UK

Pepsi to axe jobs in new war on Coca-Cola

Pepsi has promised to take the fight to its arch-rival Coca-Cola, with an extra $600m (£378m) marketing and advertising blitz.

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (Independent )

Lenders take lenient stance

Repossessions hit a four-year low of 36,200 last year, as record low interest rates and a lenient stance from lenders helped keep people in their homes, the Council of Mortgage Lenders said, but job l

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (Independent )

After months of talks, Greek deal is signed. Now for the hard part

Greece yesterday unveiled a political deal over budget cuts that should unlock a €130bn (£109m) aid package and enable Athens to avoid a potentially catastrophic default next month. After a week o

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (Independent )

Center Parcs plans £1bn bond issue

The British holiday company, owned by private equity group Blackstone, seeks to refinance debt and expand business with sale proceeds

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (Financial Times )

Hargreaves warns on new business growth

UK retail investment broker says that the rate of new business growth slowed as small investors took fright at market volatility

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (Financial Times )

SVG strikes upbeat note for year

Shares in the private equity group rise by more than 9% after it reported a rise in net asset value and a £50m tender offer to buy back shares

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (Financial Times )

Catlin warns on disaster insurance rates

Lloyd’s of London insurer raises catastrophe-exposed prices after costliest year on record resulted in 82 per cent fall in pre-tax profits

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (Financial Times )

Libor probe will supply new anti-banking munitions

Pro-business commentators must reiterate that wholesale finance is not all legalised theft and that rascality is not a ‘sine qua non’ for employment

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (Financial Times )

Cameron refuses to join fray on bonuses

Prime minister wants to avoid looming row on bonuses at Barclays, which is about to hand out awards worth a predicted £1.5bn

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (Financial Times )

FA offers stern defence of its stance with Capello

The chairman talks a good game despite the national team having no manager and no captain with the Euro Championship less than four months away

Thursday, February 09, 2012 (Financial Times )

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