2014年8月6日 星期三

2014-08-06 U.K. Business

  Telegraph.co.uk   
FTSE CLOSE: Fresh build-up of global tension and latest eurozone economic ...  This is Money
17.15 (close): A fresh build-up of global tension over Ukraine combined with the latest economic woes in the eurozone to send markets into the red today. The latest flight from risk came as Russia stoked tensions by reportedly gathering 20,000 troops on ...

Ukraine, weak data set up FTSE for biggest fall in a month   Reuters
London close: Footsie drops to technical support, all eyes on Putin   Yahoo Finance UK
FTSE drops on Russia tensions and economic woes   Citywire.co.uk
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  International Business Times UK   
Average UK House Price Now Worth Five Times Typical Earnings  International Business Times UK
The average price to buy a house in the UK now costs more than five times average earnings, according to Halifax. In July, Halifax's monthly index said the average UK house price hit £186,322 (€235,028, $313,704) after jumping by 10.2% across the year.
UK house prices surge again, but industrial data disappoint   Reuters UK
House prices in biggest increase since before the recession but average of ...   Daily Mail
House prices 'slowing down buyer confidence'   FT Adviser
Yahoo Finance UK   
Financial Times   
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FTSE set for biggest fall in a month on Ukraine, economic gloom  Reuters UK
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top equity index was on track for its steepest one-day fall in a month on Wednesday, pummelled by disappointing economic data and mounting concern over the Ukrainian crisis. The FTSE 100 index .FTSE had fallen 78.02 points ...


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  Reuters UK   
Standard Chartered again in firing line of NY regulator  Reuters UK
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Standard Chartered Plc (STAN.L) has warned it faces another fine from New York's financial regulator for problems in its anti-money laundering controls, piling more pressure on the Asia-focused bank and its bosses.
Standard Chartered in talks with NY regulator over transactions   Financial Times
Standard Chartered Discloses New York Inquiry as Pretax Profit Falls   New York Times
US regulator set to punish Standard again   Yorkshire Post
Times of Oman   
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  The Guardian   
Tax inversion takes a hit as Walgreen Alliance Boots stays in US  The Guardian
The US drugstore chain Walgreens has abandoned plans to shift its headquarters to Europe as part of its £9bn takeover of the group that owns British high-street stalwart Boots the Chemist. The US group, which has more than 8,000 US outlets, was under ...

Alliance Boots: 'Deeply rooted in Nottingham'   BBC News
US firm in full Boots takeover   Daily Mail
Walgreen retreats from plan to move tax domicile abroad   Irish Times
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  The Guardian   
NIESR says economic recovery slowing after weaker manufacturing figures  The Guardian
Britain is growing at its slowest pace in a year, one of the country's leading think tanks said following news that the manufacturing sector is performing less strongly than the City expected. The National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said it ...

UK economic growth slows in May-July -NIESR   Reuters UK
UK economy grew at slowest rate in a year as GDP rise stalls - Niesr   CITY A.M.
NIESR: economy grew by 0.6% in second quarter   Public Finance
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  Economic Times   
British government to explore Bitcoin potential: George Osborne  Economic Times
LONDON: British finance minister George Osborne said Wednesday the government would further explore the potential of digital currencies such as Bitcoin. The regulation of virtual and digital currencies, and the risks associated with them, will be examined in ...

UK To Examine Virtual Currency Regulation   Wall Street Journal (blog)
London looks to take US's place as bitcoin capital   MarketWatch (blog)
Making Britain the global centre of financial innovation   Fresh Business Thinking
The Times (subscription)   
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  Economic Times   
Stocks Stabilize as Energy Sector Rebounds  ABC News
Stocks are stabilizing as energy prices rebound. The stock market had dropped to its lowest level since May the day before as Russia massed troops near its border with Ukraine. Molson Coors jumped 6 percent after reporting strong earnings. The Standard ...

US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens lower on concern over Russia, nixed ...   Reuters
USA Today: Stocks lower as Russia-Ukraine fears hurt markets (VIDEO)   Kyiv Post

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Pharma shares slide on fears of 'tax inversion' clampdown  Financial Times
Billions of dollars were wiped off the value of European healthcare companies on Wednesday after the Obama administration threatened action to halt the wave of transatlantic acquisitions by American companies seeking to cut their US tax bills. The sharp fall ...

Shire, AstraZeneca Fall as US Looks to Deter Inversions   Businessweek
This is why Shire's share price has fallen the most on the FTSE 100   Management Today
FTSE 100 movers: Pharma stocks drop as regulation looks to derail M&A   Yahoo Finance UK
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  Reuters UK   
Second senior Bank of England official quits in one week  Financial Times
A top regulator at the Bank of England has quit for the private sector in the second significant departure from the institution this week. Julian Adams, executive director for insurance supervision at the central bank, will take on the new post of group regulatory ...

Bank of England regulator leaves as brain drain continues   The Guardian
Senior Bank of England regulator departs for Prudential   FTSE Global Markets
BOE Loses Second Executive as Prudential Hires Adams   Bloomberg
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