Apple share price crushed by hat-trick of downgrades September 11, 2013 APPLE shares slumped yesterday after investors raised concerns that a new cut-price iPhone model is not cheap enough to boost the company’s market share in developing economies. Analysts at Piper Jaffray, UBS and Credit Suisse all reduced their outlook for the company’s stock following Tuesday’s long-awaited announcement of the iPhone 5C, a cheaper version of [...]
Real estate jobs boom a worry – but labour market rebalancing September 11, 2013 IT is the fact of the day: those who work in real estate accounted for 23.05 per cent of the net jobs growth in the UK over the past year. In fact, 13 per cent of the 562,000 total jobs that now exist in “real estate activities” – which include a range of jobs, from [...]
Stalled productivity poses threats to public services September 11, 2013 THE GOVERNMENT’S performance in the last year has lacked focus on productivity, one of the major challenges to the economy, according to a report published yesterday. Deloitte and think tank Reform’s analysis indicates that the government is also still losing out through fraud and struggling to tackle its long-term liabilities. The report [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 12 September 2013 September 11, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES Libor control to remain in London Brussels has ditched its plan to put the scandal-mired Libor lending rate under the direct control of a European supervisor in Paris, in a concession that removes a serious political nuisance for Britain. Early drafts of the European Commission regulation, which is to be unveiled next week, [...]
Syria attack on hold amid UN debate on arms September 11, 2013 LEADING world powers were last night debating a Russian proposal to neutralise Syria’s chemical weapons, as the prospect of imminent strikes on the Middle Eastern country retreated. The five permanent members of the UN security council met in New York to discuss a Russian proposal that would see Syrian President Bashar al-Assad voluntarily give up [...]
Royal Mail float this morning September 11, 2013 ROYAL Mail will this morning take the first formal step towards ending its 497 year stint as an arm of the British state and confirm that it intends to float on the London Stock Exchange. But unions are promising strike action to disrupt the flotation, which could see the company be valued at £3bn when [...]
Deutsche loses Libor tribunal September 11, 2013 FOUR Deutsche Bank traders yesterday won an unfair dismissal case after they were sacked for inappropriate communication on interbank lending rates. The traders, who were responsible for producing the bank’s submissions on the Euribor and Libor interest rates, lost their jobs in February after an internal investigation into rate setting. But a court in Frankfurt [...]
Rise in new jobs casts doubt on Bank rates plan September 11, 2013 STRONG figures released by the Office for National Statistics yesterday showed a significant drop in unemployment, casting doubt on the Bank of England’s new policy on rates. The rate of joblessness has become even more important since Bank of England governor Mark Carney revealed his forward guidance plan in August, announcing that current historically [...]
Analyst Views: What do new labour market figures mean for the economy? September 11, 2013 HOWARD ARCHER | IHS GLOBAL INSIGHT “Earnings growth may well pick up over the coming months, but the increase seems likely to be gradual as companies look to contain their costs in a still very competitive environment and still appreciable labour market slack limits workers’ ability to push for higher pay. CHRIS WILLIAMSON | [...]
Lloyds ordered to give another £240m to help build new TSB September 11, 2013 NEW HIGH street lender TSB was given another boost last night as the Office for Fair Trading (OFT) said its parent Lloyds should give it more financial help to establish a foothold in the market. The decision is believed to remove the final hurdle before the government can go ahead with selling Lloyds Bank, as [...]
