01-Jun-2012 08:00

Xstrata boss to get £29m to stay in charge of merged giant - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/xstrata-boss-to-get-29m-to-stay-in-charge-of-merged-giant-7808531.html

Visa branded 'cynical' as it bans rival cards from the Olympics - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2153008/Visa-branded-cynical-bans-rival-cards-Olympics.html?ito�eds-newsxml

Tank builder shuts after 165 years because of slump in orders - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2153031/Tank-builder-shuts-165-years-slump-orders.html?ito�eds-newsxml

Thomas Cook predicts surge in Greek bookings if country ditches the euro - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/thomas-cook-predicts-surge-in-greek-856456

'Pie in the sky': City watchdog reviews rates on investments - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/personal-finance/pie-in-the-sky-city-watchdog-reviews-856465

Car insurers facing probe - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/car-insurers-facing-probe.17752393

BCC urges Osborne to scrap deficit target and inject £6bn - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/9303240/BCC-urges-Osborne-to-scrap-deficit-target-and-inject-6bn.html

Kingfisher's B&Q praying for BBQ weather - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9304551/Kingfishers-BandQ-praying-for-BBQ-weather.html

European 'green' agriculture plans could harm environment, report warns - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jun/01/european-green-agriculture-environment-report?newsfeed=true

China manufacturing growth slows down - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gKVcLUphuNKm1XI74WdvKgcWBZaA?docId=CNG.3c2bacf381817655d3853d4b774256e4.231

01-Jun-2012 06:59

Xstrata boss to get £29m to stay in charge of merged giant - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/xstrata-boss-to-get-29m-to-stay-in-charge-of-merged-giant-7808531.html

UK Economy Will Barely Grow This Year on Euro Crisis, BCC Says - BusinessWeek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-31/u-dot-k-dot-economy-will-barely-grow-this-year-on-euro-crisis-bcc-says

Tank builder shuts after 165 years because of slump in orders - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2153031/Tank-builder-shuts-165-years-slump-orders.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Charity tax axed: Government makes 34th U-turn in just two years - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/charity-tax-government-makes-34th-856383

Thomas Cook predicts surge in Greek bookings if country ditches the euro - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/thomas-cook-predicts-surge-in-greek-856456

Car insurers facing probe - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/car-insurers-facing-probe.17752393

Visa Accused Of Cashing In On London Games - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16239402

Two Weaker PMIs Show Accelerated China Slowdown In May - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120531-719991.html

Spain urged to come clean on bank bailout plan - BusinessWeek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-05/D9V3PHKG1.htm

Booker buys Metro's British operations - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7245e252-aa21-11e1-899d-00144feabdc0.html

01-Jun-2012 05:58

Xstrata boss to get £29m to stay in charge of merged giant - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/xstrata-boss-to-get-29m-to-stay-in-charge-of-merged-giant-7808531.html

Prudential set to buy Swiss Re's US arm - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/prudential-set-to-buy-swiss-res-us-arm-7808536.html

UK Economy Will Barely Grow This Year on Euro Crisis, BCC Says - BusinessWeek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-31/u-dot-k-dot-economy-will-barely-grow-this-year-on-euro-crisis-bcc-says

Tank builder shuts after 165 years because of slump in orders - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2153031/Tank-builder-shuts-165-years-slump-orders.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Charity tax axed: Government makes 34th U-turn in just two years - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/charity-tax-government-makes-34th-856383

Thomas Cook predicts surge in Greek bookings if country ditches the euro - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/thomas-cook-predicts-surge-in-greek-856456

Car insurers facing probe - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/car-insurers-facing-probe.17752393

Calls over 'abused' government credit cards - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18291615

Weak China PMI Sinks Euro, Australian Dollar - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303552104577439300707052774.html?mod%3Dgooglenews_wsj

Booker buys Metro's British operations - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7245e252-aa21-11e1-899d-00144feabdc0.html

01-Jun-2012 04:57

Xstrata boss to get £29m to stay in charge of merged giant - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/xstrata-boss-to-get-29m-to-stay-in-charge-of-merged-giant-7808531.html

Prudential set to buy Swiss Re's US arm - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/prudential-set-to-buy-swiss-res-us-arm-7808536.html

