Weekly Trading Update

Weekend Paper Roundup 04/01/2016



Financial Times
- Airbus strikes A380 deal with ANA to leave Boeing in its wake
- Global listings drop as tech groups stay private
- Distribution of first-day ‘pops’ reveals regional differences over pricing
- Insolvencies on the rise as ‘zombies’ are killed off
- Polishers suffer from diamond trade’s oversupply flaw

The Wall Street Journal
- US stocks post worst annual losses since 2008
- Bond bears hope for relief in 2016
- China’s tech sector likely faces tougher sledding
- Hollywood’s banner year masks a procession of flops
- Berlin develops as business hub

The Guardian
- UK set for worst wage growth since the 1920s, Labour research finds
- High street retailers feel the pinch as shoppers stay at home
- Shadow chancellor criticises George Osborne’s relationship with top bankers
- Diesel drops below £1 per litre in the UK for first time since May 2009
- Major offshore wind operator plans £6 billion UK investment by 2020

The Telegraph
- Brexit risk is nearly 50%, warns Societe Generale
- Odey flags up threat of UK house bubble in fears for global economy
- Shire nears $32 billion takeover of Baxalta as pharma deal frenzy tips into 2016
- Prepare for more bond tantrums in 2016, warns think-tank
- Debenhams in chairman talks with former Kingfisher boss

The Times
- French aim to seize power from Big Six
- CBI ‘secretly drops call to reform key EU directive’
- Weight Watchers bulks up on apps and Oprah
- Private equity beats bankers’ bonuses
- ONS finally quits paper in move to digital data

Daily Mail
- UK firms fear falling demand home and abroad in 2016
- Festive flop sparks more trouble at Marks & Spencer as City braces itself for dismal results
- Store wars hot up as Aldi plans to open 80 new supermarkets to fight the Big Four
- Exports gloom deals new blow to George Osborne’s £1 trillion target
- Former Persimmon boss gets £16 million payout after quitting top job in 2013

The Independent
- China, oil and sterling leave manufacturers nervous about 2016
- Consumers flock to high streets on ‘Take Back Tuesday’
- China’s factories in the grip of longest contraction in 6 years
- Support for staying in Europe on the wane among finance directors
- Mike Ashley’s wage hike for workers dismissed as ‘PR stunt’


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