JUST as supermodel Linda Evengelista said she wouldn’t get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day, one of the fashion world’s most popular designers said he won’t consider sitting around the negotiating table for less than €1.4 billion.

Wall Street managed a moderate advance today as a spate of takeover deals gave investors enough confidence to buy into the market despite a report showing that US manufacturing is more sluggish than expected.

QATAR’S €30 billion investment fund is seeking a strategic stake in Sainsbury’s and is studying exactly how much of the British retailer it wants to buy, the emirate’s foreign minister said.