Magazine – 23 Dec 2014

Agenda

• News in brief: Stobart, 888, Johnson Matthey, GVC, Amara Mining, Vmoto

• AA still on track

  £3 billion debt pile under control

• Dividend risk clouds Lloyds

  Lloyds and RBS scrape through banking stress tests but dividends still look a long way off

• Oil sell-off could spread

  As oil languishes, more sectors are at risk of being downgraded

• IHG could be a takeover target

  Analysts say change is needed to avoid a bid

• BTG put its foot to the floor

  Acquisition could help drive biotech’s growth

• Cornered Vodafone

  Mobile giant facing consolidation squeeze

• The story of 2014