Halfords sees the wheels come off cycles - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/halfords-sees-the-wheels-come-off-cycles-7808537.html

UK Economy Will Barely Grow This Year on Euro Crisis, BCC Says - BusinessWeek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-31/u-dot-k-dot-economy-will-barely-grow-this-year-on-euro-crisis-bcc-says

Tank builder shuts after 165 years because of slump in orders - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2153031/Tank-builder-shuts-165-years-slump-orders.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Charity tax axed: Government makes 34th U-turn in just two years - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/charity-tax-government-makes-34th-856383

Thomas Cook predicts surge in Greek bookings if country ditches the euro - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/thomas-cook-predicts-surge-in-greek-856456

Car insurers facing probe - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/car-insurers-facing-probe.17752393

Booker in move to buy Makro - This is Hull and East Riding :: http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Booker-buy-Makro/story-16236378-detail/story.html

UK consumer confidence ahead of expectations - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20134760

01-Jun-2012 03:56

Xstrata boss to get £29m to stay in charge of merged giant - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/xstrata-boss-to-get-29m-to-stay-in-charge-of-merged-giant-7808531.html

Halfords sees the wheels come off cycles - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/halfords-sees-the-wheels-come-off-cycles-7808537.html

Corporate raider checks in with IHG - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/corporate-raider-checks-in-with-ihg-7808532.html

Car insurers probed by watchdog over 'racket' that costs motorists £225m a year - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152993/Car-insurers-probed-watchdog-racket-costs-motorists-225m-year.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

UK Economy Will Barely Grow This Year on Euro Crisis, BCC Says - BusinessWeek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-31/u-dot-k-dot-economy-will-barely-grow-this-year-on-euro-crisis-bcc-says

Tank builder shuts after 165 years because of slump in orders - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2153031/Tank-builder-shuts-165-years-slump-orders.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Charity tax axed: Government makes 34th U-turn in just two years - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/charity-tax-government-makes-34th-856383

UK consumer confidence ahead of expectations - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20134760

Eurozone is 'unsustainable' warns Mario Draghi - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9304027/Eurozone-is-unsustainable-warns-Mario-Draghi.html

Booker buys Metro's British operations - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7245e252-aa21-11e1-899d-00144feabdc0.html

01-Jun-2012 02:55

BAE factory on banks of Tyne to close after 165 years of weapons manufacture - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/bae-factory-on-banks-of-tyne-to-close-after-165-years-of-weapons-manufacture-7808526.html

Xstrata boss to get £29m to stay in charge of merged giant - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/xstrata-boss-to-get-29m-to-stay-in-charge-of-merged-giant-7808531.html

British Chamber of Commerce argues for £5bn emergency measures - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/jun/01/british-chambers-commerce-emergency-measures?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Halfords sees the wheels come off cycles - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/halfords-sees-the-wheels-come-off-cycles-7808537.html

Corporate raider checks in with IHG - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/corporate-raider-checks-in-with-ihg-7808532.html

Charity tax relief is David Cameron's 30th U-turn - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/charity-tax-relief-is-david-cameron-s-30th-u-turn-1-2330665

Car insurers probed by watchdog over 'racket' that costs motorists £225m a year - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152993/Car-insurers-probed-watchdog-racket-costs-motorists-225m-year.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

UK consumer confidence ahead of expectations - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20134760

Eurozone is 'unsustainable' warns Mario Draghi - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9304027/Eurozone-is-unsustainable-warns-Mario-Draghi.html

Booker buys Metro's British operations - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7245e252-aa21-11e1-899d-00144feabdc0.html

01-Jun-2012 01:54

Euro structure is 'unsustainable,' ECB chief warns - The Associated Press :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jWM-eSKBhuyMmWtwGHeXFd1PCatQ?docId%3D4db857d2e2664f05af0f5074238d9f54

The Business Matrix: Friday 1 June 2012 - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/i/matrix/the-business-matrix-friday-1-june-2012-7808544.html

BAE factory on banks of Tyne to close after 165 years of weapons manufacture - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/bae-factory-on-banks-of-tyne-to-close-after-165-years-of-weapons-manufacture-7808526.html

