2015年1月19日 星期一

2015-01-20 U.K. Business


Daily Mail
   
British Gas finally cuts prices by 5 percent   
Daily Mail
Millions of British Gas customers will receive a 5 per cent price cut, worth £37 a year, as energy giants finally start to pass on falling wholesale costs. The news will come as a fresh blow to Ed Miliband, who until recently advocated a 20-month price freeze.
Gas price cut is branded 'too little too late'   Scotsman
Centrica's cut British Gas prices – will the dividend be next?   The Guardian
The D-Day veteran who may not live to see British Gas's stalled price cut   Mirror.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk   
Morning Star Online   
The Times (subscription)   
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Malay Mail Online
   
Asian stocks, US dollar gain as China growth data shows positive expansions   
Malay Mail Online
A man walks past electronic boards showing the graph of the recent fluctuations of the Japan's Nikkei average (left) and the Japanese yen's exchange rate against the US dollar (right) outside a brokerage in Tokyo. — Reuters picTOKYO, Jan 20 — Asian ...

Asia shares cheered as China growth pips forecasts   Reuters Canada
Asia markets rise, eyes on China data   GlobalPost
Asia on edge, braces for China growth data   Stuff.co.nz
BBC News   
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William Hill forced to release results a day early after error   
Yahoo Finance UK
William Hill has been forced to release its latest trading statement 11 hours earlier than planned after an administrative error. The bookmaker officially sent out the figures, which showed that profits fell 7pc in the fourth quarter, at 8pm on Monday, after the ...


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Fortune
   
Fraud probe into Autonomy accounts ditched after two years   
The Independent
UK fraud-busters have dropped their probe into “serious accounting improprieties” at IT firm Autonomy, following US giant Hewlett-Packard's disastrous $11.1bn (£7.3bn) takeover in 2011. The deal made a fortune for Autonomy's founder Mike Lynch (worth ...

Britain's Serious Fraud Office ends HP investigation   Irish Independent
UK closes two-year-probe into HP purchase of Autonomy   Market Business News
Fraud office ends investigation into $11 billion HP-Autonomy deal   The Australian Financial Review
Full-Time Whistle   
RTT News   
This is Money   
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Danish crown at 2-1/2 yr high vs euro, some bet peg could come under threat   
Reuters
LONDON Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Danish crown hit a 2-1/2 year high against the euro on Monday as investors seeking a safe haven switched from the Swiss franc in the wake of Switzerland's move to abandon its currency cap and impose hefty negative ...


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BBC News
   
IMF downgrades global growth forecast   
BBC News
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its forecast for global economic growth for this year and next. The IMF now expects growth of 3.5% this year, compared with the previous estimate of 3.8% which it made in October. The growth forecast for ...

IMF Cuts Global Economic-Growth Forecast by Most in Three Years   Bloomberg
IMF cuts forecasts for global economic growth   Financial Times
IMF cuts global economic growth forecasts   The Guardian
Wall Street Journal   
Businessweek   
Reuters India   
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BBC News
   
Alpari administrators KPMG say there are potential buyers   
BBC News
The administrators called in to run failed spread betting firm Alpari UK said they have received several inquiries from potential buyers. KMPG was appointed on Monday after Alpari, the sponsor of Premier League club West Ham, closed following last week's ...

West Ham sponsor Alpari in administration after Swiss franc surge   Yahoo News UK
West Ham sponsor Alpari in administration after rescue talks fail / (FTW)   Full-Time Whistle

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The Nation
   
Oil markets open cautiously ahead of China GDP data   
Reuters
... * China GDP expected to see lowest growth in 24 years. * Oil market already battling oversupply, slowing demand. By Henning Gloystein. SINGAPORE, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Oil markets opened to cautious trading in Asia on Tuesday ahead of data expected to ...

NYMEX-US crude steady below $48; China GDP data awaited   Reuters UK
Crude Trades Flat: Big Gains seen on Friday   Ashburn Daily

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BBC News
   
Car insurance costs could rise by up to 10%, says AA   
BBC News
The cost of car insurance could rise by up to 10% in the coming year, and home insurance premiums are unlikely to go any lower, according to the AA. The latest index of the cheapest deals on the market showed that the cost of annual comprehensive car ...

AA warns motor insurers face uphill battle to raise premiums   CITY A.M.
Car insurance premiums lower   shropshirestar.com
AA index records static home and motor premiums   Post Online
Interactive Investor   
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The Guardian
   
Welby is right about happiness and GDP   
Financial Times
Sir, The Archbishop of Canterbury is correct and your editorial is not (“Lambeth's turbulent priest utters harsh truths”, January 16). Economic growth is not correlated with happiness. In fact, the reverse is all too true, as a chart of mental health spending in the ...

Welby speaks out over inequality   Knutsford Guardian

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