2014年11月19日 星期三

2014-11-20 U.K. Business

  Yorkshire Post   
Average worker gets smallest pay rise for two decades as prices hit pockets  Yorkshire Post
AVERAGE weekly pay for full-time workers went up by just £1 in the year to April to £518, the smallest growth since 1997, new figures have shown. Annual increases averaged about 1.4 per cent a year between 2009 and 2014 but the latest figure represents a ...

Five things we learned from the ONS's annual pay figures   The Guardian
Britain's never-ending pay freeze: Wages have gone up just £1-a-week   Express.co.uk
The gender pay gap has fallen to a record low   Telegraph.co.uk
The Times (subscription)   
Channel 4 News   
Yahoo Finance UK   
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  The Guardian   
RBS fined £50m for 2012 computer chaos  The Guardian
Millions of Royal Bank of Scotland customers were locked out of their accounts by the computer systems failure in 2012. Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters. Jill Treanor. Wednesday 19 November 2014 15.19 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter ...

RBS set to be fined by UK regulator for 2012 system crash   Reuters
Bank Watchdog Hands Out Maiden Fine To RBS   Sky News
Royal Bank of Scotland set to be fined by regulator for 2012 system crash   Yahoo News UK

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  The Guardian   
Postal profit slump raises fears for universal service  Morning Star Online
PROFITS at Royal Mail have plummeted following the government's cheap sell-off of the service to privateers, the company revealed yesterday. The firm blamed the “harsh realities” of competition for the pre-tax profit fall to £218 million in the six months to ...

Royal Mail: Universal Service under threat   TameBay
Royal Mail universal delivery under threat: Social cost of privatisation outweighs ...   Mirror.co.uk
Amazon delivers blow to Royal Mail growth potential   Irish Examiner
The Times (subscription)   
This is Money   
Financial Times   
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  The Guardian   
Video: 'Black Friday will kick start Christmas trading'  Drapers
Selfridges operations director Sue West talks to Drapers about the department store's expectations of Christmas trading, Black Friday and the growth of click-and-collect. Selfridges operations director Sue West. She said: “We are incredibly optimistic about ...

Central London retailers expect Christmas sales bonanza   The Guardian
Londoners set to spend £1bn in run-up to Christmas   The Independent
Retailers in London's West End forecast "strongest Christmas in years"   Retail Week
Women's Wear Daily   
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  Irish Times   
'Boys being boys' attitude in the tech sector needs to end  Irish Times
The Uber app: The car-sharing service got caught in a row with journalists after a senior executive Emil Michael suggested the firm would hire people in particular to dig up dirt on PandoDaily editor Sarah Lacy. Karlin Lillington. Topics: Business · Technology ...

Al Franken Takes on Uber   Bloomberg
Sen. Al Franken Demands Answers from Uber on Privacy, 'God Tool'   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Sen. Al Franken goes after Uber   CNNMoney
Fortune   
Economic Times   
TechCrunch   
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  The Independent   
The tipping point: Bank's no-change camp 'fraying at the edges' on rates  The Independent
More of the Bank of England's interest rate setters could be moving towards voting for a rate rise, minutes from the Monetary Policy Com-mittee's latest meeting suggested yesterday. The record showed two of the MPC's nine members – Ian McCafferty and ...

Prospects of late rate rise hit by 'hawkish' minutes   Scotsman (blog)
Bank of England not 100% behind need to keep rates at rock-bottom as two ...   This is Money
Carney's majority shows cracks on inflation concerns   Chicago Tribune
Financial Times   
Daily Mail   
Businessweek   
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  USA TODAY   
For Goldman, Government Gift From 2008 Crisis Keeps Giving  New York Times
During the financial crisis in 2008, the government made a supremely generous move that most likely saved Goldman Sachs from collapse. Six years later, Goldman is still reaping benefits from the special provisions that came with that act of mercy, according ...

Goldman to wind down uranium desk; may sell Colombia coal mines: report   Reuters
Goldman, Morgan Stanley Commodities Heyday Gone as Units Faulted   Bloomberg
Report warns of big risks from banks' commodity assets   Daily Mail
Businessweek   
Washington Post   
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  The Guardian   
James Murdoch quits one Sky board ahead of UK vote  The Independent
James Murdoch last night faced fresh calls to quit as a non-executive director of Sky as it emerged he is stepping down as chairman of sister company Sky Deutschland. The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF), which advises local councils on ...

Funds oppose James Murdoch's re-election at Sky   Financial Times
James Murdoch faces protest vote against Sky board role   The Guardian
James Murdoch steps down as BSkyB chairman after pension fund questions ...   CITY A.M.
Yahoo News UK   
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  This is Money   
Interdealer broker Icap suffers sharp fall in revenue and profits as 10% of its ...  This is Money
More than 10 per cent was wiped from the value of Icap as the world's largest inter-dealer broker confirmed a sharp fall in revenues and profits. Group chief executive and former Tory Party treasurer Michael Spencer said the results 'reflect a market ...

Currency Trading Rises on ICAP's EBS Direct Alternative Platform   Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
ICAP CEO's Stake Value Slumps by $72 Million as Shares Drop   Businessweek
FTSE slips back ahead of Fed minutes while Icap drops 10% after results   The Guardian
Investors Chronicle   
CITY A.M.   
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  Scotsman   
Eurofighter deal secures 400 jobs in Scotland  Scotsman
A total of 418 Eurofighters have been supplied to Germany, the UK, Italy, Spain, Austria and Saudi Arabia. Picture: AP. by DOMINIC JEFF. Updated on the 20 November 2014 00:15. Published 19/11/2014 13:52. Print this ...

BAE Systems lands £365m contract to upgrade radar for four nations behind ...   This is Money
Eurofighter unveils 1.0-billion-euro radar upgrade   Yahoo Finance UK
Typhoon jet's export potential lifted by new 'E-Scan' radar   Telegraph.co.uk
Reuters UK   
Businessweek   
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