Terrorists Strike Mumbai
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November 2008 UK
India’s financial capital has been struck by extremists, killing over 100 and held hostage another 100 at the famous Taj Mahal hotel. The folks at Trader Daily would like to pray for a safe conclusion to all of this and condolences for love ones lost.
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Forget CDOs, Try These Fire-Sale Yachts
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November 2008 UK
So what if you can’t steer a dingy? No one ever called you Captain Bligh. Still, with these fine, luxury vessels going for a song, why not take a glance at how much credit-crunch cash can buy?
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Last Orders: Cinematic Splendour
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November 2008 UK
Stoke Park Club has long played host to movie greats. Now let it play host to you
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The New New Thing: Shoplifting
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November 2008 UK
An unsettling stat: Tesco caught more than 43,000 people swiping swag from its stores in the first half, representing a jump of 36% from a year ago. Since then, that number’s only been rising. And the store noted a worrying pattern: essential items are being stolen at a faster rate than luxury ones. A telling sign of what’s to come?
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Go Here Now: Jaipur, India
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11/05/2008
If you think you've experienced opulence, just you wait...
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Go Here Now :Malta
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11/04/2008
For those looking for a true "Isle of Tranquility."
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Wheels: Tip Sheet
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November 2008 UK
Sure, you buy your cigars with £50 notes and flash wads of cash in the best bars. Still, even the most cash-rich trader eventually tires of dropping £50 in the petrol tank every two days. Here’s what to do about it.
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Go Here Now: Iceland
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11/03/2008
Where else can you get a first-world country at third-world prices?
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Go Here Now: China
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10/30/2008
Hop on board the real "Orient Express."
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Out Of Frying Pan, Into Fire – And Back Again?
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October 2008 UK
As if the market wasn’t tough enough these days, hedge funds were estimated to have lost up to £24 BILLION on short-selling manoeuvres just ahead of Porsche’s scooping up a mess of Volkswagen shares that sent the latter’s stock rallying so high, it briefly became the world’s most expensive company. Wow, sometimes when you are wrong, you are really wrong. However, some hedgies may get a break as Porsche tries to rectify matters.
Hedge funds lost as much as €30bn (£24bn) after their move to short sell VW backfired when Porsche revealed it had secured 74pc of the equity and planned to seize control of its rival. This sent the shares soaring as funds scrambled to buy VW shares to close their short positions.
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California
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10/22/2008
There is no wrong way to relax.
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Break: A real dive!
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10/21/2008
Although Amanwana means 'peaceful forest' the woods are teeming with screaming monkeys and grunting boar. To get away from it all join the manta ray and turtles for a spot of quiet reflection.
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Wreck Dive in La Romana
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10/13/2008
There are so many underwater destinations that boast coral reefs, colorful fish and high visibility. You might have to spend some time on a plane and commit a few weeks of your life, but you'll get there. To find a truly unusual underwater experience, you'll have to look a little harder. Before steeling yourself for several long fights, though, check a little closer to home. The Dominican Republic is only a few hours away by plane, so you'll spend more time with a tank on your back and mask on your face.
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Nice Car
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October 2008 UK
The way we see it, if you’re not a banker you’re still allowed to tactfully worship luxury items like this £230,000 Bentley.
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Cinematic Splendor
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October 2008
Stoke Park Club has long played host to movie greats. Now let it play host to you.
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Wheels of Fortune
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October 2008
Trader Monthly uncovers a new breed of cyclists and the wonderbikes and accessories driving the premium road-cycling market.
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The Tip Sheet
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October 2008
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Nice Car
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October 2008
We put an equities trader behind the wheel of a £230,000 Bentley and sent him to a place in the middle of nowhere called...Bentley.
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Zambia
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09/29/2008
The butterfly in the heart of Africa.
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Costa Rica
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09/25/2008
Livin' la "Pura Vida"
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Oman
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09/24/2008
The "Norway of the Middle East."
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Mozambique
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09/23/2008
Get there before the tourists come!
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India
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09/22/2008
Take a ride through the "other" India.
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London, NY: Not Exactly As Planned
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September 2008 UK
How the two cities that just a few months ago were crashing antlers over financial primacy are now locked in a race to the bottom.
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How Esoterica Got Its Groove Back
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August UK 2008
As one disarmingly honest trader recently let slip to us, “Hey, if I could make money off of broken dishes, I would trade them.” Or, as it were, Madonna’s bra. Find out what people are making a mint off of while you laze about Mayfair dropping dollars in all the wrong places.
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Penthouse: A Bear’s Lair
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July UK 2008
One lesson Jimmy Cayne seems to have learned from the stunning downfall of his beloved Bear Stearns: Stay away from mortgages.
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Rooms With A View
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July UK 2008
Private spas? Personal cinemas? Opulent safaris? A basketball court...in your room? Yes, when the trading man travels, he does so in style – and with a degree of indulgence that others might find, well, indulgent. Still, check into these international luxury digs, and you'll know that you've truly arrived.
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How To Annoy Others With Your Yacht
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July UK 2008
Yeah, we went there. Why enjoy your gazillions in peace, when you can enjoy your gazillions – and piss people off?
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Last Orders: The Great Escape
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July UK 2008
A night at Paris's Hôtel Plaza Athénée must be experienced to be believed.
