2015年3月22日 星期日

2015-03-23 U.K. Business


The Independent
   
City Link owner attacked by MPs for 'abandoning' staff at Christmas   
The Independent
MPs have criticised the private equity owner of City Link for “abandoning” nearly 4,000 staff and contractors when the delivery firm went into administration on Christmas Eve. A joint report by the House of Commons Scottish Affairs and Business, Innovation ...

City Link broke law over job cuts: Courier firm failed to hold consultation period ...   Daily Mail
City Link 'deliberately deceived' workers and firms about its financial troubles   The Guardian
MPs slam company insolvency system   Herald Scotland
Scotsman   
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Irish Independent
   
Oil Erases Last Week's Gain as Saudi Arabia Pumps Near Record   
Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- Oil fell in London, erasing last week's gain as Saudi Arabia said it's pumping crude near a record pace, bolstering speculation that a global glut will persist. Futures dropped as much as 1.2 percent. Saudi Arabia is producing almost 10 million ...

OPEC won't bear burden of propping up oil price: Saudi minister   Reuters
Oil prices drop after Saudi Arabia says it will not cut output alone   Hindu Business Line
Oil won't breach $100 again - OPEC exec   Irish Independent
Reuters Africa   
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The Guardian
   
CBI sets out economy action plan   
Herald Scotland
BUSINESS leaders have set out their priorities for the new government, including staying on top of public finances, tackling the housing crisis and pressing ahead with reforming the European Union. BUSINESS leaders have set out their priorities for the new ...

CBI warns of 'power vacuum' after election   BBC News
UK 'cannot afford power vacuum' – CBI warns   Scotsman
CBI outlines priorities for first 100 days of next government   The Guardian
The Times (subscription)   
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ITV News
   
Average UK household will be £10000 in debt by 2016, report finds   
ITV News
The average UK household is set to owe close to £10,000 in debts including personal loans, credit cards and overdrafts by the end of 2016, which is a new high in cash terms, a new report has found. Money. The average UK household is set to owe close to ...

Household debt soars by 9% to hit a record £239bn   The Independent
Student loans drive up debt while investment languishes   Financial Times
Average home 'to have £10000 debt'   Herald Scotland
Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra   
Daily Mail   
Yorkshire Post   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Dyson invests £12m to create new engineering school   
Telegraph.co.uk
Inventor and entrepreneur Sir James Dyson has invested £12m to set up an engineering school at Imperial College London to tackle the “dearth” of engineers in the UK. The Dyson School of Design Engineering will be based on Exhibition Road, South ...

James Dyson Foundation gives £12m for creation of engineering school   The Guardian
James Dyson Foundation set for largest single donation to Imperial College   The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald
Dyson helps launch design engineering school at Imperial College   Financial Times

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BBC News
   
Clydesdale Bank brings in plastic £5 notes   
BBC News
The Clydesdale Bank will issue two million of the polymer £5 notes, which it says are more secure and durable than paper notes. The bank is one of three in Scotland authorised to issue banknotes. It is releasing the limited edition notes a year before the Bank ...

New smaller, polymer £5 note to enter circulation   Herald Scotland
Clydesdale issues UK's first plastic banknote   Express.co.uk
Bank delivers in plastic £5 notes   Chronicle Bulletin
Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra   
stv.tv   
The National   
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Wall Street Journal
   
ChemChina to Buy Controlling Stake in Pirelli   
Wall Street Journal
MILAN—China National Chemical Corp. and other investors are making a bid for Pirelli & C. SpA that could value the Italian tire manufacturer at around $7.7 billion—one of the largest overseas acquisitions by a Chinese state firm in recent years. The deal will ...

Chinese State Company Launches Bid for Italy's Pirelli   New York Times
Pirelli's Top Investor to Sell to ChemChina in $7.7 Billion Bid   Bloomberg
China National Chemical To Buy Controlling Stake In Italy's Pirelli   RTT News
Reuters   
Reuters UK   
Tire Review   
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AsiaOne
   
Only 2 pct of large British firms have cyber insurance -report   
Reuters
LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - Only 2 percent of large British firms have separate insurance against cyber attacks and the number dwindles to nearly zero for smaller firms, the government said in a report on Monday. Responding to concern that companies ...

Only 2 percent of large British firms have cyber insurance - report   Reuters UK
Government reveals plan to make London cyber capital in new report   Post Online
Government resists calls to fund backstop for cyber disaster losses   Financial Times

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The Australian Financial Review
   
The success of eurozone QE relies on a confidence trick   
The Australian Financial Review
The truth is that we just do not know the impact of QE until we collect evidence of how the policy transmits to the real economy. Reuters. by Wolfgang Münchau. The economic equivalent of "famous for being famous" is the idea of a rise in confidence because ...

Draghi Cheerleads for Economy as Greek Risk Looms Over Euro Area   Bloomberg
Exchange rates: Transatlantic divergence   Financial Times
Life expectancy of Eurozone QE shrinking   gulfnews.com
China Post   
Yahoo! Maktoob News   
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BBC News
   
Major fire at Hunterston coal port brought under control   
Herald Scotland
A MAJOR fire broke out in a conveyor belt at Hunterston coal port in North Ayrshire. A MAJOR fire broke out in a conveyor belt at Hunterston coal port in North Ayrshire. Sorry, you must sign in before you can print full articles. Custom byline text: Helen McArdle.
Fire crews tackle blaze at Hunterston coal port   Scotsman
Fire crews contain coal port blaze   Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra
UPDATED: No injuries in Hunterston coal terminal fire   Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald
Largs and Millport Weekly News   
BBC News   
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