Portugal’s 10-year borrowing costs fell steeply yesterday after its President, Anibal Cavaco Silva, ruled out snap elections and said he wanted the centre-right coalition to stay in place to keep the nation’s €78bn (£67bn) bailout on track. Portuguese 10-year yields dropped 0.38 percentage points to 6.24 per cent as relief sank in after the news.
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Premier League clubs urged to invest in the future to avoid spiralling debt
Thursday 11 July 2013
Too much focus is on the present claims Professor of Sport Business Strategy and Marketing
The unfair fairground: Thorpe Park games 'are rigged to reduce wins'
Wednesday 03 July 2013
TV undercover team claims distraction and ball-switching tricks were used
Investment Column: Uncertainty has made RBS a gambler's stock
Friday 14 June 2013
At RBS much of the hard work is done. It turned a profit last quarter and is making steady but unexciting progress
New markets hope for luxury brand Mulberry
Friday 14 June 2013
The luxury brand Mulberry is pinning its turnaround hopes on new markets in the Far East and US after reporting a 28 per cent slump in annual profits.
F1: Jenson Button lays blame on McLaren for torrid time
Monday 10 June 2013
The former world champion finished 12th in Canada
Ben Ross: To leave, or not to leave? That is the question on changeover day
Saturday 08 June 2013
Something to Declare
Marks & Spencer boss Marc Bolland misses £2.9m shares bonus
Thursday 06 June 2013
But he still earned a total pay package worth £2.1m
BuzzFeed and CNN announce joint YouTube video channel
Tuesday 28 May 2013
The channel hopes to create 'shareable, emotionally compelling video content for a highly-mobile, video-driven generation'
Halfords' boss invests £100m but warns profits will dive
Friday 24 May 2013
The chief executive of Halfords has launched a stinging attack on the state of its retail business and admitted profits will fall over the next two years as it invests £100m to turn around its performance.
Market Report: Plunge in revenues makes bwin a loser
Wednesday 22 May 2013
The odds were stacked against bwin.party yesterday after a 17 per cent fall in first-quarter revenues. The FTSE 250 gambling group, which is best-known for sponsoring Cristiano Ronaldo's Real Madrid, missed the jackpot with a lukewarm trading update that failed to inspire investors.
Sales boost helps insurer Aviva edge towards recovery
Thursday 16 May 2013
Aviva today took tentative steps towards a recovery by posting a steady, if not sexy, set of first-quarter numbers.
Mauricio Pochettino threatens to quit Southampton if executive chairman Nicola Cortese leaves the club
Thursday 16 May 2013
The Italian executive chairman is considering his position on the south coast
Costa Coffeehigh on Brits' caffeine habit
Sunday 28 April 2013
Our coffee addiction has brought success to a number of chains. But new challengers are emerging. By James Thompson
Hamish McRae: Need a valuable handle on investor sentiment? Google it
Sunday 28 April 2013
Anyone seeking a magic formula for stock market investment will be intrigued by the study in Nature Publishing's Scientific Reports by three academics, Tobias Preis, of Warwick Business School, Helen Susannah Moat, of University College London, and H Eugene Stanley, of Boston University.
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