2014年10月6日 星期一

2014-10-07 U.K. Business

  The Independent   
Goldman Bankers Threatened by LIA Executive in 'Tirade'  Businessweek
A Libya Investment Authority executive threatened two Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS:US) bankers at a 2008 meeting in Tripoli, telling them the lender had “screwed” the sovereign wealth fund, according to the LIA's evidence at a London court hearing ...

Goldman Sachs banker took Libyan fund staff on lavish trip, high court told   The Guardian
Libya's Sovereign Fund and Goldman Sachs Clash in Court   New York Times
Libya's $1bn hangover – fund's losses after drinks with Goldman   CITY A.M.
Wall Street Journal   
Reuters   
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  Reuters UK   
Rio Tinto rejects Glencore merger approach amid iron ore slump  Reuters UK
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rio Tinto (RIO.AX) rejected a merger approach from smaller rival Glencore Plc (GLEN.L) to create a $160 billion (99.74 billion pounds) mining and trading giant in August just as the price of its most profitable product, iron ore, hit a ...

Glencore shares up 3.9 percent after Rio spurns merger approach   Reuters
A Glencore Bid for Rio Tinto Has Pitfalls   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Rio Tinto denies reports of mining merger talks with Glencore   The Guardian
Sydney Morning Herald   
Businessweek   
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  Reuters UK   
Tesco chairman considers stepping down - WSJ  Reuters UK
(Reuters) - British grocer Tesco Plc's (TSCO.L) Chairman Richard Broadbent might consider resigning after the investigation into company's accounting practices is complete, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Broadbent ...


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Private equity firm TPG eyes Tesco clubcard unit -Sky News  Reuters
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Private equity buyout firm TPG has approached troubled British grocer Tesco PLC to buy its data gathering and analysis subsidiary Dunnhumby, which is worth well over 2 billion sterling, the Sky News reported on Monday. TPG's offer to ...


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  Reuters UK   
Samsung Electronics heads for annual profit fall after weak third-quarter guidance  Reuters UK
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) is heading for its first annual earnings drop since 2011 after it revealed its July-September profit would be the lowest in more than three years and said short-term prospects for smartphones were ...

Samsung heads for first annual fall in profits for three years as rivals close in   The Guardian
Samsung earnings dented by heightened competition   Financial Times
Samsung Electronics Posts Near 60 Percent Drop in Q3 Operating Profit   NDTV
Livemint   
BBC News   
Bloomberg   
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  The Guardian   
Supermarket giant Tesco in move to battle sliding sales  Herald Scotland
TESCO has announced that it is beefing up its board as it battles sliding sales and faces a probe into a £250 million accounting blunder. TESCO has announced that it is beefing up its board as it battles sliding sales and faces a probe into a £250 million ...

Tesco set for more hires after bolstering its board   CITY A.M.
Flying under the boardroom radar   The Times (subscription)
ALEX BRUMMER: Feeding frenzy inspires Tesco as Richard Cousins joins ...   This is Money
The Guardian   
Financial Times   
IFA Magazine   
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  BBC News   
Lib Dems could change position on airport expansion  BBC News
The Liberal Democrats are heading for a possible U-turn over their opposition to airport expansion. The party has been committed to a blanket ban on the construction of any new runways in south-east England. But two Lib Dem MPs at the party's conference ...

Another U-turn? Liberal Democrat leaders move towards backing Gatwick ...   The Independent
Doubt cast over need for UK air travel hub   Financial Times
Liberal Democrat party chiefs open the door to expansion of Gatwick airport   Evening Standard

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  Interactive Investor   
Market Report: Asos shares leap after Amazon speculation  The Independent
Could Amazon really buy Asos? After three profit warnings in seven months, the online fashion retailer is looking increasingly vulnerable to a bid. UBS yesterday revived the takeover rumour that enchanted the City earlier this year, speculating that the ...

City says Asos a takover target   CITY A.M.
Rumour mill saves the best tittle-tattle 'till last   The Times (subscription)
Market report: Asos rises on Amazon bid talk   Telegraph.co.uk
Financial Times   
The Guardian   
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  The Independent   
£100m in funding for government grants to improve energy efficiency  Herald Scotland
Householders across the UK are to be offered an additional £100 million to fund energy-saving home improvements, after a government scheme proved so popular it ran out of cash within three months. Householders across the UK are to be offered an ...

Government's £11bn smart meter programme is too expensive for consumers ...   The Independent
Extra £100m 'to fund green home improvements'   ITV News
U.K. Big 6 Energy Suppliers to Halve Switching Time   Bloomberg
Belfast Telegraph   
Yorkshire Post   
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  euronews   
Boost for Tesco as experienced duo join up  Herald Scotland
TESCO received a welcome shot in the arm after the appointment of two experienced non-executive directors helped lift shares in the beleaguered supermarket by nearly three per cent. TESCO received a welcome shot in the arm after the appointment of two ...

Banks lead the pack as FTSE bounces back   CITY A.M.
MONDAY MARKET CLOSE: Every little helps as Tesco hires execs   Scotsman
Boost for banks buoys Britain's FTSE   Reuters UK
Reuters   
This is Money   
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