Weekly Trading Update

Weekend Paper Roundup 18/05/2015



The Independent
- After Serial, funding pours into podcasting
- Election to blame for house price fall in early May
- New Look bough by South African billionaire for £1.9 billion
- Fosters cans Brad and Dan after calls to scrap ‘sexist’ ads
- Tough day for boards as Britain’s largest corporations host AGMs 

The Wall Street Journal
- FBI delves into dubious Avon bid
- US government bonds gain as economic uncertainties mount
- Greece’s debt battle exposes deeper Eurozone flaws
- EU wants US to lift ban on oil exports
- Don’t bet on US steel rallying around the flag

The Guardian
- 888 makes takeover approach for Bwin
- No more cuts, Tory councils tell George Osborne
- China and India sign business deals worth more than $22 billion
- Paul Ryan says Amtrak spending cuts not to blame in Philadelphia crash
- JCB boss says EU exit could lift burden of bureaucracy on UK businesses

Financial Times
- Lloyds aims for government sell-out
- BrewDog raises £5 million in crowdfunding record
- California’s economy roars back as deficit vanishes
- Samsung heir apparent takes his first steps to succession
- Amazon and Wal-Mart square up over delivery deals

The Daily Telegraph
- George Osborne to announce details of welfare cuts in ‘Summer Budget’
- Barclays set for record UK bank fine
- BBC faces illegal state aid backlash from producers over expansion
- Oligarchs face higher bills as sterling surge hits luxury London properties
- Top bosses urge George Osborne to slash spending

The Times
- HSBC threat may torpedo plan to break up banks
- Deflation is here – the first time in 55 years
- Foreign bidders vie for Aveva
- M&S woos City with pledge to return cash
- Telecoms watchdog sinks teeth into BT 

Daily Mail
- Royal Mail set to post sharp increase in profits after Whistl bows out
- ‘Cabinet appointments boost Gatwick’s expansion chances,’ says airport’s boss
- Doubling exports is mountain to climb, warns trade boss John Longworth
- European Union to debate controversial ebook VAT rules
- The Barbour jacket makes a packet as fashion brand’s annual sales jump by 10%

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