Xstrata boss to get £29m to stay in charge of merged giant - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/xstrata-boss-to-get-29m-to-stay-in-charge-of-merged-giant-7808531.html

British Chamber of Commerce argues for £5bn emergency measures - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/jun/01/british-chambers-commerce-emergency-measures?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Corporate raider checks in with IHG - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/corporate-raider-checks-in-with-ihg-7808532.html

Charity tax relief is David Cameron's 30th U-turn - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/charity-tax-relief-is-david-cameron-s-30th-u-turn-1-2330665

Car insurers probed by watchdog over 'racket' that costs motorists £225m a year - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152993/Car-insurers-probed-watchdog-racket-costs-motorists-225m-year.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

UK consumer confidence ahead of expectations - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20134760

Booker buys Metro's British operations - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7245e252-aa21-11e1-899d-00144feabdc0.html

01-Jun-2012 00:53

Xstrata Sets Vote On Merger - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304821304577438730419542176.html?mod%3Dgooglenews_wsj

UK consumer confidence ahead of expectations - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20134760

Hopes raised that council staff are close to pension deal - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/hopes-raised-that-council-staff-are-close-to-pension-deal-7807833.html

Tate & Lyle pre-tax profits surge 23 per cent - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/69d443a8-ab33-11e1-b675-00144feabdc0.html

Older workers feel discriminated against by flexible working rules - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9303985/Older-workers-feel-discriminated-against-by-flexible-working-rules.html

Eurozone is 'unsustainable' warns Mario Draghi - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9304027/Eurozone-is-unsustainable-warns-Mario-Draghi.html

Car insurers pushing premiums up by £225m each year, fears OFT - Metro :: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/900856-car-insurers-pushing-premiums-up-by-225m-each-year-fears-oft

Liberal Democrat fury over George Osborne's 'naked attempt to bury bad news ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9303607/Liberal-Democrat-fury-over-George-Osbornes-naked-attempt-to-bury-bad-news-on-charity-tax-U-turn.html

Tears on the Tyne as BAE Systems axes jobs - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2152938/Tears-Tyne-BAE-Systems-axes-jobs.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

MARKET REPORT: Dealers check in to hotel merger - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2152866/MARKET-REPORT-Dealers-check-hotel-merger.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

31-May-2012 23:52

UK consumer confidence ahead of expectations - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20134760

Drivers punished for going green - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/green-motoring/9301269/Drivers-punished-for-going-green.html

Hopes raised that council staff are close to pension deal - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/hopes-raised-that-council-staff-are-close-to-pension-deal-7807833.html

Older workers feel discriminated against by flexible working rules - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9303985/Older-workers-feel-discriminated-against-by-flexible-working-rules.html

Activist investor Nelson Peltz sets his sights on InterContinental Hotels Group - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/leisure/9304005/Activist-investor-Nelson-Peltz-sets-his-sights-on-InterContinental-Hotels-Group.html

Car insurers pushing premiums up by £225m each year, fears OFT - Metro :: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/900856-car-insurers-pushing-premiums-up-by-225m-each-year-fears-oft

Liberal Democrat fury over George Osborne's 'naked attempt to bury bad news ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9303607/Liberal-Democrat-fury-over-George-Osbornes-naked-attempt-to-bury-bad-news-on-charity-tax-U-turn.html

Euro is facing disintegration, Commission warns - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9304207/Euro-is-facing-disintegration-Commission-warns.html

Tears on the Tyne as BAE Systems axes jobs - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2152938/Tears-Tyne-BAE-Systems-axes-jobs.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Davis to Get $44.3 Million Bonus as Glencore-Xstrata CEO - BusinessWeek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-31/davis-to-get-44-dot-3-million-bonus-as-glencore-xstrata-ceo

31-May-2012 22:51

UK consumer confidence ahead of expectations - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20134760

Hopes raised that council staff are close to pension deal - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/hopes-raised-that-council-staff-are-close-to-pension-deal-7807833.html

Global IPOs face freeze after diamond float nixed - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/uk-asia-ipo-idUKBRE84U13R20120531

Activist investor Nelson Peltz sets his sights on InterContinental Hotels Group - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/leisure/9304005/Activist-investor-Nelson-Peltz-sets-his-sights-on-InterContinental-Hotels-Group.html

