12 October 2017 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY PLUMB TO RIGHTS: For many years one of the darlings of the Stock Exchange, and latterly of the FTSE100, was Wolseley, the retail and wholesale supplier of bits and bobs to the plumbing industry in Britain in the UK. For more than 25 years it… Continue reading Issue124:2017 10 12 :Week in Brief Financial
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Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Week in Brief: UK
01 June 2017 Week In Brief: UK NEWS Terrorism TERRORIST THREAT: Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, who is in charge of the investigation into the Manchester bombing, has said that a large part of the network supporting the bomber has been successfully wound up and that the threat of further outrages has been contained. The difficulty… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 102:2017 04 27:Week in Brief Business
27 April 2017 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY ENGINEERING WOOD: AMEC Foster Wheeler is one of those specialist engineering conglomerates which the fall of the oil price, and the consequent cost cutting in that sector, has knocked sideways. The weakness in the oil market caught AMEC at exactly the wrong moment – it… Continue reading Issue 102:2017 04 27:Week in Brief Business
Issue98:2017 03 30:Week in Brief Financial
30 March 2017 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY NOTHING HELPS: When it was first announced, the proposed Tesco purchase of Booker was hailed as the final mark of the supermarket giant’s recovery from the accounting scandal and poor performance which have damaged its reputation over the previous four years and seemed to confirm… Continue reading Issue98:2017 03 30:Week in Brief Financial
Issue 90: 2017 02 02: Week in Brief Financial
02 February 2017 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY COPPER BOTTOMED: Copper is one of those fascinating metals which whilst beautiful in colour and easily wrought for jewellery is principally used industrially, and on an increasingly large scale. Indeed, it is a metal without which we would struggle to make the modern world work,… Continue reading Issue 90: 2017 02 02: Week in Brief Financial
Issue 88:2017 01 19:Spend,spend,spend (Frank O’Nomics)
19 January 2017 Spend, spend, spend Should we emulate Viv Nicholson or Mr Micawber? by Frank O’Nomics On winning £152,000 on the pools in 1961 (the equivalent of over £3 million now), Viv Nicholson told the world that she would “spend, spend, spend”. This year’s Christmas sales figures for shops in the UK suggest that… Continue reading Issue 88:2017 01 19:Spend,spend,spend (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 77:2016 10 27: Week in Brief (Financial)
27 October 2016 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY THE PRICE OF PLEASURE: The effects of the weak pound are starting to hit British consumers where it hurts – in their sweet tooth. Nestle, the Swiss domiciled chocolate and food manufacturer who own the former Rowntree’s brand in the UK, have announced that they will… Continue reading Issue 77:2016 10 27: Week in Brief (Financial)
Issue59: 2016 06 23:Week in Brief Financial
23 June 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY GO EAST, YOUNG PERSON: About a decade ago it was almost impossible to get a Business Class Flight to India. Many western businesses saw liberalisation by the then Indian government as an opportunity to get into one of the world’s fastest expanding economies. The tax… Continue reading Issue59: 2016 06 23:Week in Brief Financial
Issue 49: 2016 04 14: Week in Brief Financial
14 April 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY SCUNTHORPE REVISITED: Whilst Mr Cameron continues to struggle with the fascinating subject (to some) of his wealth and how he acquired it, the heat has been off his Trade and Industry Minister, Sajid David, who has used the opportunity to quietly regroup. He has confirmed… Continue reading Issue 49: 2016 04 14: Week in Brief Financial
Issue 42: 2016 02 25: News in Brief Financial
25 February 2016 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY HEAVY POUNDING: The pound sank against all major currencies on Monday, though perhaps not as much as exciteable headlines suggested, after Boris Johnson announced his intention to campaign for a British exit from the European Community. Boris cannot take all the blame (or credit) for… Continue reading Issue 42: 2016 02 25: News in Brief Financial
Issue36:2016 01 14:Week in Brief:FINANCIAL
14 January 2016 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY COMFORT AT THE TILL: Surprise results of the season were those from Big Four grocer WM Morrison who said that like for like sales were up 0.2% in the last nine weeks of 2015. Not all that impressive perhaps, but when the rise and rise of… Continue reading Issue36:2016 01 14:Week in Brief:FINANCIAL
Issue 33: 2015 12 17: Week in Brief: UK
17 December 2015 Week in Brief: UK ENVIRONMENT: The commitment in the Paris agreement to pursue efforts to keep global warning down to 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels would require a substantial step up from Britain. Until now the Committee on Climate Change has worked on the basis of 2C°, the maximum envisaged by Paris. … Continue reading Issue 33: 2015 12 17: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 23: 2015 10 08: Week in Brief: CITY
08 October 2015 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY AN INSPECTOR CALLS: The Serious Fraud Office has announced that it is investigating actions instigated by the Bank of England during the early stages of the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009. The Bank of England has confirmed that several officials have voluntarily met officers from… Continue reading Issue 23: 2015 10 08: Week in Brief: CITY
