2015年8月23日 星期日

2015-08-24 U.K. Business


Reuters UK
   
UK's BT accuses US telecom rivals of hurting competition: FT   
Reuters UK
A BT Group Plc (BT.L) executive has called for the United States to require its telecommunications companies to allow access to their networks at regulated prices, similar to rules in place in the United Kingdom, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

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Reuters UK
   
Asia stocks plummet as China rout gathers pace, yen rallies   
Reuters UK
TOKYO Asian stocks dived to three-year lows on Monday as a rout in Chinese equities gathered pace, hastening an exodus from riskier assets as fears of a China-led global economic slowdown roiled world markets. Safe-haven government bonds and the ...

Investors braced for further China stock market losses   BBC News
Asian stocks down as China woes unnerve markets, safe-haven yen rallies   Zee News
Asia down as China woes unnerve markets, safe-haven yen rallies   Yahoo! Maktoob News
Business Insider   
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WalesOnline
   
First Great Western Cardiff to London services slashed during strike action   
WalesOnline
Key First Great Western (FGW) train services were cut by half on Sunday after talks failed to resolve a row over new trains. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union walked out for 24 hours with a further stoppage planned over Bank ...
First Great Western rail strike disrupts trains in Cornwall today   West Briton
Industry NewsFirst Great Western services affected by strike action   IFA Magazine
Travellers Hit By First Great Western Strike   Sky News
BBC News   
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CNBC
   
As Shanghai stocks crumble, what will China do next?   
CNBC
A move over the weekend to allow Chinese pension funds to pump billions into flagging stock market failed to comfort investors, who sent stocks crashing over 8 percent on Monday. On Sunday, China gave pension funds managed by local governments the ...

China to allow state pension fund to invest in stocks   The Australian
China Focus: China pension fund allowed to invest in stock market   EastDay.com
Asian Markets Tumble, Fears Loom That Dow Jones Industrial Average Will Follow   International Business Times
China Economic Review   
Business Recorder (press release) (blog)   
Free Malaysia Today   
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BBC News
   
'Decent growth ahead,' says CBI as it upgrades UK forecast   
BBC News
The UK is to enjoy "decent quarterly GDP growth" the CBI has predicted as it upgrades its forecasts for this year and next. The business lobby group now expects growth of 2.6% this year and 2.8% next year, up from its June forecast of 2.4% and 2.5% ...

UK employers raise growth outlook, see earlier BoE rate move   Financial Express
CBI upgrades UK growth forecast   Financial Times
CBI upgrades growth on back of rising investment   The Times (subscription)
The Independent   
City A.M.   
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Longridge Today
   
Water alert could be lifted area by area   
Longridge Today
Water chiefs may lift the cryptosporidium scare in some parts of Lancashire, while others remain on red alert. United Utilities is considering a phased return to normal service as work goes on to clear the remaining traces of the parasite from key ...
Lancashire residents still have to boil tap water two weeks after outbreak   The Guardian
Lancashire boil water warning continues after two weeks   BBC News
Water ban in Lancashire hits THREE week mark as parasitic bug is STILL in ...   Express.co.uk

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Mirror.co.uk
   
State pension worth £280000 to men retiring at 65, research suggests   
Mirror.co.uk
The state pension offers a financial boost of up to £280,000 over the course of your retired life, new data has suggested. Based on the incoming single tier state pension of £151.25 per week, that is how much it would cost a man to buy it at age 65 ...
State pension 'will become less generous'   Belfast Telegraph
State pension system will be harsher in 30 years, say majority of experts   Yorkshire Post
Analysts predict pensions 'will be less generous' in future   ITV News
Express.co.uk   
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stv.tv
   
MARKET & ECONOMICSNorth sea oil revenues plunge 75% in first quarter   
IFA Magazine
(ShareCast News) – Oil revenue from the North Sea plummeted 75% quarter-on-quarter in the first three months of the year, the Scottish Conservatives announced over the weekend. Just £168m was received in tax receipts between January and March, ...

North Sea oil revenues fall by 75% in the first three months of 2015   BBC News
North Sea oil revenues drop to an all-time low   Scotsman
Scotland's share of North Sea oil revenues 'down 75%'   Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra
The Sunday Times   
Aberdeen Business News   
UPI.com   
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City A.M.
   
Deadline looms for Zurich over RSA bid   
City A.M.
INVESTORS and analysts will be paying close attention to the insurance sector this week, with the deadline for Swiss insurance group Zurich to make a formal bid for RSA fast approaching. Zurich must announce its intention to buy the British insurer by ...
RPT-DEALTALK-RSA, Zurich investors face struggle to bridge valuation gap   Reuters
Zurich watches the clock as RSA takeover deadline nears   The Guardian
RSA, Zurich investors face struggle to bridge valuation gap   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Business Insurance   
Post Online (blog)   
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Daily Mail
   
UK Government Sees £1.3bn Surplus For July   
Eagle Radio
The Government earned more than it spent in July, meaning the public finances were in surplus by £1.3bn for the month. It is the first time the country has been in the black since 2012. One of the biggest contributors was a major boost in the amount of ...
Bumper tax take lifts July public finances to £1.3bn surplus   PPP Focus.com
UK public finances record surplus in July   The Nation Newspaper
Surging tax take sends UK to first July budget surplus in 3 years   Interactive Investor

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