2015年8月31日 星期一

2015-09-01 U.K. Business


Wall Street Journal
   
China Factory Activity Slips to Three-Year Low in August, Service Sector Weak   
Wall Street Journal
BEIJING—China got another poor picture of its economic health on Tuesday, as an official gauge of manufacturing activity in August slumped to a three-year low while the usually strong services sector showed new weakness. Meanwhile, private gauges of ...

UPDATE 1- China Caixin factory, service PMIs suggest economic slowdown worsening   Reuters
Chinese Manufacturing Index Hits Lowest Level Since 2009   New York Times
China Factory Indexes Ebb in New Sign of Economic Weakness   ABC News
Livemint   
Herald Sun   
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Sky News Australia
   
Branson-backed OneWeb eyes $2.5bn launchpad   
Sky News Australia
A satellite venture designed to provide low-cost internet access to billions of people and backed by Sir Richard Branson is preparing to raise billions of dollars as it seeks to get off the launchpad. Sky News has learnt that OneWeb, whose shareholders ...

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Asahi Shimbun
   
China state media announce confessions in stock market investigations   
Asahi Shimbun
SHANGHAI--Chinese state media announced a slew of confessions on Aug. 31 following investigations into dramatic stock market fluctuations, including from a reporter who said he had spread false information that had caused "panic and disorder." An ...
'I am deeply sorry I caused losses'   NEWS.com.au
Capital market crackdown nets 4 CITIC officials   China Daily
China cracksdown on market rumours with mass arrests   Telegraph.co.uk
Hamilton Spectator   
Wall Street Journal   
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CNNMoney
   
Oil prices drop more than 3 pct as investors take profits   
Reuters
SINGAPORE, Sept 1 Oil prices fell more than 3 percent in early Asian trade on Tuesday, with investors taking profits after Brent and U.S. crude soared over 8 percent in the previous session. The surge was fuelled by an OPEC commentary saying the cartel ...

Oil Sharply Lower in Volatile Trade, Weak China Data Weighs   Wall Street Journal
Oil rates drop 3% as investors retreat from overnight gains   Moneycontrol.com
Oil prices drop 3 percent as investors retreat from overnight gains   Reuters Canada
THE BUSINESS TIMES   
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Irish Independent
   
European shares slide to worst monthly performance since August 2011   
Reuters
... * FTSEurofirst down 0.2 pct, worst month since Aug. 2011. * UK stock market closed for holiday. * ENI rises after gas field discovery off Egypt. * Europe bourses in 2015: link.reuters.com/pap87v. * Asset performance in 2015: link.reuters.com/gap87v.
European stocks slip as investors ponder China, US rates   Daily Times
European shares suffer worst month in four years   Telegraph.co.uk
European stocks drop on Chinese economy fears - Europe Report   City A.M.
The Daily Star   
The Australian   
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BBC News
   
Contactless card limit rises to £30 as card use surges   
BBC News
Shoppers in the UK will now be able to spend up to £30 using contactless cards after the limit was increased. The limit per transaction for the so-called tap and pay cards, which do not require a PIN or a signature to authorise payment, was previously £20.
Shoppers may have to wait weeks for £30 contactless payment   Telegraph.co.uk
New £30 limit for contactless cards payments   expressandstar.com
Card spending via contactless jumps to £2.5bn   City A.M.
Daily Mail   
Apple Insider   
the Irish News   
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Financial Times
   
first high street store to pay living wage   
Financial Times
Oliver Bonas, the quirky retailer, aims to live up to its motto of “Work Hard, Play Hard and Be Kind” by promising to pay staff the living wage, a rate higher than the version proposed by Chancellor George Osborne in his summer Budget. The London ...
Oliver Bonas becomes first UK high street chain to pay living wage   The Guardian
Oliver Bonas becomes the first high street retailer to pay staff the ...   The Independent
Pay hike on the cards as Oliver Bonas commits to living wage   City A.M.

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The Independent
   
Ship Emergency Simulator: EU-funded video game sparks unlikely subsidies row   
The Independent
As video games go, Ship Emergency Simulator does not seem the most likely candidate for controversy. Due out in time for Christmas 2016 to fill the stockings of – some might argue – teenagers with a high boredom threshold, even its creator has admitted ...

EU chiefs slammed over £2.4m video games development funding   Hartlepool Mail

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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Maersk gets approval for $6.3b UK North Sea gas field   
Sydney Morning Herald
AP Moeller-Maersk won UK approval for a $4.5 billion ($6.3 billion) development plan for the Culzean natural gas field as the Danish company tries to ramp up output at its energy division. The field, located in the central part of the British area of ...
Maersk hands North Sea major boost with £3bn Culzean development   Herald Scotland
Leaders: Respite for North Sea, but Culzean is no panacea   Scotsman
Biggest North Sea gas discovery in a decade approved   The Times (subscription)
The Guardian   
BBC News   
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Herald Scotland
   
UK growth accelerates but manufacturing export picture remains weak   
Herald Scotland
GROWTH of the UK's private sector economy accelerated in the three months to August but the export picture remains weak, the Confederation of British Industry's latest growth indicator report has signalled. The indicator, which takes in the ...
Late summer bloom for UK's economic rebound   Scotsman
British economy is expanding despite weak global growth   City A.M.
'Sun shining on UK economy' but China turbulences could hit trade, CBI warns   South Wales Argus

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