16 June 2016 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY ASDA PRICE: The sack, it seems, is the ASDA price for its UK chief executive Andy Clarke. Walmart, who owns the UK big four grocer and supermarket chain, announced the change early this week, a shock apparently for Mr Clarke, an ASDA long-termer. Just… Continue reading Issue58:2016 06 16: Week in Brief Financial
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Issue 27:2015 11 05: BUSINESS AND THE CITY
05 November 2015 Week in Brief: Business and the City LESS MEANS MORE: The cost of increased regulation on the banking sector was set out very clearly in HSBC’s latest (third quarter) results. Profits of the bank were 32% up, to £3.9bn, even though turnover was down 4% to £9.8bn – mainly reflecting discontinuation of… Continue reading Issue 27:2015 11 05: BUSINESS AND THE CITY
Issue 24: 2015 10 15: Business News
15 october 2015 Week in Brief: Business and the City TAKE MORE ZINC: Or rather, less. Glencore, the struggling mining and commodity trading giant which has seen its share price slump over the past few months, has taken vigorous but brave action to begin to deal with its problems. Following on its announcement that it… Continue reading Issue 24: 2015 10 15: Business News
