Weekly Trading Update

Weekend Paper Roundup 26/10/2015



Financial Times
- GM denies Zafira breaks EU diesel emissions limit
- London City airport looks to land £2 billion bid as race begins
- Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft mount charm offensive with Wall Street
- Pearson stocks shed £2 billion in worst week for 28 years
- Disney to launch digital streaming service in UK

The Wall Street Journal 
- India’s e-commerce market is up for grabs
- Labour standoff weighs on Air France
- New deal in sight for Liberty Global
- Volkswagen adds engine to probe
- Microsoft profit rises, helped by lower costs

The Guardian
- BP and Shell profits poised to fall by half
- Chinese premier says 7% growth target is not set in stone
- TalkTalk cyber-attack sparks calls for new regulatory powers
- Australian dollar strengthens against US dollar as Europe hints at stimulus
- Sales of £1 million-plus homes dropped 11% in first half of 2015, figures show

The Telegraph 
- AB InBev boss flies to South Africa as SABMiller deadline looms
- Aldi trumps rivals with living wage hike
- Threat of global slowdown keeping business leaders cautious, warns WPP
- UK rate rise not a guarantee, says Bank governor Mark Carney
- United Utilities floats £3.5 million of solar panels on reservoir 

The Times
- Half of FTSE 100 misses targets for women directors
- Formula One owner eyes RAC
- Anglo American boss tees up £1 billion sell-off
- VW pressed to sell Porsche after debacle
- American raider takes fresh swing at Electra

Daily Mail
- Marc Bolland planning to remain as CEO of M&S for at least 2 more years
- Royal Bank of Scotland set to plunge into red
- Steel industry bosses to hold crisis talks with Chancellor amid warnings of more job losses
- Profits warnings by London-listed companies up by 39% in Q3 compared with previous quarter
- Government announces firms must include bonus payments when they publish pay gap details

The Independent
- Sainbury’s boss condemns plan to extend Sunday trading
- Warning signs for Tesla as ‘maladies’ undermine Model reputation
- Twitter CEO gives a third of stock to employees
- Three British banks in $1.2 billion settlement over currency-rigging lawsuit
- HSBC: US favoured over China in headquarters move

 

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