News Int had Watson under surveillance December 7, 2011 LINKLATERS have confirmed Tom Watson MP was put under surveillance for a week in 2009 by a private investigator working for the now defunct News of the World. A letter sent to Parliament by lawyers representing News Corp verified that Watson, who has been Labour MP for West Bromwich East since 2001, was placed under [...]
Sales of Nintendo 3DS get boost from Mario in Japan but US and Europe lag December 7, 2011 SALES of Nintendo’s 3DS games device will hit 3m units in the Japanese market within days, but consumers in the US and Europe seem to be delaying holiday shopping due to poor economic conditions, the company said. Nintendo slashed the price of the 3DS by about 40 per cent in August and announced a flood [...]
CITY VIEWS: DO YOU THINK 2012 WILL BE MORE STABLE THAN THIS YEAR? December 7, 2011 ANDREW JURIC VCE “I think so, yes. I think we’ve seen the bulk of the Arab Spring and so we’ll see that settle out. And in terms of the financial crisis, it’ll be difficult to have it as bad as it was in the past year.” MARIUS BOGDANOS GROUPON “2012 might not be much better. [...]
Poor Britons turn to pricey payday loans December 7, 2011 THE DIRE state of many Britons’ personal finances has been underlined by new research that shows 3.5m people are considering taking out payday loans over the next six months. Concern over personal debt has reached the highest level since insolvency body R3 began making records, it said yesterday as it warned of “zombie debtors” who [...]
CITY A.M. | SHADOW MPC December 7, 2011 ALLISTER HEATH | CITY A.M. “The situation in the Eurozone is too uncertain to make any firm decisions right now. I vote to hold interest rates and hold QE until we know more on plans for fiscal integration, and on the markets’ reaction.” SIMON WARD | HENDERSON “Stop gilt purchases and instead buy bank bonds, [...]
Stagecoach profits hit by rail division December 7, 2011 BRITISH transport group Stagecoach said yesterday it should have a stronger second half as its East Midlands rail unit returns to profitability, after a loss at the franchise weighed on first-half profits. The bus and rail operator said yesterday its British rail business swung to a first-half loss following weak trading at the East Midlands [...]
West End parking charge to put 5,100 jobs at risk December 7, 2011 CHARGING motorists to park in the West End at night could cost local businesses £800m a year in lost earnings, the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) claimed yesterday. Westminster City Council’s plans to charge up to £4.80 an hour to park on yellow lines in the evening could also cost businesses £125m a [...]
IATA delivers gloomy outlook for airline losses December 7, 2011 AIRLINES worldwide face severe losses next year if Europe’s politicians fail to get to grips with the region’s debt crisis, the industry’s leading trade group warned yesterday. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) shaved its main forecast for industry profits to $3.5bn (£2.2bn) for 2012, but said the industry could plunge to an $8.3bn loss [...]
Olympus says sorry as legal action looms December 7, 2011 THE PRESIDENT of Olympus has issued a humbling apology over the corporate governance failings that left it mired in a $1.7bn (£1.08bn) international accounting scandal. “We deeply regret that we have given a very negative impression to Japan and possibly the world… I apologise sincerely,” said Shuichi Takayama, as the board of the Japanese camera [...]
SABMiller chooses a new head for Foster’s business December 7, 2011 GLOBAL brewing giant SABMiller named Ari Mervis to take over as chief executive at Foster’s yesterday, fresh from completing a A$11.5bn (£7.5bn) takeover of Australia’s top brewer. Mervis, who will be based in Melbourne, will continue as head of SABMiller’s Asia Pacific region and joint venture in China, CR Snow, and will be responsible for [...]
