2015年1月27日 星期二

2015-01-28 U.K. Business


The Independent
   
Economic growth misses forecasts, raising concerns over recovery   
The Independent
Growth has fallen short of the Office for Budget Responsibility's 2014 estimate made only two months ago, official figures showed yesterday. The economy grew by 0.5 per cent of GDP in the final quarter of last year, according to the Office for National Statistics, ...

UK growth falls back below long-term average in fourth quarter   Herald Scotland
UK economy grows at its highest pace since 2007   Irish Independent
UK's world-beating economy has fastest growth for seven years   Express.co.uk
BBC News   
Telegraph.co.uk   
Financial Times   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Oil services firm on course for growth   
Herald Scotland
ASHTEAD Technology, the Aberdeen-based oil services firm, expects to increase sales and profits in spite of the plunge in oil prices. ASHTEAD Technology, the Aberdeen-based oil services firm, expects to increase sales and profits in spite of the plunge in oil ...

Lex in-depth: Glut feeling   Financial Times
Falling oil price a curse, not a tax cut, for British economy?   Telegraph.co.uk
Budget 'right time for oil reforms'   Energy Voice
For Argyll   
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Businessweek
   
Yahoo's Alibaba Spinoff Lays Bare Weakness in Core Business   
Businessweek
By spinning off its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA:US), Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO:US) will remove a key reason for investors to hold the stock -- increasing pressure on Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer to revive growth from other assets.
Marissa Mayer Gives Activists Part of What They Want With Alibaba Spinoff   Bloomberg
Yahoo to spin off Alibaba stake tax-free as public company   Livemint
Yahoo Sets Alibaba Stake Spinoff Plan   NDTV
Wall Street Journal   
Reuters   
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Click Green
   
Protesters To Rally Against Fracking Proposals   
Sky Songs
Anti-fracking campaigners are meeting in Lancashire, as a local council debates whether drilling should be allowed in rural areas. 01:59, UK, Wednesday 28 January 2015. Anti Fracking Protest Near Parliament. Anti-fracking protesters in London this week.
Council urged to reject frack bids   Belfast Telegraph

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Yahoo News UK
   
Banks Lukewarm Over Shared Branches Proposal   
Yahoo News UK
Britain's biggest banks are plotting a rearguard action against a Government proposal that could force them to share branches in areas affected by future closures. Sky News understands that Andrea Leadsom, a Treasury Minister, suggested at a meeting with ...


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Belfast Telegraph
   
Loans policy 'costing extra £120m'   
Belfast Telegraph
The coalition's policy of guaranteeing loans for infrastructure projects is costing up to £120 million a year more than if the government was funding schemes directly, according to the public spending watchdog.
UK infrastructure lending scheme alarms NAO   Financial Times

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BBC News
   
Scotch whisky 'worth £5bn to UK economy'   
BBC News
Scotch whisky contributes almost £5bn to the UK economy and supports more than 40,000 jobs, according to research commissioned by the industry. The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) said the sector now accounted for 25% of total UK food and drink ...

Scotch Whisky: Westminster urged to cut duty on £5bn national drink in bid to ...   Scottish Daily Record
Scotch whisky industry 'bigger than UK iron and steel or computers'   The Guardian
Scotch whisky's £5bn boost to UK economy   Herald Scotland
shropshirestar.com   
stv.tv   
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Daily Mail
   
Rail travellers at their unhappiest for five years   
Daily Mail
Passenger satisfaction with the railways is at its lowest for five years, a report said yesterday. Fewer than one in three commuters on Britain's worst performing railways are satisfied with their expensive, delayed and overcrowded services, it said. The number ...

New ScotRail operator scores low on passenger satisfaction   Herald Scotland
Misery for rail passengers! Fury at 'fictitious' train timetables and pricey tickets   Express.co.uk
Rail customer satisfaction hits four-year low as fares and late trains anger ...   International Business Times UK
Bradford Telegraph and Argus   
Crawley Observer   
BBC News   
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BBC News
   
Banks cut lending to firms again   
Herald Scotland
LENDING by the major UK banks to companies fell by £2.4 billion net of repayments in December, for the second successive month, industry figures have shown. LENDING by the major UK banks to companies fell by £2.4 billion net of repayments in ...

Bank lending to UK manufacturers slows amid concern for 2015 prospects   The Guardian
Bankers: Avalanche of Mortgage Rules Make Lending Too Tough   Reverse Mortgage Daily
Banks optimistic despite fifth consecutive fall in lending   Mortgage Strategy
Mortgage Finance Gazette Online   
This is Money   
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Financial Times
   
EasyJet predicts smaller than expected pre-tax loss in first half   
Financial Times
EasyJet on Tuesday predicted it would report lower than expected first-half losses partly because falling oil prices are serving to cut the budget airline's fuel bill. Carolyn McCall, easyJet chief executive, said the company expected pre-tax losses of between ...

Buoyant easyjet says £90mln fuel boost will mean lower fares   Proactive Investors UK
easyJet to pass on cut in oil price   Herald Scotland
Cheaper flights on easyJet as oil price cuts airline's fuel bill   Telegraph.co.uk
Reuters   
Reuters UK   
Interactive Investor   
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