2014年12月15日 星期一

2014-12-16 U.K. Business


Reuters UK
   
BT opts for EE over O2 for 12.5 billion-pound UK mobile deal   
Reuters UK
LONDON (Reuters) - BT (BT.L) has entered exclusive talks with the owners of EE for a potential 12.5 billion-pound acquisition deal to give the former UK state telecoms firm the top position in mobile as well as fixed line broadband services. BT had been in ...

Surprising many, BT prefers not to buy back its former mobile unit   The Economist
BT bills could rise after £12bn bid for EE   Daily Mail
UPDATE 2-BT opts for EE over O2 for $19.6 bln UK mobile deal   Reuters
BBC News   
This is Money   
THE BUSINESS TIMES   
all 268 news articles »   


New York Times
   
Interest Rate Rises to 17% in Russia   
New York Times
MOSCOW — Russia has a new enemy: the currency markets. Russia's government is in the middle of an all-out fight to preserve the value of the ruble in the face of plummeting oil prices and Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. In the boldest move yet to ...

Russia ups key interest rate to 17% in middle-of-night surprise   Irish Times
Asian shares slump as oil resumes drop   Reuters India
Ruble rebounds sharply after Russian central bank lifts rates   Reuters
Livemint   
all 451 news articles »   


euronews
   
Market Report: FTSE 100 closes at its lowest point this year.   
The Independent
It may be less than 10 days until Christmas but there was no sign of a Santa rally yesterday as the FTSE 100 closed at its lowest point this year. Falling oil prices have hit London's leading market of late, with its constituents collectively losing more than £100bn ...

FTSE 100 set to open account in the red as oil woes hint at economic slowdown   Proactive Investors UK
MARKET REPORT: Oil leaks back into sea of red as FTSE slumps to new 2014 low   This is Money
FTSE 100 plunges to lowest levels in almost 18 months   Telegraph.co.uk
Reuters   
CITY A.M.   
all 89 news articles »   


Irish Independent
   
Fund manager who dodged train fares banned from banking   
Irish Independent
James Titcomb. Published 16/12/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Executivfe on €1.26m salary cheated London rail fares. A former BlackRock fund manager in London who exploited a loophole to dodge thousands of ...

http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-london-a-fund-manager-pays-a-steep-price-for-his ...   Wall Street Journal
FCA bans fare-dodging BlackRock manager from financial services   CITY A.M.
Train fare-dodging London banker banned from finance   Yahoo News UK
Times of India   
Xinhua   
BBC News   
all 199 news articles »   


Irish Independent
   
Amazon software glitch endangers businesses   
Irish Independent
Elizabeth Henderson. Published 16/12/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. The glitch sparked a 1p giveaway. AN error led to hundreds of items being sold for just 1p on Amazon, and now businesses say they risk going ...

Amazon sellers face financial uncertainty after 1p automated pricing glitch   The Guardian
As vendors count the cost of the Amazon 1p glitch, is more protection needed for ...   CITY A.M.
Nightmare before Christmas: frustrations grow after Amazon 1p glitch costs ...   Telegraph.co.uk
Irish Times   
News Shopper   
CNNMoney   
all 188 news articles »   


The Economist
   
As the oil price plunges, gloom and ill-will, oddly, abound   
The Economist
BE CAREFUL what you wish for. After years of grumbles about a historically high oil price, the cost of crude has tumbled. But cries of woe are outnumbering the shouts of joy. Exporters, oil-company shareholders and industry suppliers are all contemplating a ...

Oil Falls as US Producers Seen Standing Ground Amid OPEC Fight   Businessweek
NYMEX-US crude holds near 5-year low below $56/bbl   Reuters
Asian indices extend selloff on oil's rout, except Shanghai   Moneycontrol.com
Business Recorder   
Sydney Morning Herald   
Bloomberg   
all 1,051 news articles »   


Telegraph.co.uk
   
Terra Firma looks to exit Infinis   
Herald Scotland
TERRA Firm has signalled its intention to offload its 68.6 per cent stake in Infinis Energy, the renewables company chaired by former SSE boss Ian Marchant. TERRA Firm has signalled its intention to offload its 68.6 per cent stake in Infinis Energy, the ...

Hands mulls sale of £450m stake in renewables group   Scotsman
Terra Firma looks to wash hands of green energy developer Infinis   Business Green
Guy Hands eyes Infinis exit for Terra Firma   Telegraph.co.uk
Energy Digital   
all 22 news articles »   


Whisky chiefs call for duty cut   
Herald Scotland
WHISKY producers have called on the Government to cut the rate of duty paid on wine and spirits, saying it could boost public finances by more than £1bn. WHISKY producers have called on the Government to cut the rate of duty paid on wine and spirits, ...


and more »   


The Guardian
   
Bain acquires British brick maker   
CITY A.M.
US PRIVATE equity giant Bain Capital yesterday acquired one of Britain's oldest and largest brick makers from Irish building products firm CRH in a deal worth £414m. The FTSE 100-listed CRH announced it had reached an agreement to sell its clay and ...

Bain to acquire CRH UK and US brickmaking units in £414m deal   Financial Times
TRLPC-Bain's CRH unit buy backed with 250 mln stg debt from GSO   Reuters
CRH to Sell Clay and Concrete Units to Bain for $651 Million   Businessweek
The Guardian   
New York Times   
all 40 news articles »   


The Journal
   
London engineering giant buys Scots oil services firm   
Herald Scotland
AMEC Foster Wheeler, the engineering heavyweight which employs 4,000 people in Scotland, has shown confidence in the outlook for the North Sea by acquiring a laser survey firm with a big exposure to the area. AMEC Foster Wheeler, the engineering ...

Amec Foster Wheeler Buys Scopus Group   Rigzone (registration)

all 19 news articles »   

沒有留言:

張貼留言