were among the day’s largest decliners, with the KBW Bank index [...]