Weekly Trading Update

Weekend Paper Roundup 20/04/2015



The Wall Street Journal
- Top ranks of VW meet to mend rift
- China to unveil massive spending in Pakistan
- Goldman’s bet on trading wins
- Unilever gets boost from weaker euro
- OPEC sees US output falling soon

The Independent
- Lloyds to pay for ‘Tell Sid’ plan
- Shareholders force BP transparency on climate policy
- Supermarkets hit by convenience store opening curb turn to pubs
- Star Wars trailer adds $2 billion to Disney stock value
- Ben Bernanke joins Citadel hedge fund

The Guardian
- Co-op Group: competition means we cannot fully commit to Fairtrade
- China’s central bank cuts reserve ratio
- Five lines of attack for embattled Tesco to start fighting back
- Conservatives pledge to sell public discounted shares in Lloyds bank
- Power shift in America as Wall Street bows to Silicon Valley

Financial Times
- Activist investors score victory at BP AGM
- Clydesdale Bank hit with record fine
- HSBC hastens global retreat with pull back from emerging markets
- Daniel Stewart fears Aim delisting after broker quits
- Truell group offers to buy most of remaining Quindell business

The Daily Telegraph
- Wonga set to post loss amid clampdown on payday lenders
- Mike Ashley backs £200 million London property deal
- Andrew Lloyd Webber’s holding company back in the black
- HSS reports £8.5 million annual loss
- MoneySavingExpert takes stake in Resolver website

Daily Mail
- Metro Bank eyeing £1 billion stock market listing just five years after launching
- DC Thomson gives potential lifeline to embattled boss of Alliance Trust
- Tesco set to unveil £4 billion loss as boss ‘Drastic’ Dave Lewis rolls out turnaround plan
- Fashion guru Tim Bettley becomes latest casualty in Morrisons restructuring plan
- Shares accelerate at proton therapy firm Advanced Oncotherapy

The Times
- HSBC set for revolt over chief’s £7 million pay
- City plays hardball on Ukraine debts
- Deutsche Bank faces record Libor fine
- Greek banks put on watch as savers flee


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