Third U-turn leaves coalition spinning - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/325e0dfa-ab24-11e1-b875-00144feabdc0.html

Almost €100bn pulled out of Spain as investors beat a hasty retreat - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9304028/Almost-100bn-pulled-out-of-Spain-as-investors-beat-a-hasty-retreat.html

Eurozone is 'unsustainable' warns Mario Draghi - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9304027/Eurozone-is-unsustainable-warns-Mario-Draghi.html

Michael Klein helps Glencore, Xstrata finally tie knot - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/us-glencore-xstrata-banks-idUSBRE84U14Z20120531

Newcastle tank factory's role in defence industry - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-18290109

Car insurers pushing premiums up by £225m each year, fears OFT - Metro :: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/900856-car-insurers-pushing-premiums-up-by-225m-each-year-fears-oft

31-May-2012 21:50

UK consumer confidence ahead of expectations - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20134760

BAE Systems say the job cuts are necessary following a review of its business - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/home/business/article/16239074

Pension strike threat ebbs as unions thrash out deal for 1.1m staff - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/may/31/pension-strike-threat-union-deal

TEXT-Fitch: UK car insurance probe broadens drive to limit referral fees - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/idUSWNA851320120531

Older workers feel discriminated against by flexible working rules - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9303985/Older-workers-feel-discriminated-against-by-flexible-working-rules.html

Activist investor Nelson Peltz sets his sights on InterContinental Hotels Group - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/leisure/9304005/Activist-investor-Nelson-Peltz-sets-his-sights-on-InterContinental-Hotels-Group.html

Panic in Spain as money flies out of country and head of European bank says ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152828/Panic-Spain-money-flies-country-head-European-bank-says-Eurozone-unsustainable.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Eurozone is 'unsustainable' warns Mario Draghi - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9304027/Eurozone-is-unsustainable-warns-Mario-Draghi.html

Xstrata boss offered £29m to stay after Glencore merger - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18286213

Booker buys Metro's British operations - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7245e252-aa21-11e1-899d-00144feabdc0.html

31-May-2012 20:49

Eurozone setup unsustainable, says Draghi - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18276691

UK consumer confidence ahead of expectations - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20134760

Drivers punished for going green - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/green-motoring/9301269/Drivers-punished-for-going-green.html

BAE Systems say the job cuts are necessary following a review of its business - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/home/business/article/16239074

FSA seeks lower projections on financial products - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/fsa-investments-idUSL5E8GVE4120120531

Car insurers face probe on premiums - The Press Association :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hYoNONKvYbD8RqK-s_ydNiRCkhIA?docId%3DN0002051338446242190A

Pension strike threat ebbs as unions thrash out deal for 1.1m staff - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/may/31/pension-strike-threat-union-deal

Government announces third Budget U-turn as charity tax relief plans are scrapped - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/government-announces-third-budget-uturn-as-charity-tax-relief-plans-are-scrapped-7807944.html

Tate & Lyle pre-tax profits surge 23 per cent - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/69d443a8-ab33-11e1-b675-00144feabdc0.html

Booker buys Metro's British operations - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7245e252-aa21-11e1-899d-00144feabdc0.html

31-May-2012 19:48

New stealth tax attack on drivers of the greenest cars: AA warns motorists to ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152516/New-stealth-tax-attack-drivers-greenest-cars-AA-warns-motorists-brace-pain.html?ito�eds-newsxml

UK consumer confidence ahead of expectations - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id 134760

BAE Systems say the job cuts are necessary following a review of its business - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/home/business/article/16239074

Euro zone inflation falls to 15-month low in May - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/us-eurozone-inflation-low-idUSBRE84U0ST20120531

Car insurers face probe on premiums - The Press Association :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hYoNONKvYbD8RqK-s_ydNiRCkhIA?docId=N0002051338446242190A

Halfords profits suffer a reverse as hard-up motorists cut spending - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2152763/Halfords-profits-suffer-reversal-hard-motorists-cut-spending.html

Luxury London property prices 'could halve if euro zone breaks up' - London Loves Business :: http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/property/london-property-prices/luxury-london-property-prices-could-halve-if-euro-zone-breaks-up/2567.article

