Weekly Trading Update

Weekend Paper Roundup 04/04/2016



Financial Times
- Regulators blamed as Anbang walks away from hotel deal
- Mike Ashley told to hand over private texts
- Slimane to cut a dash with YSL departure
- VW in fresh US lawsuit over claims of false advertising
- Premier agrees McCormick talks after third takeover bid

The Wall Street Journal 
- GlaxoSmithKline won’t seek patents in 85 nations
- Boeing battle with Airbus heats up
- Oil slump weighs on helicopter industry
- Nestle noodles take another hit in India
- Diageo bends on whiskey brand name

The Guardian
- Ethical credentials in doubt at the Co-op Bank
- ONS weighs up how best to count the UK’s sharing economy
- New M&S boss Steve Rowe faces baptism of fire as sales fall
- Pepsi CEO joins criticism of North Carolina law on LGBT rights
- Hinkley Point: China incorporates seven London-based firms

The Telegraph 
- Lagarde rebuffs claims IMF is pushing for a crisis in Greece
- London will be left behind unless policymakers address housing crisis
- Moneycorp gets a banking licence
- Xavier Rolet: tie-up between LSE and Deutsche Boerse is best deal on table
- Vote for Brexit would lead to ‘implosion’ of the continental bloc, warns LSE chief

The Times
- JP Morgan enlists Mandelson for ‘balanced view’ on Brexit
- Tata in talks to dump £15 billion steel pensions
- Santander to cull bosses in austerity drive
- Domino’s warns of tax hit over boardroom bonuses
- Big Tobacco fights Brussels over price rises

Daily Mail
- Horse racing industry plans to set up betting pool to rival Tote
- 200 Argos stores could be closed following Sainsbury’s £1.4 billion takeover of Home Retail Group
- Facebook launches free tool for firms to make short promotional videos
- Gin maker Ginmeister seeks £600k cash induction through crowdfunding
- £20 million is heaven scent to boost worldwide appeal of beauty website Feelunique

The Independent
- Changes in stamp duty help foreign investors
- Ministers hold talks with potential buyer for Tata Steel UK
- Saudi Arabia to set up world’s biggest sovereign investment fund
- IMF ‘predicts Greek default will coincide with EU referendum’
- Starbucks is now selling alcohol in Japan

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