Thursdays newspaper round-up: ITV, economy, Goldman Sachs
ITV is set to sell Friends Reunited to DC Thomson, the Dundee-based publisher, for Ł25m – less than four years after the broadcaster bought the social network for Ł170m, reports the FT.The worst of the recession is over, The National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has said. NIESR said it hoped May would prove to be the trough of economic activity. “Output is stabilising and, in the absence of further shocks, the period of sharp recession is over,” writes the Telegraph.
A remarkable turnaround in the housing market and the wider economy appears to be under way. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is now predicting that property prices will end 2009 higher than they started, and the Halifax house price index registered a rise of 1.1 per cent in July, a slight upward trend confirmed in other data from the Nationwide and the department of Communities and Local Government, reports the Independent.
Goldman Sachs traders made more than $100m in revenues on each of a record 46 days during the second quarter, while losing money on just two days, the bank said on Wednesday, in a filing that underscored the strength of its trading operations, reports the FT.
The leaked loan book of Kaupthing bank claims that Joe Lewis, the billionaire investor, and Daniel Levy, the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur, pledged part of their majority stake in the football club as collateral for a loan, writes the Telegraph.
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Today's Headlines
Aviva (AV.) | Price: 355.50p | Change: 2.53%
Standard's raised divi
Sun | 06-Aug-2009
Barclays (BARC) | Price: 337.30p | Change: 2.44%
Bank shares ride high on wave of positive sentiment
Times | 06-Aug-2009
British Airways (BAY) | Price: 160.90p | Change: 7.66%
BA passenger numbers slump
The Scotsman | 06-Aug-2009
Unite wants BA to bring in its big-hitters for pay negotiations
Times | 06-Aug-2009
Carpetright (CPR) | Price: 764.50p | Change: 15.74%
Carpetright buoyed by surprise rise in sales
Telegraph | 06-Aug-2009
Carpetright puts out the welcome mat with sales rise
Times | 06-Aug-2009
Retailers reveal relief from tough trading
The Scotsman | 06-Aug-2009
Centrica (CNA) | Price: 219.10p | Change: -1.09%
Centrica challenges Venture’s ‘optimistic’ valuation
The Herald | 06-Aug-2009
Centrica dismisses Venture report and refuses to up bid
The Scotsman | 06-Aug-2009
Friends Provident Group (FP.) | Price: 69.75p | Change: -0.14%
Crombie says Friends Provident move unlikely
The Scotsman | 06-Aug-2009
HSBC Holdings (HSBA) | Price: 627.00p | Change: -0.29%
Bank shares ride high on wave of positive sentiment
Times | 06-Aug-2009
ITV (ITV) | Price: 42.14p | Change: 1.65%
Beano owner in talks to buy Friends Reunited
Telegraph | 06-Aug-2009
Hiatus over new chief to steal show at ITV’s results
Times | 06-Aug-2009
Kingfisher (KGF) | Price: 212.10p | Change: 0.66%
Retailers reveal relief from tough trading
The Scotsman | 06-Aug-2009
Legal & General Group (LGEN) | Price: 62.35p | Change: 0.40%
Standard Life reveals sharp fall in profits
The Independent | 06-Aug-2009
Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) | Price: 92.75p | Change: 10.60%
Bad debts at Lloyds soar but bank says worst is over
The Independent | 06-Aug-2009
Bank shares ride high on wave of positive sentiment
Times | 06-Aug-2009
BoS bad debts send Lloyds crashing Ł4bn into the red
The Herald | 06-Aug-2009
Lloyds blames HBOS for Ł13.4bn debts
Guardian | 06-Aug-2009
Lloyds lifts financial sector
The Scotsman | 06-Aug-2009
Lloyds: House slump is over
Sun | 06-Aug-2009
Taxpayer will foot the bill if Lloyds breaches its Ł25bn APS 'excess'
Times | 06-Aug-2009
Total job losses still in doubt as integration continues
The Scotsman | 06-Aug-2009
National Express Group (NEX) | Price: 367.80p | Change: 3.38%
National Express predators given September 11 deadline
Telegraph | 06-Aug-2009
National Express suitors are told to ‘put up’ by September
Times | 06-Aug-2009
Regulator sets National Express bid deadline
The Scotsman | 06-Aug-2009
News Corp A (NCRA) | Price: $0.00 | Change: 0.00% | P/E: n/a | Div Yield: 0.0%
News Corp hit by writedowns after ‘most difficult year’
Times | 06-Aug-2009
News Corp records Ł2bn loss
Guardian | 06-Aug-2009
News to improve
Sun | 06-Aug-2009
News Corp B (NCRB) | Price: $0.00 | Change: 0.00% | P/E: n/a | Div Yield: 0.0%
News Corp hit by writedowns after ‘most difficult year’
Times | 06-Aug-2009
News Corp records Ł2bn loss
Guardian | 06-Aug-2009
News to improve
Sun | 06-Aug-2009
Premier Foods (PFD) | Price: 40.75p | Change: 1.25%
Tasty result
Sun | 06-Aug-2009
Regenersis (RGS) | Price: 47.00p | Change: 0.00% | P/E: 3.1 | Div Yield: 0.0%
Emanuel seals Ł6.25m TRS sale to rival Regenersis
The Scotsman | 06-Aug-2009
Mobile phone chief pockets Ł2.3m in telecom service deal
The Herald | 06-Aug-2009
Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) | Price: 49.00p | Change: 4.44%
Bank shares ride high on wave of positive sentiment
Times | 06-Aug-2009
Stagecoach Group (SGC) | Price: 140.70p | Change: 1.08%
National Express suitors are told to ‘put up’ by September
Times | 06-Aug-2009
Standard Life (SL.) | Price: 191.70p | Change: -1.89%
Crombie says Friends Provident move unlikely
The Scotsman | 06-Aug-2009
Sliding profits at Standard Life add to insurers’ day of gloom
Times | 06-Aug-2009
Standard Life reveals sharp fall in profits
The Independent | 06-Aug-2009
Standard Life suffers fall in profits but dividend up
The Herald | 06-Aug-2009
Standard Life takes a hit but maintains bullish outlook
The Scotsman | 06-Aug-2009
Standard's raised divi
Sun | 06-Aug-2009
Taylor Wimpey (TW.) | Price: 38.58p | Change: -3.15%
Boost for builders as Taylor Wimpey order book leaps 67%
The Scotsman | 06-Aug-2009
Lloyds: House slump is over
Sun | 06-Aug-2009
Taylor Wimpey gears up for a recovery in the housing market
Times | 06-Aug-2009
Taylor Wimpey sees market stability
The Herald | 06-Aug-2009
Tesco (TSCO) | Price: 371.40p | Change: 1.23%
Poles in the club
Sun | 06-Aug-2009
Topps Tiles (TPT) | Price: 88.00p | Change: 2.35%
Retailers reveal relief from tough trading
The Scotsman | 06-Aug-2009
Vedanta Resources (VED) | Price: 1,862.00p | Change: 0.97%
India threatens Vedanta with prosecution over sacred mountain
Guardian | 06-Aug-2009
Venture Production (VPC) | Price: 834.50p | Change: -0.24%
Centrica challenges Venture’s ‘optimistic’ valuation
The Herald | 06-Aug-2009
The Scotsman | 06-Aug-2009
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