2014年10月20日 星期一

2014-10-21 U.K. Business

  The Independent   
Glitch puts property transactions in spin  Herald Scotland
Thousands of property purchases have been thrown into turmoil as the system used to transfer hundreds of billions of payments between lenders was hit by a technical glitch. Thousands of property purchases have been thrown into turmoil as the system used ...

Bank of England to investigate crucial payments system crash   CITY A.M.
BoE left red-faced by payments crash   Financial Times
Carney orders review after Bank's payments system crashes   The Times (subscription)
The Guardian   
International Business Times UK   
Daily Mail   
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  Reuters   
Apple's iPhone sales beat Street but iPad volumes slide  Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc forecast a strong holiday quarter after a better-than-expected 16 percent jump in iPhone sales, and the strongest growth in Mac computer shipments in years helped the company surpass Wall Street's targets.
Apple reports 12.7% profit growth, launches Apple Pay   Los Angeles Times
Apple Pay Rolls Out, With Limits   Wall Street Journal
Apple Projects Another IPhone-Fueled Record for Holidays   Bloomberg
New York Times   
Forbes   
Businessweek   
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  The Independent   
Energy comparison sites 'filter out top deals'  Herald Scotland
Consumers are missing out on the best energy deals because comparison sites filter out the tariffs which do not pay commission, it has been claimed. Consumers are missing out on the best energy deals because comparison sites filter out the tariffs which do ...

Price comparison sites 'hide best energy deals'   Daily Mail
GoCompare bites back in row over comparison sites' fairness   CITY A.M.
Ofgem defends websites over claims they hide best energy deals   Financial Times
Sky News   
The Independent   
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  Herald Scotland   
Spirit shares rise after Greene King returns to fray  Herald Scotland
SHARES in Spirit Pub Company have surged by nearly 10 per cent after Belhaven owner Greene King returned with a revised proposal for the Burton-based pub giant. SHARES in Spirit Pub Company have surged by nearly 10 per cent after Belhaven owner ...

Greene King's £723m gets it into the Spirit   CITY A.M.
Comment: Greene King move in spirit of new pub era   Scotsman (blog)
Spirit edges closer to agreement with Greene King after improved bid   This is Money
Financial Times   
GlobalCapital   
The Independent   
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  Reuters UK   
AbbVie says $55 billion acquisition of Shire officially dead  Reuters UK
(Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker AbbVie Inc (ABBV.N) said on Monday it has reached agreement with Shire Plc (SHP.L) to officially call off its proposed $55 billion (34.03 billion pounds) purchase of the Irish company, and will pay Shire a $1.64 billion breakup fee ...

AbbVie CEO Gonzales loses Shire, but wins praise for gutsy move   Reuters
Shire interim CFO jumps ship for Severn Trent   Financial Times
Official: Shire takeover off as top officer quits   CITY A.M.
Telegraph.co.uk   
MarketWatch   
Channel News Asia   
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  Reuters UK   
China posts slowest growth since global crisis, more stimulus expected  Reuters UK
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economic growth slowed in the third quarter to its weakest since the 2008/09 global financial crisis as a slumping property market dragged on manufacturing and investment, adding to concerns about flagging global growth.
China's GDP Growth Bolsters Case for Stimulus Restraint: Economy   Bloomberg
China Economy Grows at Slowest Pace in 5 Years   ABC News
China GDP Growth Slowest in Five Years   Wall Street Journal
BBC News   
Reuters   
CNNMoney   
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  BBC News   
Cheap African solar energy could power UK homes in 2018  BBC News
Investors are seeking funding from the UK government for an ambitious plan to import solar energy generated in North Africa. Under the scheme, up to 2.5 million UK homes could be powered by Tunisian sunshine by 2018. The company involved says they ...

Saharan sun could power UK homes in £8bn plan to build 100 sq km solar farm   The Independent
Tunisian sunshine could power up to 2.5 million UK homes by 2018   Daily Mail
Huge Tunisian solar panel could provide cheap renewable energy to 2.5m UK ...   CITY A.M.

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  Yahoo News UK   
Tesco bounces back but FTSE fails to rise  Herald Scotland
Markets were back in the red as nervous investors failed to sustain a rebound at the end of last week. Markets were back in the red as nervous investors failed to sustain a rebound at the end of last week. Custom byline text: LONDON. The FTSE 100 Index saw ...

FTSE falls again as price slump hits oil sector - London Report   CITY A.M.
Oil firms drag FTSE 100 lower   The Punch
MARKET REPORT: Oil companies weigh heavily on markets as recent slump in ...   This is Money
Economic Times   
Yahoo Finance UK   
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  Livemint   
JLR's first China factory caps carmaker's resurgence  Financial Times
The opening of Jaguar Land Rover's first China factory caps a five-year resurgence under Indian ownership that has made the Coventry-based company a byword for British manufacturing excellence and export prowess. The new plant in Changshu, about a ...

Cheaper Made-in-China Land Rovers in Sight With New Plant   Bloomberg

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  The Independent   
Didcot power station fire: Electricity supplies now at a 'one in three' chance of ...  The Independent
British electricity supplies are now so stretched there is a one in three chance they will have to be limited this winter, the UK's leading energy analyst has warned. National Grid is now just “one unexpected event” away from being forced to restrict energy use ...

Fire forces closure of UK power generation unit; none injured   Oman Tribune
How National Grid keeps the lights on when a large power station catches fire   Carbon Brief (blog)

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