2015年4月16日 星期四

2015-04-17 U.K. Business


Financial Times
   
Christine Lagarde dashes Greek hopes on loan respite   
Financial Times
Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, dashed Greece's hopes of grace periods for loans it is due to repay next month, saying precedents were “not followed by very productive results”. Greek bond yields soared on Thursday after the ...

New fears over Greece send shockwaves through debt markets   The Independent
IMF rejects Greek payment delay   The Australian
Shares flat on Greek worries   Sky News Australia
Reuters   
Sydney Morning Herald   
Channel News Asia   
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Financial Times
   
BP investors turn up the heat over climate change   
Financial Times
BP shareholders have overwhelmingly backed demands led by the Church of England and institutional investors requiring the oil major to be more open about how climate change might affect its business. The 98 per cent vote in favour of tougher reporting ...

In historic move, BP's shareholders adopt global warming resolution   Mashable
BP promises more transparency on climate change issues   The Guardian
UPDATE 1-BP shareholders back more disclosure on climate change risks   Reuters
The Independent   
The Hill   
London South East   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
ISS lands heavyweight punches on Alliance   
Herald Scotland
Leading investor research group ISS has thrown its weight behind Elliott Advisors in the activist's challenge to the governance and strategy of Alliance Trust. Leading investor research group ISS has thrown its weight behind Elliott Advisors in the activist's ...

More woes for Alliance in battle for boardroom   Scotsman (blog)
Elliott is 'destructive', warns Alliance Trust chairman Karin Forseke   Telegraph.co.uk
Leading shareholder group ISS backs Alliance Trust shake-up call   This is Money
Financial Times   
The Times (subscription)   
The Guardian   
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Reuters UK
   
Exclusive - Greek PM Tsipras confident of EU deal despite friction over reforms   
Reuters UK
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told Reuters on Thursday he was "firmly optimistic" his government would reach an agreement with its creditors by the end of April despite friction over issues such as pension and labour reform.
Greece mixes defiance, compromise as lending deal slips away   Reuters
Pressure builds on Greece as yields climb   Irish Independent
Fear of Greek default mounts as search for deal continues   Irish Times
ABC Online   
Irish Examiner   
Wall Street Journal   
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The Independent
   
City spirits sink after Diageo comes up short with sales slide   
The Independent
Hopes of a sales rebound at Diageo at the start of this year have fallen flat as the drinks giant reported an unexpected slowdown in quarterly revenues, sending its shares down nearly 4 per cent to 1,896.5p. The results contrasted with those of two other ...

Diageo shares fall as sales miss the mark   Irish Independent
Diageo shares drop as sales dip   Irish Examiner
Diageo blames sale fall on emerging markets   Herald Scotland
City A.M.   
The Shout   
Herald   
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City A.M.
   
Debenhams cuts bargains and lifts profit   
City A.M.
EFFORTS to scale back on bargains and promotions has paid off for Debenhams after cheering investors yesterday with better-than-expected first half profits. Pre-tax profits rose 4.3 per cent to £88.9m for the 26 weeks to 28 February, beating consensus ...

Debenhams delivers solid half-year profits   The Independent
Debenhams lines up more concessions   Gulf Daily News
Debenhams to host other retailers to lift profits   Scotsman (blog)
Financial Times   
This is Money   
Belfast Newsletter   
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Express.co.uk
   
David Potts heads Morrisions revamp that cuts 700 jobs at HQ   
Express.co.uk
MORRISONS is to recruit 5,000 new workers for its stores while slashing head office staff by nearly a third as new boss David Potts steps up efforts to revitalise the UK's fourth biggest supermarket chain. By David Shand. PUBLISHED: PUBLISHED: 00:01, Fri, ...

On this topic   Financial Times
Morrisons axing 720 jobs at head office weeks after giving five mangers their ...   This is Money
720 Morrisons' head office jobs to be axed but more added on shop floor   Sierra Leone Times
mirror.co.uk   
The National   
Yorkshire Post   
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Moneyweb.co.za
   
Pearson penalised as UK's FTSE slips off record high   
Moneyweb.co.za
Britain's top share index slipped off record highs on Thursday, with media group Pearson underperforming after a newspaper report of a glitch in a lucrative contract. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index initially rose to an all-time high of 7,119.35 points but then ...

THURSDAY MARKET CLOSE: FTSE losses fizz over Grexit concerns   Scotsman
FTSE slips back from record high   Herald Scotland
Market round-up: FTSE 100 slumps but Unilever top performer   International Business Times UK
Reuters UK   
MarketWatch   
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Scotsman
   
Mothercare taking small steps towards turnaround   
Scotsman
MOTHERCARE yesterday emphasised that a programme of store closures, refits and a drive for more full-price sales was beginning to turn around its UK business. The company, which also owns the Early Learning Centre brand, said these initiatives lifted ...

Debenhams and Mothercare scrap constant promotions to see profits rise ...   The Independent
Mothercare plans to axe up to 140 shop managers   The Guardian
Debenhams and Mothercare thrive after cutting discounts   Evening Standard
Financial Times   
Herald Scotland   
The Drum   
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Yorkshire Post
   
Shopping centres and retail parks see visitors boost   
Yorkshire Post
The decline in footfall for retailers in the region is starting to ease, as growth at shopping centres outpaces the national average. Figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard showed an overall drop of 0.3 per cent in the North and ...

More Scots click and buy than rest of UK   Herald Scotland
More shoppers head out of town   shropshirestar.com
Scottish shopper numbers outpace the UK   Scotsman (blog)
The Times (subscription)   
is4profit   
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