21 May 2015 Week in brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY . DEFLATION: For the first time for many years official government figures showed that the UK economy is in deflation, with the measuring basket of prices falling 0.1% in the last year (to end of April). This is caused by a range of factors, but… Continue reading Issue3:2015 05 21: Business and the City
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Issue 2: 2015 05 14: BUSINESS AND THE CITY
14 may 2015 Week in brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY WATERFORD WEDGWOOD: Two of the oldest manufacturing companies in the British Isles, Waterford (fine crystal) and Wedgwood (fine china), brought together in a highly leveraged merger which ended in financial distress and administration in 2009, have been sold for US$437m. The vendor is the USA… Continue reading Issue 2: 2015 05 14: BUSINESS AND THE CITY
Issue 1:2015 07 05 City news
7 may 2015 Week in brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY J SAINSBURY: Sainsbury followed the other UK major supermarket chains in reporting weakness in 2014 trading with a 15% fall in trading profits, to £681m. As with Tesco, who shocked the market with record losses last month, Sainsbury took large one-off special charges and… Continue reading Issue 1:2015 07 05 City news
