Thursday Papers: Traders start pricing Glencore bonds like junk
Top stories Financial Times: Traders have started to quote prices for Glencore debt in a manner normally associated with lower-quality paper, commonly known as junk bonds. Financial Times: Ed Vaizey,...
View ArticleSunday Papers: Switzerland bans sale of some VW models
Top stories The Observer: Switzerland has banned sales of Volkswagen diesel cars in the most severe step taken so far by a government in reaction to the emissions crisis. The Sunday Telegraph: The...
View ArticleMonday Papers: Big insurers face tough new safety rules
Top stories Financial Times: Regulators seeking to prevent a repeat of the failure of AIG in 2008 are planning to hit nine of the world’s biggest insurers with safety rules that are tougher than some...
View ArticleMonday Papers: Saudi Arabia withdraws overseas funds
Top stories Financial Times: Saudi Arabia has withdrawn tens of billions of dollars from global asset managers as the oil-rich kingdom seeks to cut its widening deficit and reduce exposure to volatile...
View ArticleMonday Papers: Syriza returns to power in Greece
Top stories The Guardian: Greece’s leftwing leader Alexis Tsipras has emerged triumphant from a snap general election after securing a dramatic victory over his conservative rival, despite a turbulent...
View ArticleWednesday Papers: Tech companies thrown by data ruling
Top stories Financial Times: Technology companies in the US were left scrambling to overhaul their transatlantic operations after an EU court scrapped a deal that allowed them to ship personal...
View ArticleTuesday Papers: BP finalises $20.8bn Gulf settlement
Top stories Financial Times: BP will pay a higher than expected $20.8 billion to settle civil claims with US federal and state authorities over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, with $8.1bn of the...
View ArticleWednesday Papers: VW shares tumble as global inquiries launched
Top stories Financial Times: Shares in carmakers in Europe and the US tumbled, as investors worried that the Volkswagen scandal could draw in other carmakers and threaten the future of diesel...
View ArticleThursday Papers: SABMiller rejects AB InBev’s £65bn offer
Top stories Financial Times: A smouldering takeover battle to create a dominant global brewer ignited on Wednesday when a frustrated Anheuser-Busch InBev unveiled a £65 billion bid to buy rival...
View ArticleWednesday Papers: Equities on course for worst quarter
Top stories Financial Times: US and global equities are heading for their worst quarterly performance since 2011, with investors rattled by China’s economic slowdown, uncertainty over Federal Reserve...
View ArticleFriday Papers: Credit Suisse prepares for capital raising
Top stories Financial Times: Tidjane Thiam, Credit Suisse’s new chief executive, is preparing to launch a substantial capital raising as his strategic plan for the bank. The Daily Telegraph:...
View ArticleSaturday Papers: Tesla opens first European plant
Top stories Financial Times: Tesla Motors, the US maker of electric cars, has opened its first factory in Europe in an attempt to ramp up sales in the continent and realise its goal of producing half a...
View ArticleTuesday Papers: Shell abandons Alaska Arctic drilling
Top stories The Guardian: Shell has abandoned its controversial drilling operations in the Alaskan Arctic in the face of mounting opposition in what jubilant environmentalists described as “an...
View ArticleThursday Papers: Osborne opens bidding on £12bn HS2 deals
Top stories Financial Times: George Osborne will open the bidding on Thursday for £11.8 billion of contracts to build the HS2 high-speed rail line. Financial Times: Total, the French energy group, has...
View ArticleSaturday Papers: StanChart to axe 1,000 senior manager jobs
Top stories Financial Times: Standard Chartered’s new chief executive has told staff he plans to cut a quarter of its most senior management positions in a drastic drive to cut costs at the emerging...
View ArticleTuesday Papers: Zurich pulls out of £5.6bn RSA bid
Top stories The Daily Telegraph: Shares in RSA fell more than 20% in early trading as Swiss insurer Zurich has pulled out of its offer to buy FTSE 100-listed rival RSA, scrapping a £5.6 billion bid...
View ArticleFriday Papers: Drax pulls out of £1bn green energy plan
Top stories Financial Times: A £1 billion UK climate-change plan has been thrown into turmoil after the Drax power company said it was pulling out because government green policy reversals made it too...
View ArticleFriday Papers: Capital flight rocks emerging markets
Top stories Financial Times: Emerging markets will suffer a net outflow of capital this year for the first time since the 1980s as their economic fortunes darken and the US Federal Reserve prepares to...
View ArticleWhat we know: The Volkswagen emissions test fraud scandal
BERLIN: Just one week ago Volkswagen was a company oozing confidence, the world's best-selling automaker with a global brand that appealed to car buyers seeking trustworthy German engineering at an...
View ArticleWill Volkswagen scandal tarnish 'Made in Germany' image?
The "Made in Germany" label has stood for precision and reliability for decades, but since Volkswagen admitted to cheating on U.S. car emissions tests, many are questioning whether the automaker's...
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