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30 Nov
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Thursday newspaper round-up: LSE, Brexit developments, Barclays, iPhones

A vote to oust Donald Brydon, chairman of the London Stock Exchange Group, hung in the balance last night after the rebel hedge fund chief calling for his head declined to back down in the face of an ultimatum from the company. In a day of high drama for the embattled operator of the stock exchange, Xavier Rolet, the chief executive, said he was quitting immediately and would not return under any circumstance. Mr Brydon agreed to leave, too, but only by April 2019.

29 Nov
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Wednesday newspaper round-up: Cash machines, UK houses, construction sector

The UK’s cash machine network has been asked by the head of the Treasury select committee to clarify how many of the country’s 55,000 free-to-use ATMs will close as a result of proposed changes to the way the system operates. The industry lobby group, the ATM Industry Association, has warned the changes put forward by the Link network could lead to parts of the UK becoming ‘ATM deserts’ with at least 10,000 free-to-use cash machines at risk. – Guardian.

28 Nov
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Tuesday newspaper round-up: ADS 'misled', IAG, Rio Tinto, oil prices

The aerospace and defence industry is privately angry at being “misled” by ministers over the industrial strategy and being left without a sector deal to get government support. Paul Everitt, chief executive of ADS, the industry lobby group that represents aerospace, defence and security manufacturers, said that he was seeking urgent talks with ministers about the sector’s omission, despite being one of Britain’s largest investors in research and development.

27 Nov
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Monday newspaper round-up: Industrial strategy, military spending, house prices

The government is to highlight five key areas where the UK needs to improve its performance when it reveals on Monday the details of a new industrial strategy designed to increase productivity. Greg Clark, the business secretary, will announce the creation of an independent watchdog to monitor progress made in boosting innovation, upgrading infrastructure, increasing the level of workplace skills, ensuring that the strength of the City is reflected in funds for companies and spreading prosperity to all parts of the country.

26 Nov
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Sunday newspaper round-up: Brexit payment, UK industrial strategy, TV ads, Shell, Lloyds

Theresa May has agreed with Brussels that Britain will hand over more than £40bn when the UK leaves the EU — but keep the final bill secret from the public even when the final deal is done in 2019. EU negotiators said the prime minister had provided a clear assurance to fellow leaders that her cabinet has agreed to pay more money after a crunch meeting last week — paving the way for formal talks on a new trade agreement to be approved at a summit in Brussels next month.

24 Nov
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Friday newspaper round-up: Brexit offer, flat pay, insurance, Black Friday

Theresa May will tell Donald Tusk on Friday she is prepared to give ground on the Brexit divorce bill as Brussels demands a written guarantee of more money to unlock trade talks. The European Council President will make it clear to the Prime Minister that Britain must give a “no strings attached” promise of paying substantially more than the current £20 billion on offer. - Telegraph.

23 Nov
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Thursday newspaper round-up: Car production, broadband providers, Monarch

Car production increased last month as rising exports made up for falling demand in the UK, new figures reveal. Just over 157,000 cars rolled off production lines in October, 3. 5% more than the same month last year, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). – Guardian .

22 Nov
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Wednesday newspaper round-up: Uber hack, Hinckley Point, LSE

Uber concealed a massive global breach of the personal information of 57 million customers and drivers in October 2016, failing to notify the individuals and regulators, the company acknowledged on Tuesday. Uber also confirmed it had paid the hackers responsible $100,000 to delete the data and keep the breach quiet, which was first reported by Bloomberg. – Guardian.

21 Nov
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Tuesday newspaper round-up: Brexit payment, WTO, term funding scheme, Carillion

Theresa May’s cabinet is prepared to increase its financial offer to the EU in an attempt to break the deadlock in Brexit talks but will make clear that any figure is contingent on the final deal, including the shape of a future trading arrangement. A crunch meeting of the prime minister’s new Brexit sub-committee, set up to discuss the government’s strategy for critical negotiations, agreed to a calculation of the divorce bill that would result in a larger payment.

20 Nov
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Monday newspaper round-up: Brexit offer, retail spending, aerospace warning

Ministers are expected to sign off an improved financial offer to the European Union today that Downing Street hopes will unblock the Brexit negotiations. Theresa May will lay out her plans at a meeting of cabinet ministers, including the Leave supporters Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and David Davis. If the proposals are approved, she will present them on Friday to Donald Tusk, the European Council president. - The Times.

