2015年1月16日 星期五

2015-01-17 U.K. Business


Toronto Star
   
SNB leaves policy vacuum after shock removal of franc cap   
Reuters
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank (SNB) had little choice but to abandon its three-year-old cap on the franc but its execution of the move left a vacuum of policy uncertainty where a pillar of stability stood before. With the euro diving against the ...

Plunging euro value hits Irish tourists in the pocket   Irish Independent
Sterling strongest against euro since early 2008   Herald Scotland
Surge of Swiss Franc Triggers Hundreds of Millions in Losses   Wall Street Journal
Irish Times   
Gulf Daily News   
THE BUSINESS TIMES   
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Irish Examiner
   
US oil spill finding could cost BP $13.7bn in fines   
Irish Examiner
District judge Carl Barbier ruled in New Orleans that 3.19m barrels were discharged into the Gulf after the rig explosion at BP's Macondo well, one of America's worst environmental disasters, that killed 11 workers. The number is more than the 2.4m-barrel ...

BP wins massive cut to its Gulf oil spill fines   The Independent
BP faces up to $13.7 billion in fines for Gulf oil spill   Al Jazeera America
Environmental groups say BP deserves max $13.7 billion oil spill fine   NOLA.com
The Times (subscription)   
The Guardian   
Seeking Alpha   
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Financial Post
   
FX broker FXCM gets rescue from Jefferies parent Leucadia   
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retail foreign exchange broker FXCM Inc (FXCM.N), reeling after customers lost more than $200 million from the surging Swiss franc, will get a $300 million loan from Leucadia National Corp to keep operating, the companies said in a ...

Swiss Franc Bets Turned on a Dime   Wall Street Journal
FXCM, Brokerage Hit by Swiss Shock, Gets $300 Million From Jefferies Owner ...   Businessweek
Forex house FXCM gets $300 mn rescue after Swiss franc hit   Daily Mail
ABC News   
Forbes   
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The Independent
   
Time is running out for self-assessment tax return   
The Independent
Time is running out to complete your self-assessment tax return online for the 2013-14 year and pay what you owe. The deadline is 31 January. Miss it and you'll automatically be fined £100. According to HM Revenue & Customs, 6 per cent of all tax returns ...

Millions face unexpected £2000 tax   The Times (subscription)
Millions with multiple incomes at risk of shock tax bills   Telegraph.co.uk
'Six HMRC offices chased me for £5000 I didn't owe'   Yahoo Finance UK
Financial Times   
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The Guardian
   
Birmingham's NEC Group to be sold to private equity company for £307m   
The Guardian
Backstage at Crufts dog show in 2014. The NEC in Birmingham has hosted the annual competition since 1991. Photograph: Christopher Thomond. Press Association. Friday 16 January 2015 12.50 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email ...

Lloyds buys Birmingham's NEC for £307m   CITY A.M.
NEC sold to private equity to meet council bills   The Times (subscription)
Private Equity Firm LDC Buys Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre   TheStreet.com
Telegraph.co.uk   
Property Week   
GrowthBusiness.co.uk   
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Evening Standard
   
JD Sports shocks the City with bumper Christmas and lifts profit guidance   
Evening Standard
JD Sports has stunned the City with the welcome news that it would beat its previously expected £90 million full-year profits after a bumper Christmas. It sent shares in the sports fashion retailer soaring 6.6% to 507.5p and within touching distance of the ...

JD Sports enjoys bumper festive sales growth   Herald Scotland
JD Sports puts in strong Christmas performance   The Guardian
JD Sports shares going cheap   Interactive Investor
Manchester Evening News   
Fresh Business Thinking   
expressandstar.com   
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The Guardian
   
David Cameron calls for wage increases in wake of oil price slump   
The Guardian
David Cameron says he wants to see companies' successes passed through in terms of people seeing wage increases. Photograph: Sheer Photo, Inc/Getty Images. Nicholas Watt in Washington. Friday 16 January 2015 19.05 EST. Share on Facebook ...

Cameron Urges U.K. Companies to Pass Oil Price Savings to Staff   Bloomberg
David Cameron: Plummeting oil prices should help fund wage rises   Express.co.uk
PM call to firms on oil price falls   shropshirestar.com
Sputnik International   
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BBC News
   
CBI unveils new boss for Scotland   
Herald Scotland
THE Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has moved to counter the impression it is a political organisation as it unveiled its new director for Scotland. THE Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has moved to counter the impression it is a political ...

CBI appoints Aitken as new head of Scots operation   Scotsman
CBI not political, says Cridland   Halifax Evening Courier
New CBI Scotland director announced as Hugh Aitken   BBC News

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Telegraph.co.uk
   
BP surges as FTSE-100 ends week with gain   
Herald Scotland
BP was the biggest riser in the FTSE 100 Index today after a US judge ruled that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill was smaller than government estimates. BP was the biggest riser in the FTSE 100 Index today after a US judge ruled that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill was ...

How index funds have lost track as they have no defence against market ...   This is Money
BP boosts the FTSE 100   Telegraph.co.uk
BP rally supports Britain's FTSE 100; financials take Swiss hit   Reuters
Coutts   
MarketWatch   
GlobalPost   
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Financial Times
   
HMV proves that down does not mean out   
Financial Times
The CD and entertainment retailer fell into administration in February 2013, putting thousands of jobs at 219 stores at risk. Hilco, a restructuring group that had already acquired HMV's debt, bought 141 of the most profitable stores and stopped selling tablets ...

HMV retakes physical music sales top spot as vinyl makes a comeback   The Drum
HMV beat off Amazon for pop purchases   Bitterwallet
HMV overtakes Amazon's music sales, but is there really a future for CDs?   Management Today
Irish Times   
London Loves Business   
musicweek.com   
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