Jan 23 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
The Times
- Easyjet Plc counts 15 million pounds ($19.43 million) cost of drone disruption at Gatwick. The airline said it was seeking compensation from Gatwick after a drone sighting brought flights to a standstill during the pre-Christmas travel rush. ()
- Andrew Formica, 47, the former chief executive of Janus Henderson who quit the asset manager unexpectedly last year, is to become the next boss of Jupiter Fund Management Plc . ()
The Guardian
- Amazon.com Inc has slipped down the UK Customer Satisfaction Indexes, which is a list of companies ranked by customer satisfaction, after consumers were asked to consider ethics when rating brands. ()
- Patisserie Valerie has collapsed into administration, putting more than 3,000 jobs at risk, after failing to secure a financial lifeline from its banks. ()
The Telegraph
- James Dyson is to relocate his firm Dyson Ltd's headquarters from the UK to Singapore after years of frustration with the EU. He insisted the move was a commercial decision unconnected to Brexit. ()
- Shares in the U.S. industrial giant Arconic , whose cladding was implicated in the deadly fire at London's Grenfell Tower, crashed after the company's attempts to sell itself to private equity came to nothing. ()
Sky News
- Shipping operator P&O has announced it will be re-flagging its entire UK-registered fleet to Cyprus ahead of Brexit, in order to keep its tax arrangements within the European Union. ()
- Britain should copy Singapore's model of light-touch regulation and low taxes after Brexit, according to one of Britain's best-known businessmen. Martin Sorrell, who founded the WPP Plc advertising empire, opposed Brexit and is backing a second referendum. ()
The Independent
- Starbucks Corp is considering expanding its delivery service to the UK, with a trial period to begin later this month. ()
- The EU has fined Mastercard Inc 570 million euros ($647.63 million) for blocking merchants from seeking better conditions operating in other parts of the bloc's single market. ()
($1 = 0.7721 pounds)
($1 = 0.8801 euros)
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
((globalnewsmonitoring@thomsonreuters.com)
The Times
- Easyjet Plc counts 15 million pounds ($19.43 million) cost of drone disruption at Gatwick. The airline said it was seeking compensation from Gatwick after a drone sighting brought flights to a standstill during the pre-Christmas travel rush. ()
- Andrew Formica, 47, the former chief executive of Janus Henderson who quit the asset manager unexpectedly last year, is to become the next boss of Jupiter Fund Management Plc . ()
The Guardian
- Amazon.com Inc has slipped down the UK Customer Satisfaction Indexes, which is a list of companies ranked by customer satisfaction, after consumers were asked to consider ethics when rating brands. ()
- Patisserie Valerie has collapsed into administration, putting more than 3,000 jobs at risk, after failing to secure a financial lifeline from its banks. ()
The Telegraph
- James Dyson is to relocate his firm Dyson Ltd's headquarters from the UK to Singapore after years of frustration with the EU. He insisted the move was a commercial decision unconnected to Brexit. ()
- Shares in the U.S. industrial giant Arconic , whose cladding was implicated in the deadly fire at London's Grenfell Tower, crashed after the company's attempts to sell itself to private equity came to nothing. ()
Sky News
- Shipping operator P&O has announced it will be re-flagging its entire UK-registered fleet to Cyprus ahead of Brexit, in order to keep its tax arrangements within the European Union. ()
- Britain should copy Singapore's model of light-touch regulation and low taxes after Brexit, according to one of Britain's best-known businessmen. Martin Sorrell, who founded the WPP Plc advertising empire, opposed Brexit and is backing a second referendum. ()
The Independent
- Starbucks Corp is considering expanding its delivery service to the UK, with a trial period to begin later this month. ()
- The EU has fined Mastercard Inc 570 million euros ($647.63 million) for blocking merchants from seeking better conditions operating in other parts of the bloc's single market. ()
($1 = 0.7721 pounds)
($1 = 0.8801 euros)
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
((globalnewsmonitoring@thomsonreuters.com)