Eurozone construction falls
CONSTRUCTION in the Eurozone fell 1.7 per cent in March, adding further doom and gloom to the region’s economic outlook.
City A.M. Newspaper
GDP data lifts Nikkei to five-year high
THE NIKKEI rose to a five and a half-year high today, benefitting from yesterday’s promising GDP growth.
ABN AMRO to cut 400 jobs
DUTCH bank ABN AMRO today announced that it plans to slash 400 jobs after first quarter profits plunged 17 per cent.
Morrisons enters online grocery deal with Ocado
SUPERMARKET chain Morrisons and online grocer Ocado today announced that they have entered a 25-year deal, following weeks of discussions
Boris losing battle over London rail
BORIS Johnson has failed to convince Whitehall that he should be given control over suburban rail services in London, with civil servants
Fears that cheap money is damaging fragile economy
ULTRA-LOW interest rates risk harming rather than helping the economy, top central bankers and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warn
Lloyds privatisation gets closer as share price soars
LLOYDS should make a profit this year, its first since the bank collapsed and was bailed out at the height of the financial crisis, the g
Crack down on avoidance – but don’t chase business away
IS THERE something badly wrong with our absurdly complex and loophole-ridden tax system? Yes.
What the other papers say this morning – 17 May 2013
May 17, 2013, 2:18am
FINANCIAL TIMES
Gold slips again hitting a fresh four-week low
GOLD sank to a four-week low yesterday, as investors continue to lose faith in the precious metal following this week’s dip below the $1,
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