Category: General

Wednesday Newspaper round up

The new boss of AstraZeneca has dismissed two of the drugs company’s leadership team as part of a shake-up intended to tackle flagging sales and scientific setbacks. The head of research and development, Martin...

Tuesday Newspaper round up

HMV, the high-street music and DVD store, is set to collapse into administration today, putting 4,000 jobs at risk. The looming failure of the entertainment chain, which was founded in 1921 and has 235...

Monday Newspaper round up.

The Science Minister has lobbied the NHS to increase its use of an AstraZeneca heart medicine, amid mounting political concern about the drugs company’s commitment to British jobs. David Willetts has urged health officials...

The Smallcap Oil & Gas round up

Exillon Energy (LON:EXI) London Premium listed independent oil producer with assets in two oil-rich regions of Russia, Timan-Pechora (“Exillon TP”) and West Siberia (“Exillon WS”), announces unaudited production data for the month of December...

Friday Newspaper round up.

Senior Royal Bank of Scotland bankers may step down in the coming weeks as part of the bailed-out bank’s multimillion-pound settlement with regulators over the Libor-rigging scandal. John Hourican, head of the RBS investment...

Sefton & The “Report of Steam”

Have you seen this man? Do you know of his whereabouts? He was known to be on a quest carrying the “Report of Steam” back to His PayMasters who live in the mountains of...

Thursday Newspaper round up.

Marks & Spencer was thrown into chaos on Wednesday night after it rushed out worse than expected Christmas trading figures because they had been partially leaked, intensifying the scrutiny of chief executive Marc Bolland....

Wednesday Newspaper round up

The sale of HSBC’S £5.9billion pound stake in the insurer Ping An is in doubt after Chinese authorities appeared to withdraw funding for part of the deal. The China Development Bank is believed to...