Hopes raised that council staff are close to pension deal - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/hopes-raised-that-council-staff-are-close-to-pension-deal-7807833.html

Q&A: Charitable donations u-turn - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/240670fa-ab31-11e1-a2ed-00144feabdc0.html

Booker buys Metro's British operations - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7245e252-aa21-11e1-899d-00144feabdc0.html

31-May-2012 18:47

UK consumer confidence ahead of expectations - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20134760

Drivers punished for going green - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/green-motoring/9301269/Drivers-punished-for-going-green.html

BAE Systems say the job cuts are necessary following a review of its business - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/home/business/article/16239074

Car insurers face probe on premiums - The Press Association :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hYoNONKvYbD8RqK-s_ydNiRCkhIA?docId%3DN0002051338446242190A

Halfords profits suffer a reverse as hard-up motorists cut spending - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2152763/Halfords-profits-suffer-reversal-hard-motorists-cut-spending.html

Luxury London property prices 'could halve if euro zone breaks up' - London Loves Business :: http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/property/london-property-prices/luxury-london-property-prices-could-halve-if-euro-zone-breaks-up/2567.article

Deutsche Bank's Outgoing CEO Ackermann Praised At AGM - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120531-711496.html

UK govt to put funds in alternative business lending - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/uk-sme-lending-idUKBRE84U0VP20120531

ECB's Draghi calls on leaders to spell out euro vision - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/us-ecb-draghi-idUSBRE84U0WM20120531

UK Government Makes Third U-Turn on Budget - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303640104577438331373566096.html?mod%3Dgooglenews_wsj

31-May-2012 17:46

UK consumer confidence ahead of expectations - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id 134760

Euro Crisis Fuels Luxury House Price Rises - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/home/business/article/16238936

Josef Ackermann ends turbulent decade at Deutsche Bank - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9302977/Josef-Ackermann-ends-turbulent-decade-at-Deutsche-Bank.html

FSA seeks lower projections on financial products - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/fsa-investments-idUSL5E8GVE4120120531

RPT-UPDATE 2-Canada's CGI to buy Logica to create global IT firm - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/cgi-logica-idUSL5E8GVEVQ20120531

The euro crisis - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/node/21556238

BAE Systems announces potential UK job losses - The Engineer :: http://www.theengineer.co.uk/sectors/military-and-defence/news/bae-systems-announces-potential-uk-job-losses/1012796.article

OFT competition decision on motor market divides opinion - Insurance Age :: http://www.insuranceage.co.uk/insurance-age/news/2181456/oft-competition-decision-motor-market-divides-opinion

Halfords comes out fighting as shares collapse - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9303326/Halfords-comes-out-fighting-as-shares-collapse.html

31-May-2012 16:45

Glance-Britain's FTSE bounces higher after sharp sell-off - London South East :: http://www.lse.co.uk/FinanceNews.asp?ArticleCode�ieaoc4h4fa6fa&ArticleHeadline=GlanceBritains_FTSE_bounces_higher_after_sharp_selloff

UK consumer confidence ahead of expectations - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id 134760

Punctured: Halfords' bike sales wobble - Evening Standard :: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/business/business-news/punctured-halfords-bike-sales-wobble-7807858.html

BAE cuts jobs as demand dries up - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c2e74b20-ab0b-11e1-b875-00144feabdc0.html

Prime property hinges on euro turmoil - Evening Standard :: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/business/markets/prime-property-hinges-on-euro-turmoil-7807630.html

Cap on charity tax relief will not go ahead - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/cap-on-charity-tax-relief-will-not-go-ahead-1-2330665

Euro setup is unsustainable, ECB chief warns - The Associated Press :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j8bnae-VHukUiSErW-KwgPnuH5FA?docId�9bb7f3686646bb8094736c3c5f7993

Canada's CGI Pushes Into Europe With GBP1.7B Logica Buy - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120531-708961.html

Firms told to use lower investment return forecasts - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18281703

'Dysfunctional' car insurance firms face government shake-up - Yorkshire Post :: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/main-section/dysfunctional-car-insurance-firms-face-government-shake-up-1-4604663

31-May-2012 15:44

House prices show modest monthly increase - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/borrowing/mortgages/9302107/House-prices-show-modest-monthly-increase.html

