2015年8月7日 星期五

2015-08-08 U.K. Business


Telegraph.co.uk
   
Tax changes blamed for William Hill profits' slide   
The Independent
The UK's biggest bookmaker has seen profits melt away after it was hit by £44m of new gaming taxes. William Hill said pre-tax profits fell by 35 per cent to £78.7m, on flat revenues of £808m. The No 1 UK operator also revealed that it had spent £16m ...
William Hill hit by hike in taxes   Scotsman
FTSE outperforms in US data gloom   Reuters UK
Britain's FTSE led lower by ITV, William Hill   Daily Mail
Financial Times   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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Belfast Telegraph
   
£1-A-Litre Diesel? Fresh Price War Breaks Out   
Sky News
Three supermarkets are slashing the cost of diesel by 2p and petrol by 1p, sparking hopes of further falls in the cost of fuel. 04:24, UK, Saturday 08 August 2015. Petrol Pump Station GVs. Further price cuts could be on the cards, it has been suggested.
Tesco cuts petrol price and Sainsbury's and Asda follow suit   Daily Mail
Diesel prices could fall to £1 a litre, RAC predicts   Telegraph.co.uk
Fuel price war looms as three supermarkets plan price cuts   BT.com
Financial Express   
Scottish Daily Record   
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The Independent
   
Upturn in employment sets the scene for rise in US rates   
The Independent
US interest rates looked set to end years at record lows and start rising as soon as next month, after data showed another big improvement in employment. While the Bank of England signalled on Thursday that it would be delaying any rate rise due to ...

Sterling hits four-week low against dollar   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Bank of England signals early 2016 hike after sterling climb   Daily Mail
US elephant lurks in the room at the BoE   Reuters UK
Infinite Path   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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The Times (subscription)
   
Barclays chief bans flip-flops from HQ   
The Times (subscription)
Barclays is used to dealing with banking scandals. Banking sandals, however, are a step too far. The boss of the bank has written to staff at its Canary Wharf head office after noticing what he deemed to be a distinctly sub-prime trend — bare-toed ...
Barclays boss's ban on flip-flops at Canary Wharf   Scotsman
Barclays bans flip flops and jeans from its head office in memo to staff   The Independent
New Barclays boss bans flip-flops and jeans   Herald Scotland
Telegraph.co.uk   
This is Money   
Citywire.co.uk   
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Irish Independent
   
Tsipras and Hollande want Greek bailout agreed by the end of August   
Irish Independent
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gives a speech at the Agriculture Ministry in central Athens, Greece, August 5, 2015. Tsipras said on Wednesday Greece is close to concluding a deal with lenders on a multi billion euro bailout, which he said would ...
EU officials note progress in Greek bailout talks, deal possible next week   Reuters
EU Commission says does not expect decisions from conference call on Greece   Financial Express
EU told Greece on track for possible bailout deal next week-source   Daily Mail
Kathimerini   
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THE BUSINESS TIMES
   
UPDATE 1-China's July exports fall 8.3 pct y/y, missing forecasts   
Reuters
(Adds context on stimulus). BEIJING Aug 8 (Reuters) - Chinese exports fell far more than expected in July, along with imports, reinforcing expectations that the government will roll out more stimulus to support the world's second-largest economy ...
China Exports, Imports Drop in July   Wall Street Journal
China Exports Fall as Lower Demand, Strong Yuan Hurt Growth   Bloomberg
China's July exports fall 8.3% y/y, missing forecasts   Economic Times
Reuters UK   
Jakarta Post   
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Financial Times
   
Nagging doubts over oil and jobs keep rate-setters on edge   
Financial Times
So the guessing game continues. The past two days tantalised with the chance that they could bring definite answers to the questions of when the US and the UK would start raising rates, and usher out the desperate measures brought in to fight the ...
Solid job growth in July paves the way for a Fed interest rate hike   Los Angeles Times
July jobs report stirs anticipation of decision from Fed on borrowing   Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Better US job data hints at Fed rate hike   Irish Examiner
Sky News Australia   
ABC News   
The Economist (blog)   
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Press release: CMA issues statement of objections to Pfizer and Flynn Pharma ...   
Military Technologies
The Competition and Markets Authority's ( CMA ) provisional view is that Pfizer and Flynn Pharma each abused a dominant position by charging excessive and unfair prices in the UK for phenytoin sodium capsules, an anti-epilepsy drug, in breach of UK and ...


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Scotsman
   
UK exports 'stuck in low gear' as deficit spikes   
Scotsman
Britain's trade deficit narrowed to its smallest in four years in the second quarter but worsening figures for June heightened fears that exports, held back by the strong pound, were “stuck in low gear”. Data from the Office for National Statistics ...
UK export performance 'stuck in low gear'   Herald Scotland
UK trade deficit shrinks to 4-year low   Financial Times
UK trade deficit widens to £1.6bn in June   BBC News
Fiji Times   
Re:locate Magazine   
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Herald Scotland
   
Market Report: ITV has Disney to blame for fall to the bottom of FTSE 100   
The Independent
ITV had Disney to blame for its fall to the bottom of the FTSE 100 leaderboard. Earlier this week Disney boss Bob Iger flagged an expected decline in its television division, home to ABC and ESPN, as viewers moved towards online TV streaming services ...
FTSE falls as US media sector slump drags ITV shares down   Herald Scotland
ITV shares knocked by weak earnings in US   Telegraph.co.uk
FTSE 100 Falls as Health-Care, Media Slumps Offset Miner Gains   Bloomberg
Yahoo News UK   
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