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Bed: Aleenta Resort & Spa
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07/09/2008
The Phuket and spade holiday - Thai style!
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Put on the Ritz in Naples, FL
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07/08/2008
High-pressure professions and adrenaline-junky hobbies can wear you down. Every now and then, you need a chance to hide and relax. The twin Ritz-Carlton Resorts in Naples, FL fuse luxury and accessibility, proving that you don't have to sweat passport control lines to get away for a while. Both the beach hotel and the golf property offer white sand and warm water, but only one makes it enjoyable!
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'It's Not Enough To Just Have A Ferrari Anymore'
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July UK 2008
In the land of pricey oil and no end to fast, bank-breaking cars, how to outclass all the other millionaires and billionaires? But of course: the novelty license plate. The race, apparently, is on in Abu Dhabi.
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Rooms With A View
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June UK 2008
Private spas? Personal cinemas? Opulent safaris? A basketball court...in your room? Yes, when the trading man travels, he does so in style – and with a degree of indulgence that others might find, well, rather indulgent. Still, check into these international luxury digs, and you'll know you've truly arrived.
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Crack in the Continents
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06/23/2008
Most borders are imaginary. Drive from Connecticut to New York, and a sign tells you of the change. Otherwise, you'd never know. There are some places in the world, though, where the lines are not imaginary.
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The Great Escape
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July/August 2008
A night at Paris's Hôtel Plaza Athénée must be experienced to be believed.
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Two-Timers
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July/August 2008
Because in these hours of great financial uncertainty, it's nice to know what time it is somewhere else.
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Former UBS Exec Pleads Guilty To Bahhhd Things
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June UK 2008
But why should you care? Well, first, you might want to make sure he wasn’t your private banker, since he was allegedly helping at least one billionaire hide his earnings to avoid taxes. But even if you weren’t that one billionaire (ha, may we all be so lucky as to make enough to get ourselves in trouble with the government) Bradley Birkenfeld is, according to this report, going to do a lot more than that. At the expense of the non-ornithologically inclined, we’ll keep it real simple: ever heard of singing like a canary?
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Rooms with a View
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July/August 2008
Private spas? Personal cinemas? Opulent safaris? A basketball court...in your room? Yes, when the trading man travels, he does so in style -- and with a degree of indulgence that others might find, well, indulgent. Still, check into these international luxury digs, and you'll know you've truly arrived.
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Redistricting
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July/August 2008
The Financial District is in the midst of a wholesale transformation. We've mapped out some of the most emblematic shifts
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Not Your Father's Financial District
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July/August 2008
The hallowed canyons of Wall Street in New York are now lined with apartments. Dog walkers outnumber hung-over traders on cigarette breaks. Gilded Age moneymaking monoliths now house spas, sushi joints and luxury retailers. What happened? Arriving at settlement with Lower Manhattan’s post-9/11 makeover.
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Close Encounters
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July/August 2008
In the world of luxury, absolutes are rare. What is unquestionably the most luxurious hotel in the world? Which is irrefutably the most luxurious car? Which Savile Row tailor is, without a shadow of a doubt, the most luxurious?
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Fashionable Swiss
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July/August 2008
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Not Your Father’s Financial District
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May 2008
We know we just told you yesterday (in Trader Monthly’s cover story on the world’s best trading cities) that London tops New York by one notch. But that was sooo yesterday. Today, we are going to tell you where you need to live, should you ever happen to throw down the gauntlet and head for the city that never sleeps.
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Venture: Emerging Market
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May 2008
Think Vietnam, and you might not think of luxe resorts and sublime eateries. But winning the hearts and minds of the well-financed traveler is this nation’s new revolution. A primer that will have you booking your next trip before the holidays.
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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05/19/2008
A scattering of 40 islands some 600 miles southeast of Miami, the once-sleepy UK territory known as the Turks and Caicos Islands has arrived as a Caribbean destination. And that's due in no small part to the fine white sands and crystalline waters of Grace Bay Beach, not to mention the world-class coral reefs just offshore (or the islands' gracious tax climate and straightforward real estate investment policies).
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Turks and Caicos Islands: R&R Escapes
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05/19/2008
Conceived by Angel Stewart of Las Ventanas al Paraiso, The Golden Door and Ritz-Carlton (Rancho Mirage) fame, The Regent Spa is spread over an acre site and features stand-alone treatment rooms, each with its own water feature by day and fire feature by night.
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Object of Desire: ARMREVOLUTION
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Wednesday - Art of Living
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05/02/2008
Tired of your boring, old links? Join the revolution!
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Bed: The Four Seasons Budapest
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Thursday - Bed, Break and Fast
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04/22/2008
A bed in the Cinderella city, where all the lights are switched off at midnight!
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Rainmaker
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May/June 2008
Has your hedge fund hedged in all the right ways? Then consider
yourself part of the very small market for the world’s largest —
and most expensive — private jet.
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Bermuda
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04/14/2008
Aside from the azure waters, the pink sand and the uncommonly attentive service that is the rule rather than the exception, the great and lasting charm of Bermuda is its location: An easy flight of hardly more than 90 minutes from most any metro area on the Eastern Seaboard.
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