uk-hotdailynews: 2014-12-30 U.K. Business

Europe Braces for Economic Fallout as Greece Heads to Early Elections
New York Times
ATHENS — Governments and investors across Europe braced for renewed economic upheaval on Monday after the Parliament in Greece failed to avert an early general election, reviving the toxic debate over austerity as the way to cure the Continent's ...

Greece's election   The Economist
New Greek crisis stokes fear of a eurozone fallout   Irish Independent
Greek Vote Shouldn't Unseat Eurozone   Wall Street Journal
Reuters
USA TODAY
Irish Times
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City Link's parent firm founder sad at job losses
Scotsman
THE founder of City Link's parent company denied the firm's collapse was mishandled, as Scottish workers facing redundancy staged a demonstration outside a Lanarkshire depot. Jon Moulton yesterday apologised to more than 2,000 UK workers who found ...

As taxpayers face the bill for CityLink redundancies...Why should we pay for the ...   Daily Mail
Better Capital may get £20m from City Link   Irish Times
Demo in Motherwell by redundant City Link workers   Express.co.uk
Financial Times
Mirror.co.uk
This is Money
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Thatcher Was Warned UK's 'Big Bang' Plan Might Increase Fraud
Businessweek
Margaret Thatcher was warned in 1986 that the “Big Bang” plan to liberalize the U.K. stock market might lead to an increase in fraud, internal government papers published today show. The introduction of electronic trading to the London Stock Exchange and ...

Thatcher's government considered suspending Barnett formula amid ...   Herald Scotland
1985 vs now: Age-old themes of UK politics   Financial Times
Scots 'snouts in the spending trough' said PM aide   Scotsman
The Courier
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Battling banking crisis was "great fun" - Mervyn King
Irish Independent
Scott Hamilton. Published 30/12/2014 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. FILE PHOTO: Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, speaks at a. Former Bank of England governor Mervyn King. Former Bank of England ...

Bank chief admits recession was not caused by Labour   Mirror.co.uk
Banks not yet 'completely safe' says Mervyn King   Telegraph.co.uk
King risks backlash by saying it was 'fun' fighting the great financial crisis   This is Money
The Independent
MarketWatch
BBC News
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CBI urges government to focus on cutting deficit in new year
BBC News
Cutting the deficit should be the government's priority in 2015, the CBI has said, as it also calls for major changes to preserve public services. In its new year message, the business lobby group says reducing the deficit is a "must" for whichever government ...

Margaret Thatcher feared GCSEs would lower school standards   Telegraph.co.uk
CBI boss warns businesses want Britain to remain in EU   Herald Scotland
Cutting deficit must be a top priority for next government, says CBI boss   The Guardian
The Times (subscription)
International Business Times UK
bdaily
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Libya Struggles to Extinguish Oil Storage Tanks After Assault
Wall Street Journal
Firefighters worked Monday to extinguish a blaze at Libya's largest oil terminal, where storage tanks have been burning for days amid fighting. The fire at As Sidra terminal in eastern Libya ignited after a rocket hit an oil storage tank. Some 800,000 barrels of ...

Libya contracts US firm to extinguish port storage tanks fire   Reuters
Libya contracts US firm to fight fires at biggest oil port   RT
Libyan oil output shrinks more as oil tanks blaze   ABS CBN News
AsiaOne
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TalkTalk favourite to buy Tesco video service
Irish Times
TalkTalk has emerged as the frontrunner to acquire Blinkbox, Tesco's loss-making video streaming service. A deal could be announced as soon as next week, when new Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis unveils his strategy for turning round Britain's biggest ...

PRESS DIGEST- British Business - Dec 30   Reuters
TalkTalk tipped for blinkbox acquisition   Advanced Television
Talk Talk in negotiations with Blinkbox   This is Money
Yahoo Finance UK
Financial Times
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Treasury queries '£15bn oil revenue hole'
The Times (subscription)
An independent Scotland would have been £15.5 billion short on predicted oil revenues in its first three years, according to Westminster, which is demanding explanations for how the Scottish government got it so badly wrong. However, Scottish ministers ...

Move on from the referendum, says Carmichael, as he reveals a £15bn black ...   Herald Scotland
SNP oil revenue forecast 'out by £15.5billion'   Express.co.uk
Peter Jones: SNP's slip-ups on oil are revealing   Scotsman
The Guardian
Daily Mail
Shetland Times Online
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FTSE CLOSE: Stock market posts eight days in a row of rises
This is Money
17.20: Deepening fears over struggling Greece's bail-out programme failed to prevent the FTSE 100 Index from rising for an eighth session in a row. A strong performance from heavyweight mining stocks kept the London market on an even keel, with the FTSE ...

Greek election fears fail to halt upwards market   Herald Scotland
FTSE 100 rises by 0.36 pct as miners gains   Shanghai Daily (subscription)
FTSE Continues Santa Rally   shareprices.com
Yahoo News UK
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King of Vacuums James Dyson Owns More Land Than the Queen
Newsweek
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (R) views vacuum design products with James Dyson at the Dyson headquarters in Malmesbury , south west England, November 21, 2014. Newsteam/Pool/REUTERS. Filed Under: Tech & Science, Money, Land.
Cromer-born bagless vacuum inventor Sir James Dyson owns more land than ...   Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
Britain's Most Famous Vacuum Cleaner Salesman Sir James Dyson Now Owns ...   Businessinsider India
Inventor James Dyson now owns more land than the Queen after buying ...   CITY A.M.
Lincolnshire Echo
Gloucestershire Echo
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