Weekly Trading Update

Weekend Paper Roundup 21/09/2015



The Wall Street Journal
- Antitrust test lurks if SABMiller/AB InBev toast deal
- Apple notches win in Samsung patent case
- Australia delays Shell-BG deal decision
- Iran woos German firms
- Jefferies Group posts weak quarter

Financial Times
- New Deutsche Bank head pulls back from Moscow
- Hewlett-Packard to slash 33,300 jobs as rejig ends
- Facebook gives thumbs up to launch of ‘dislike’ button
- Ferrexpo tumbles on Ukraine bank closure
- Hargreaves spreads reach with bet on wider range of services

The Guardian
- VW software scandal: chief apologises for breaking public trust
- China’s economic problems should be put in perspective, says George Osborne
- Unions fearing Network Rails faces privatisation amid budget crisis
- Warner Bros to expand UK studio
- Zero interest rate policy may be bad for Wall Street but it’s good for workers

The Telegraph
- HSBC plans Chinese hiring spree as it weighs decision to move HQ
- French Connection losses mount as spring collection flops
- Average house price could hit £300,000 in three months
- Made.com revenues rocket as it approaches critical mass
- Coca-Cola hit with $3.3 billion bill for back taxes

The Times
- City raider Cenkos Securities plots boardroom coup at Debenhams
- Wordplay boss to land £50 million from blockbuster float
- SAB kingpin opens door to sale
- Anglo American warns it may slash dividend
- BT to ramp up rural broadband

Daily Mail
- Takeover of O2 by 3-owner Hutchison Whampoa could lead to it becoming listed once again
- Virgin Rail lines up £27 million dividend as sales hit £1 billion after surge in passenger numbers
- Amazon in deal to help small UK exporters cope with duty and VAT demands
- Massive debt mountain keeps AA breakdown service stuck in slow lane
- The Savoy hotel basks in its own luxury as operating profits rocket

The Independent
- BT plans to answer 80% of customer calls in UK service centres by next year
- Fresh doubts over Bwin deal after GVC shares plunge
- Bank of England’s chief economist warns UK may not have to CUT interest rates
- Dissident shareholders bowls in for fresh bid to sit on Electra’s board
- Mulberry director Roger Mather sells shares on way to exit


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