2014年12月16日 星期二

2014-12-17 U.K. Business


Bloomberg
   
Russians Sell Ruble as State-Run Media Says Crisis Under Control   
Bloomberg
For ordinary Russians, what they learned about the ruble's collapse depended greatly on where they turned for information. While independent media said the central bank should have intervened more directly, and that the increase of the benchmark interest ...

Russian ruble suffers steepest drop in 16 years   Reuters
Russians try to remain stoic in face of rouble crash   Irish Times
The roots of Russia's Black Tuesday: the devil in the data   Financial Times
The Economist   
all 2,974 news articles »   


Irish Times
   
Co-operative the only British bank to fail 'doomsday' stress tests   
Irish Times
A power cut at the Bank of England added to the drama of the banking stress tests on Tuesday, as reporters and officials were forced to quit Threadneedle Street and trek across the city to facilities in Moorgate for their televised press conference. Reporters ...

Co-operative Bank fails 'stress test' and could not withstand severe economic ...   This is Money
Co-operative Bank fails UK stress test as RBS and Lloyds barely pass   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Fears for StanChart, Barclays and HSBC in next stress tests   The Independent
Re:locate Magazine   
Irish Examiner   
Telegraph.co.uk   
all 342 news articles »   


BBC News
   
Low oil price to push petrol below £1 a litre, says RAC   
BBC News
Petrol could soon sell for below £1 a litre thanks to the plummeting price of oil, motoring organisation the RAC has predicted. If the prediction proves to be correct, it would mean the price of petrol was at its lowest level since May 2009. Its forecast is based on ...

Festive Cheer On Forecourt As Petrol Prices Fall   Sky News
Fuel prices predicted to fall below £1 a litre   Herald Scotland
Petrol set to fall to £1 A LITRE for first time in seven years, says RAC   Scottish Daily Record
Nigerian Tribune   
all 129 news articles »   


Scotsman
   
Brent crude oil price dips below $60 a barrel   
Scotsman
The price of oil continued its slide with Brent crude dipping below 60 dollars a barrel. Picture: Getty. Published on the 16 December 2014 17:14. Published 16/12/2014 17:14. Print this. 10 comments Have your say! THE price of oil continued its slide today after ...

Brent oil prices plunge below $59 a barrel   The Independent
Sterling hits 3-week high vs dollar on tumultuous Tuesday   London South East
Price of oil slips to five-year low   The Northern Echo

all 20 news articles »   


BBC News
   
Train contracts: Ministers criticised by MPs' committee   
BBC News
Taxpayers have been left "bearing all the risk" from purchases of new trains worth £10.5bn, MPs say. The Public Accounts Committee criticised the Department for Transport (DfT) for buying stock itself for the Intercity Express programme and the Thameslink ...

DfT warned over purchase of £10.5bn train carriages   The Independent
Order for new trains could have left taxpayers 'badly ripped off', say MPs   The Guardian
MPs warn over new train contracts   Prestwich and Whitefield Guide

all 15 news articles »   


Telegraph.co.uk
   
Student raises thousands for homeless man who offered her £3 for a taxi   
Telegraph.co.uk
A university student is raising money for a homeless man who offered her his last £3 so she could get home safely after a night out. Dominique Harrison-Bentzen, who had lost her bank card, refused to take the man's only money but was so moved by his ...

Phuket: British student raises thousands for 'homeless hero'   The Phuket News
Student raises over £15000 for homeless man who offered her £3 for taxi fare   International Business Times UK
British student raises thousands for 'homeless hero'   The Sun Daily
Australian Women's Weekly   
all 32 news articles »   


Evening Standard
   
Retail sales weaker in Scotland than in the UK as a whole   
Herald Scotland
THE value of retail sales in Scotland in November was lower than in the same month of 2013, in stark contrast to a year-on-year rise in the UK as a whole, a survey has revealed. THE value of retail sales in Scotland in November was lower than in the same ...

Black Friday can't deliver cheer for Scottish stores   Scotsman
Online growth at record high   CITY A.M.
Sales down despite Black Friday   expressandstar.com
BBC News   
The Guardian   
all 30 news articles »   


Financial Times
   
Advice reforms broadly working, says watchdog   
Financial Times
Sweeping reforms to sales of retail financial products have succeeded in preventing providers from securing sales through high commissions to financial advisers, a review by the City watchdog has found. However, advisers have taken the opportunity to raise ...

FCA to consult on independent and restricted labels   Citywire.co.uk
FCA refers advice firm to enforcement in final RDR review   Money Marketing
FCA refers one firm to enforcement in post-RDR review   FT Adviser
Professional Adviser   
International Adviser   
all 41 news articles »   


The Guardian
   
Morrisons slips into last place as Tesco manages to slows its sales decline   
The Independent
The troubled supermarket chain Tesco is starting to show early signs of a recovery, as the last set of retail data before the crucial Christmas period shows it has arrested the sharp fall in its sales. Morrisons is now the worst-performing supermarket of the Big ...

Tesco quarterly sales show sign of turn around   CITY A.M.
Tesco 'stabilising' as rivals' growth slows   Financial Times
Aldi and Lidl pile more pressure on big four   Scotsman
The Guardian   
bdaily   
Daily Mail   
all 77 news articles »   


The Guardian
   
Financial Conduct Authority director quit over insurance review fallout   
The Guardian
Clive Adamson denied the FCA regularly failed to take into account the effect of its actions on the value of City firms. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian. Phillip Inman. Tuesday 16 December 2014 11.12 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter ...

FCA chief says regulator 'went too far'   Financial Times
'One rule for the FCA, one for regulated firms'   FT Adviser
Outgoing UK watchdog exec apologises for insurance briefing debacle   Reuters
Money Marketing   
Telegraph.co.uk   
Financial Reporter   
all 11 news articles »   

沒有留言:

張貼留言