2015年5月7日 星期四

2015-05-08 U.K. Business


The Independent
   
BT's captain Gavin Patterson shoots and scores in a game he couldn't afford to ...   
The Independent
When BT revealed that it wanted to challenge Sky's 20-year dominance of live screenings of Premier League football matches, many in the City and beyond balked and scoffed at the telecoms group's nerve. But BT's bosses believed that where the previous ...

BT Ireland profits climb 4% on back of contract wins   Irish Examiner
Football helps BT sign more users   Scotsman
BT posts rising annual profits   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
The Sun (subscription)   
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The Independent
   
Sales fall again at Morrisons amid supermarket price wars   
Herald Scotland
MORRISONS has reported another fall in sales highlighting the challenges facing its new chief executive as giant supermarket chains battle discounters. MORRISONS has reported another fall in sales highlighting the challenges facing its new chief executive ...

Morrisons now has a chance to focus on what once made it stand out   The Independent
'Morrisons may be in terminal decline' warns expert after sales slump   mirror.co.uk
Analyst Views: What was your reaction to Morrisons' first update under potts?   City A.M.
Property Week   
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Wall Street Journal
   
Hutchison to Sell Stake in UK Telecom Business for $4 Billion   
Wall Street Journal
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. 0013 2.10 % plans to sell a 33% stake in its U.K. telecommunications business to a group of investors for 2.77 billion British pounds ($4.22 billion). The Hong Kong-listed conglomerate, which is controlled by billionaire Li Ka-shing, ...

Li Ka-shing lines up backers for £10.3bn O2 buyout   Financial Times
Hutchison Draws 2.8 Billion Pounds of Investments for O2 Bid   Bloomberg
Hutchison to sell $4.3 billion stake in UK mobile unit to GIC, Abu Dhabi fund   Interactive Investor

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The Guardian
   
Housebuilders enjoying best year since 2007 with 40000 homes registered   
The Guardian
Builders work on a housing development in Bristol last year. There were 38% more new homes registered in south-west England during the start of 2015 than a year prior. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images. Press Association. Thursday 7 May 2015 19.01 ...

How detached houses are back in vogue as building hits seven-year high   Daily Mail
Number of new homes 'encouraging'   Herald Scotland
House building 'best since 2007'   Farming Life

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The Independent
   
Ladbrokes chairman Peter Erskine follows his chief executive Richard Glynn out ...   
The Independent
The chairman of the struggling bookmaker Ladbrokes abruptly announced his departure, just weeks after replacing the chief executive. Peter Erskine, who hired the much-criticised Richard Glynn in 2010 on a multimillion-pound pay deal, made his statement ...

Chairman to steps down at Ladbrokes   Irish Independent
Erskine bows out as Ladbrokes suffers second loss in one month   City A.M.
Ladbrokes investors lead charge on day of pay rebellion after disastrous year   This is Money

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Daily Mail
   
Sales of new cars reach their highest level for ten years   
Daily Mail
New car sales for April hit a ten-year high as booming consumer confidence got the vehicle-buyers' vote. A sunny 'spring showroom surge' saw UK new registrations soar by 5.1 per cent to 185,778 cars – the best April performance since 2005. The Society of ...

Car sales fall as boom period ends   Herald Scotland
New car sales continue monthly growth   MotorTradeNews.com (press release) (registration)
SMMT - new car sales in April up 5.1%; highest April sales for 10 years; 38 ...   Auto Body Professionals Club (subscription)
Telegraph.co.uk   
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TheStreet.com
   
Its 'takeover' time for Telecity, Bids Equinox   
NY City News
Thursday morning in London, saw shares of Telecity soar by 19% to £10.66, as the British data center provider is said to be reviewing a cash-and-stock takeover bid from US Data Giant, Equinix. Under the latest offer, Telecity has been valued at £2.3 billion.
Equinix Makes £2.3bn Data Centre Bid For Telecity   TechWeekEurope UK

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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Howard Davies 'to launch new public consultation' on Gatwick and Heathrow ...   
Telegraph.co.uk
The head of the commission in charge of deciding whether Gatwick or Heathrow should be allowed to expand is to launch a fresh public consultation, according to reports. Sir Howard Davies, chairman of the Airports Commissio, will tell both airports today that ...

Airports commission launches new review   Financial Times
The urgent planning-related decisions awaiting the incoming government   PlanningResource (subscription)

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The Times (subscription)
   
Aviva bids farewell to Friends' office   
The Times (subscription)
Aviva has shut down the head offfice of Friends Life less than a month after completing the £5.6 billion acquisition of the rival life assurer. Mark Wilson, the chief executive of Aviva, said work on integrating Friends had begun in earnest as he reported a 14 per ...

Aviva turnaround ahead of schedule, but Friends fails to shine   Proactive Investors UK
Aviva turnround 'ahead of schedule'   Financial Times
Aviva says it is ahead of schedule on recovery   Telegraph.co.uk

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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Insurance price war makes RSA's recovery plan tougher   
Telegraph.co.uk
RSA said low interest rates, swinging currency values and stiff competition among general insurers had taken the shine off progress in its turnaround plan in the first three months of the year, with underlying premiums up 1pc on the same quarter a year ago.
Leading RSA investors back Hester turnround plan   Financial Times
Stephen Hester faces pay protest vote despite RSA turnaround   The Guardian
Net written premiums in Canada down 4% in Q1 2015: RSA Group   Canadian Underwriter
Rapid News Network   
iNVEZZ   
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