19 Nov
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Sunday newspaper round-up: Zimbabwe, Budget, Merkel

It felt like a revolution. They came from all over the country and all walks of life. Young and old, opposition activists and party apparatchiks, white farmers and black war veterans, housewives and their maids. For years many of them had been on opposing sides, but yesterday they had one common objective. "Mugabe must go!" read the banners as thousands of Zimbabweans filled the streets of Harare draped in their red, yellow, green and black flag, playing music, dancing and hugging strangers.

17 Nov
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Friday newspaper round-up: 21st Century Fox, Black Friday, driverless cars

Cable and media giant Comcast has reportedly approached 21st Century Fox about a possible acquisition, a move that comes after Disney was also reported to be circling Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. 21st Century Fox’s share price shot up in after-hours trading following the news on Thursday, first reported by CNBC. It is unclear whether the cablecompany is exploring a purchase of all or part of Fox, which owns Hollywood studios 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight as well as the Fox news and sports channels.

16 Nov
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Thursday newspaper round-up: Housing crisis, broadcasters, LSE, energy users

Theresa May will signal that tackling the housing crisis will be a key theme of next week’s budget as pressure mounts on the chancellor, Philip Hammond, to release fresh resources to invest in building new homes. MPs and ministers have been urging the chancellor to spend more on housebuilding, since the general election campaign underscored younger voters’ concerns about the difficulties of getting on the property ladder. – Guardian.

15 Nov
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Wednesday newspaper round-up: Public sector pay, trade unions, Brexit

Philip Hammond is facing renewed calls to unfreeze public sector pay, as fresh analysis suggests the cost to the Treasury would be cushioned by £2. 5bn in additional tax revenues and benefits savings. A significant portion of funding required to lift the cap would be returned almost immediately to the Treasury, according to research from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) thinktank. – Guardian.

14 Nov
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Tuesday newspaper round-up: UK pay, immigration, Brexit, fracking, fake news

The average pay packet in Britain in five years’ time will still be more than £20 lower than it was before the start of the financial crisis as the biggest squeeze on wages since the end of the Napoleonic Wars extends well into a second decade, a leading thinktank has warned. The Resolution Foundation said that the downgrade to Britain’s future productivity performance expected in next week’s budget would have a negative impact on wage growth between now and 2022 and also limit the room for manoeuvre of the chancellor, Philip Hammond.

13 Nov
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Monday newspaper round-up: BoE, Brexit, retailers, pensions, CYBG

More than 3,000 potential conflicts of interests have been disclosed by almost half of Bank of England employees in the wake of the Charlotte Hogg debacle. The central bank was notified of 3,333 “close personal relationships” by 1,924 employees as of the end of last month, such as with City firms, Bank contractors and MPs, figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show. - The Times.

12 Nov
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Sunday newspaper round-up: Brexit, no confidence, Budget changes, HSBC, Sky

A “disorderly Brexit” is now seen as almost inevitable by the world’s biggest banks — ranking on a par with a global cyber-attack as a threat to the international financial system, the City of London Corporation has warned. In a letter to the chancellor sent, Catherine McGuinness, chairwoman of the policy and resources committee at the City’s ruling body, offers her “detailed observations on institutional concerns” following three days of meetings with Wall Street bosses and policymakers in New York and Washington DC.

10 Nov
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Friday newspaper round-up: Brexit, Equifax, National Grid, Saudi Aramco

British and European business leaders are to demand an urgent breakthrough on Brexit from Theresa May in order to salvage a transition deal from the stalled negotiations in Brussels. The CBI and counterparts from France, Germany and Italy will meet the prime minister at Downing Street on Monday to warn that taking much longer to negotiate a transition agreement could render it useless because companies will soon be forced to assume the worst about the terms of Britain’s departure from the EU.

09 Nov
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Thursday newspaper round-up: Factory workers, Four Seasons, China steel dumping

A shortage of factory workers is starting to push up pay rates but wage rises in the services sector remain rooted at around 2%, according to the latest feedback from the Bank of England’s regional agents. The central bank said its agents, which are based in offices across the country, found that shortages this month across the manufacturing sector were leading to a “slight increase in pay growth” that would take average rate of pay rises up by half a percent, from 2-3% this year to 2.

08 Nov
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Wednesday newspaper round-up: Household finances, Sky News, Hobbs

MPs have launched a formal inquiry into household finances, as personal debt hits levels unseen since the financial crisis. The Treasury select committee will examine the debt levels of UK households as well as whether consumers are saving adequately as Britain leaves the European Union. Problem debt and the treatment of low income families by banks will also form part of the inquiry. - Guardian.