2015年1月5日 星期一

2015-01-06 U.K. Business


The Independent
   
Private equity back on trial as Bank Fashion collapse risks 1500 jobs   
The Independent
Bank Fashion has become the first victim of a brutal Christmas trading war, collapsing into administration less than two months after it was sold to the controversial restructuring firm Hilco Capital. The failure comes just days after the Christmas Eve collapse of ...

Bank is first high street casualty of 2015   Scotsman
Fashion chain Bank becomes first casualty of new year   The Times (subscription)
Bank fashion chain in administration   BBC News
Proactive Investors UK   
This is Money   
Milton Keynes MKWeb   
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Horticulture Week
   
John Lewis and garden centres see Christmas sales peak early   
Horticulture Week
Black Friday has changed the way Christmas sales take place, say garden centres and bellweather retailer John Lewis. John Lewis has reported for the five weeks to 27 December 2014, total sales were £777m, up 5.8 per cent compared with last year, and up ...

Comment: Black Friday own-goal?   Scotsman
James Moore: It really was a Black Friday, as retailers are discovering   The Independent
John Lewis boss slams the Black Friday sales madness   Mirror.co.uk
BBC News   
Evening Standard   
Real Business   
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Wall Street Journal
   
Oil's Drop and Economic Fears in Europe Hammer Stocks   
Wall Street Journal
Stock markets around the globe tumbled as oil briefly fell below $50 a barrel and fresh worries arose about Europe's economy, stoking fears of deflation. The euro dropped to its lowest level against the dollar since 2006, reflecting concerns Greece could be ...

Euro staggers in wobbly start for 2015, ECB and Greece in focus   Reuters
Euro sinks to 9-year low, Asian stocks gain   Businessweek
Asian stocks sink, euro near nine-year low   The News International
Irish Independent   
Daily Mail   
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Reuters UK
   
Oil prices edge up after 5 percent plunge; Brent holds above $53   
Reuters UK
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil edged up on Tuesday, recovering from a five percent plunge in the previous session that saw prices touch fresh 5-1/2 year lows in an oversupplied market. Growth in oil supplies showed no sign of abating, with output in Russia ...

Hedge Funds Cut Oil Bets After Worst Drop Since 2008   Businessweek
Oil's price fall not good for all   The Age
Oil prices at new low   Irish Independent
New York Times   
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Bloomberg
   
Rolls-Royce Reports Record Sales as U.S. Remains Largest Market   
Bloomberg
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. delivered more vehicles in 2014 than ever before in its 111-year history, marking the fifth consecutive annual sales record for the ultra-luxury brand. In addition to an unprecedented number of cars bearing Rolls-Royce's distinctive ...

Rolls-Royce stresses brand value as sales purr ahead   Financial Times
Rolls-Royce sells more than 4000 cars a year for first time   The Guardian
Battle is on to float stricken ship and its cargo of luxury cars   The Times (subscription)
Basingstoke Gazette   
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BBC News
   
First-time buyers at highest level since 2007, says Halifax   
BBC News
The number of first-time buyers in 2014 rose to its highest level in seven years, according to one of the UK's largest lenders. The Halifax estimates that 326,500 people bought their first house or flat last year - a rise of 22% compared to 2013. That was the ...

First-time buyers at highest level since 2007 crash: Nearly 330000 people got ...   Daily Mail
Sharp rise in first-time buyers   Halifax Evening Courier

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Daily Mail
   
Farmer Derek Gow to get rid of Nazi 'Heck' cows because they tried to kill staff   
Daily Mail
They were a symbol of the Fuhrer's vision for world domination, produced a lot of dung down in deepest Devon…and now, it turns out, have ended up in some 'very tasty' sausages. The mouth-watering, if unfortunate, end of half of the only herd of 'Nazi' cattle ...

Peace in our time after slaughter of Nazi super-cows   The Times (subscription)
The Herd Reich: A farmer's battle with Nazi cows   New Zealand Herald
Nazi cows: Farmer forced to turn half of his Heck super cows into sausages after ...   Belfast Telegraph
Mid Devon Gazette   
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Irish Times
   
Big UK banks split over response to tougher rules demanding ringfencing   
Irish Times
Lloyds Banking Group is seeking an exemption to one of the key measures of the UK's new ringfencing regime, as the country's big banks take radically different approaches to rules aimed at protecting taxpayers from future financial crises. The Bank of ...

PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Jan 6   Reuters
James Moore: High and electrified, or low enough for a banker to jump?   The Independent
British banks to outline plans to protect ordinary customers   Daily Mail
Out-Law.com   
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Scotsman
   
Building firms suffer slowdown in expansion   
Scotsman
Britain's construction sector saw its weakest pace of growth for 17 months in December amid signs that the surge in house building may be cooling, a key survey yesterday indicated. Figures from the closely monitored Cips/Markit purchasing managers' index ...

UK construction growth slows down but housebuilders remain upbeat   The Guardian
UK construction PMI falls to lowest since July 2013 - Markit/CIPS   Reuters UK
Construction output falters in December   Construction News
The Northern Echo   
Fresh Business Thinking   
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Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
   
Aveva builds offering with £27m purchase of Northern Irish firm   
CITY A.M.
Northern Ireland-based 8over8 provides risk management software to the oil and gas and infrastructure industries. The firm's clients include BG Group, BP and Shell. The deal was carried out using Aveva's existing cash resources, and an additional bonus ...

Aveva acquires 8over8 for £27m   Coutts
AVEVA Group snaps up Irish risk management software provider   Business Sale Report

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