2015年5月18日 星期一

2015-05-19 U.K. Business


Telegraph.co.uk
   
Greek bailout deal could be reached 'within the next week'   
Telegraph.co.uk
Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Monday that he expects an agreement with bailout creditors within the next week, which would save the cash-strapped country from fast-approaching bankruptcy. "I think we are very close," Varoufakis said.
Greek debt deal within next week, says Varoufakis   BBC News
Greece Nears Debt Deal in May as Money Runs Low   NDTV
It's denouement time in the Greek play   The Australian

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Telegraph.co.uk
   
New Business Secretary Sajid Javid to cut £10bn of red-tape to help small ...   
Telegraph.co.uk
The Government will today promise to cut at least £10bn of red tape over the next five years in order to boost British business's ability to grow both at home and overseas. As part of a major new commitment, Business Secretary Sajid Javid will say that he ...

Javid to continue business 'red tape challenge' with £10bn cuts   Financial Times
Bill to slash business red tape   Belfast Telegraph
Javid pledges to cut £10bn off red tape   The Times (subscription)

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This is Money
   
Chief executive of Thorntons resigns after poor performance at chocolate maker   
This is Money
Jonathan Hart is to step down next month following a spate of bad news including a profit warning over the key Christmas period and disappointing recent sales. The shares rose 3.62p to 98.62p after the firm said Hart had informed it he will be stepping down ...

Chief executive of Thorntons to step down   Herald Scotland
British chocolate maker Thorntons says CEO to step down   Irish Times
Thorntons' chief Jonathan Hart steps down   Express.co.uk
Retail Week   
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Irish Examiner
   
British EU exit wouldn't 'make a difference'   
Irish Examiner
One of the titans of British industry has dismissed fears over the UK's possible EU exit with its chief executive describing claims of potential jobs losses as scaremongering. JCB chief Graeme MacDonald said a British exit would not make “one blind bit of ...

Bosses 'will jump on bandwagon' after JCB owner talks of EU exit   The Times (subscription)
Top Tory donor Lord Bamford: UK should ditch Europe and go it alone   mirror.co.uk
JCB boss says UK should not fear EU exit   BBC News

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Financial Times
   
Complaints rise threefold over packaged bank accounts   
Financial Times
Complaints about “packaged” bank accounts shot up almost threefold in the past year, the Financial Ombudsman said, as UK consumers questioned the benefits of bundled deals which carry a monthly charge. Some 21,348 complaints about packaged ...

Complaints over mis-sold insurance by UK banks decline   Reuters UK
Premium bank account complaints attract more than 21000 in last year   Daily Mail

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BBC News
   
UK lender Wonga offers 3-day grace period in bid to repair image   
Reuters
... * 24-hour loan cancellation guarantee also offered. * Balances in arrears to be frozen after 7 days. LONDON May 19 (Reuters) - Britain's biggest payday lender Wonga will hand customers struggling to pay back debt a three-day grace period before ...

Wonga has a change of heart: Payday loan firm re-launches with promises not to ...   Daily Mail
Wonga aims for reinvention in new payday lending ads   BBC News
Wonga relaunch targets 'hard-working people' - 1509% APR and brand to stay   The Guardian
Financial Times   
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Fortune
   
UPDATE 3-Icahn says "dramatically undervalued" Apple should trade at $240   
Reuters
(Adds details from WSJ report on Apple television set). May 18 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on Monday Apple Inc's stock was "still dramatically undervalued" and that it should be trading at $240, nearly double its current price. Icahn also used ...

Why billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn thinks Apple will surge to $US240 a ...   The Australian Financial Review
Carl Icahn Says Apple Inc. (AAPL) Has 86% Upside From Current Price   LearnBonds
WSJ Apple Suspends Plan to Introduce TV Set   Newsmax
Wall Street Journal   
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Wall Street Journal
   
Rolls-Royce Cuts Deeper   
Wall Street Journal
LONDON—British engine maker Rolls-Royce Holdings RYCEY -1.05 % PLC expanded a restructuring, disclosing plans to cut 10% of jobs at its struggling marine business amid a sustained slump in the oil and gas market. The London-based company said it ...

Rolls-Royce to cut more jobs as Babcock profits rise   The Independent
Rolls adds another 600 to job cuts   The Times (subscription)
Rolls-Royce Marine to cut 600 jobs   Seatrade Global

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In These Times
   
Oxford fund strengthens transparency on carbon exposure   
Herald Sun
Oxford University has reaffirmed its investment halt on companies where coal mining or tar sands extraction represents more than 10% of production, while also agreeing to improve its public reporting on carbon emissions, Pensions and Investments reports.
University of Oxford to spurn coal and tar sands investments   Financial Times
Oxford University rules out investing in coal and tar sands   The Guardian
'Greatest university' curbs fossil fuel investment in its endowment   Sydney Morning Herald

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BBC News
   
The decline of the British front garden   
BBC News
The Royal Horticultural Society says British front gardens are disappearing. Why are people paving over their lawns? When people imagine a classic British front garden, they may first think of a small slice of well-tended grass. Perhaps with a box hedge.
Britain 'turning grey' as gardens paved over   The Nation
Council tax cut would incentivise householders to keep their front gardens green ...   Horticulture Week

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