Turquoise set to trade US equities in European time April 14, 2010 THE London Stock Exchange yesterday unveiled ambitious plans to turn its Turquoise platform into the first European multilateral trading facility (MTF) to trade US equities during the European working day. Turquoise, which is 51 per cent owned by the exchange and the rest by twelve investment banks, will offer dollar trading in 175 of the [...]
Top ten summer quenchers April 14, 2010 Black Diamond Sour For your late summer nights, this is a sultry rich cocktail with the aromas of a hot evening. Amaretto comes with blackberries, lime and violet liqueur, served over crushed ice and garnished with an edible flower. £8.50 at Loungelover, www.lestrois-garcons.com Garden of Earthly Delights Basil-infused Tanqueray gin, maraschino, peach purée and lemongrass [...]
Smartphone sales hit 180m April 13, 2010 A staggering 180m smartphones were shipped worldwide last year as the market continued to evolve at a blistering pace. Sales are expected to leap to almost 400m units a year by 2014, according to the research from Parks Associates. By then smartphones will be the industry standard, the market researcher says. The number of smartphone [...]
Microsoft launches Kin phone April 12, 2010 Microsoft, the US computer giant, launched two new phones, Kin One and Kin Two, aimed at young people yesterday, marking a fresh assault on the fast growing smartphone market, where BlackBerry maker Research in Motion and Apple’s iPhone now dominate. The phones will be made by Japan’s Sharp and will be sold by Verizon Wireless, [...]
Dow breaks through the 11,000 mark April 12, 2010 THE Dow industrials closed above 11,000 for the first time in almost 19 months yesterday, spurred by buying in financial, energy and industrial sectors. It briefly topped that level on Friday but closed just short. The S&P 500, which is up 7.2 per cent since the start of the year, rose to within one point [...]
Palm tipped to be seeking buyer after plunging sales in smartphone market April 12, 2010 SMARTPHONE maker Palm has begun seeking offers for the firm, according to industry insiders. Palm, which makes the Pre and Pixi phones, is working with Goldman Sachs Group and Qatalyst Partners to find a buyer, Bloomberg News has reported. Last year Palm introduced its WebOS operating system, which received positive media reviews but that failed [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING April 11, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES TOTAL CHIEF STILL KEEN ON UAE DESPITE SETBACKS Total, the French oil company, is looking to invest in the United Arab Emirates’ nuclear industry despite having been part of a consortium that lost the $20.4bn contract to build the country’s reactors. The loss to a Korean consortium, led by Korea Electric Power Corp [...]
TRAVEL NOTES April 11, 2010 Get a perfect beach body in St Lucia The plush resort of Cotton Bay Village on the Caribbean island of St Lucia has launched a series of “diva boot camps” for ladies to get in shape in beautiful surroundings. The week long courses aimed at solo travellers or small groups of friends include tailored nutritional [...]
Apple launches mobile ads April 8, 2010 APPLE chief executive Steve Jobs yesterday began a war with Google after he laid out plans to launch a phone operating system with a new advertising platform to compete with its rival. Jobs, speaking at the company’s California headquarters, said the iPhone 4.0 operating system available later this year – also available on iPads this [...]
Pink power April 7, 2010 T HE tangiest of British vegetables, so long relegated to fools and crumbles, stepped into the (pink-tinged) lime-light last week. Rhubarb made headlines when Waitrose suddenly found itself entirely sold out of the British variety, thanks to an advert featuring Delia Smith and a rhubarb and ginger brulee recipe. In just four days, the supermarket [...]