Weekend Paper Roundup

Weekend Paper Roundup 20/03/2017



The Guardian
- British firms warned over new wave of pay revolts at AGMs
- Google braces for questions as more big-name firms pull adverts
- Unilever bids to heal shareholder rift amid ‘garage sale’ warnings
- SSE the latest ‘big six’ firm to put its prices up
- Rising prices set to push inflation over 2% Bank of England target

Financial Times
- Ex-VW chairman in talks to offload Porsche shares
- Diamond stages low-key return to London with Panmure deal
- Goldman shakes up its executive pay
- Focus on Murdoch empire as Sky move faces watchdog
- Eon to boost share capital after its biggest ever loss

The Telegraph
- OPEC and Russia risk a lost decade as shale revolution spreads
- Officials draw up rescue plan for Co-op Bank
- Water utilities poised for contract awards totalling billions
- Wood Group chief hits back over Amec takeover concerns
- Developers draw up case to reduce stamp duty

The Times
- May to give shareholders the legal power to curb fat cat pay
- Argentine tycoon in plot to raid Falklands
- Unilever lines up £6 billion sale of Flora and Stork
- GKN’s £2 billion pension fix plan
- Hedge funds bet on new collapse in Mitie share price

Daily Mail
- Clothing giant Next poised to report fall in full-year profits for the first time since 2009
- Britain needs EU workers, say bosses as triggering of Article 50 looms
- Waitrose and Tesco lead the charge to sign up more small British suppliers as customers demand more local goods
- Sterling’s weakness helps small firms capitalise on exports and see sales rocket in the second half of last year
- Embattled Barclays executives facing criminal charges over fundraising deal make last-ditch plea for leniency

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