Weekly Trading Update

Weekend Paper Roundup 26/01/2015




The Wall Street Journal
- Malaysia Airlines website hacked
- Obama administration moves to ban drilling in Arctic refuge
- First US Bitcoin exchange to open
- ECB gives dollar rally further impetus

The Independent
- Spectre of Carillion bid stalks Balfour Beatty after fresh profit blow
- Jimmy Choo enjoys revenue growth as Chinese opt for designer shoes
- Francois Hollande calls on business leaders to help fight terrorism
- Apple’s Tim Cook earned £6.1 million last year
- Amazon controls quarter of games and music sales

Financial Times
- Tesco to beef up corporate finance team
- Shale gas dealt further blow in UK
- Bharara challenges insider trading ruling
- US investors double down on biotech bets
- Novo Nordisk to launch new slimming drug

Daily Mail
- Cadburys and Mars caught in supplier scandal
- Consumer confidence dips over Xmas but cheaper food and fuel to boost wallets
- Mining groups ENRC and Zamin set for UK High Court clash over Brazil Mine

The Guardian
- Irish political storm erupts after BA cleared for takeover at Aer Lingus
- BHS put up for sale by Sir Philip Green
- Business leaders fret over ‘cocktail of political risks’ as UK election nears
- Onthemarket.com ready to challenge Rightmove and Zoopla
- BoE Gov. Carney warns ECB over quantitative easing risks

The Daily Telegraph
- Vodafone payout helps dividends hit £97 billion record
- Sports Direct increases its put options in Debenhams
- British builders lose £2 billion a year as clients fail to pay
- Profit warnings hit six-year high
- Central Bank trickery without real reform

The Times
- Taxpayer may face £2bn bill over swaps mis-selling scandal
- Savers pull billion from Greek banks ahead of election
- Afren lenders brace for fight as bid looms
- Growth bounces back to pre-crisis heights
- Sky prepares to storm into mobile market



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