Topless tennis billionaire raider checks into IHG - Evening Standard :: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/business/business-news/topless-tennis-billionaire-raider-checks-into-ihg-7807841.html

Motorists ripped off on insurance by £225m a year - Evening Standard :: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/uk/motorists-ripped-off-on-insurance-by-225m-a-year-7807839.html

Punctured: Halfords' bike sales wobble - Evening Standard :: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/business/business-news/punctured-halfords-bike-sales-wobble-7807858.html

EU Commission Asks ECJ To Fine Five Countries On Telecom Rules - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120531-705521.html

Prime property hinges on euro turmoil - Evening Standard :: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/business/markets/prime-property-hinges-on-euro-turmoil-7807630.html

Metro exits the UK: key implications - IGD Retail Analysis :: http://retailanalysis.igd.com/Hub.aspx?id#&tid=3&nid�34

BAE Systems to cut 620 jobs - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i61E7hD730FMvE0Jj-i5HJ10NIcQ?docId=CNG.6c948443674a73ed3c7ca864fc21eea1.631

IMF sees room for ECB easing, case for slower euro zone deficit cuts - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/us-eurozone-imf-idUSBRE84U0OD20120531

Market overview: US data dents Footsie - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id 133972

31-May-2012 14:43

House prices show modest monthly increase - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/borrowing/mortgages/9302107/House-prices-show-modest-monthly-increase.html

London midday: IHG leads stocks higher - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20134612

Halfords Creates New Jobs Amid Profits Fall - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/home/business/article/16238893

Bid battle ahead for Logica as Canadians swoop with £2bn - Evening Standard :: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/business/business-news/bid-battle-ahead-for-logica-as-canadians-swoop-with-2bn-7807818.html

Tax relief limit on charity to be axed in fresh U-turn - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18278253

ECB, EU officials warn euro's survival at risk - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/uk-eurozone-idUKBRE84U0JZ20120531

Euro Crisis Fuels Luxury House Price Rises - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/home/business/article/16238936

BAE cuts jobs as demand dries up - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c2e74b20-ab0b-11e1-b875-00144feabdc0.html

Metro exits the UK: key implications - IGD Retail Analysis :: http://retailanalysis.igd.com/Hub.aspx?id%3D23%26tid%3D3%26nid%3D9234

31-May-2012 13:42

Debt crisis: live - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/debt-crisis-live/9301285/Debt-crisis-live.html

Glance-Britain's FTSE bounces higher after sharp sell-off - London South East :: http://www.lse.co.uk/FinanceNews.asp?ArticleCode�ieaoc4h4fa6fa&ArticleHeadline=GlanceBritains_FTSE_bounces_higher_after_sharp_selloff

Regulator set to probe car insurance market - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d6d558ac-aafc-11e1-b875-00144feabdc0.html

ECB's Draghi says EU must spell out clear euro vision - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/uk-ecb-draghi-idUKBRE84U0D220120531

BAE Systems plans to cut 620 across UK - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-18278139

Canada's CGI Buys Logica for £1.7 Billion - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303552104577437892211890740.html

Thomas Cook sees Grexit boosting travel industry - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/uk-thomascook-results-idUSLNE84U02920120531

Spain steps up lobbying for EU bank support - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/46c32d98-ab0b-11e1-b875-00144feabdc0.html

Investors inside and outside the eurozone are buying properties in London - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/home/business/article/16238936

Halfords Creates New Jobs Amid Profits Fall - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/home/business/article/16238893

31-May-2012 12:41

Consumers perk up, more upbeat about outlook - GfK - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/30/uk-britain-gfk-idUKBRE84T1KI20120530

Debt crisis: live - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/debt-crisis-live/9301285/Debt-crisis-live.html

FTSE bounces higher after sharp sell-off - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/uk-markets-britain-idUKBRE84U0A520120531

Chart of the Day: investors seek safety in… big London houses - Citywire.co.uk :: http://citywire.co.uk/money/chart-of-the-day-investors-seek-safety-in-big-london-houses/a593225

Car insurers face anti-trust probe - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/uk-insurance-britain-cars-idUKBRE84U0C220120531

BAE plans to cut 600 jobs in Newcastle - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/defence/9302364/BAE-plans-to-cut-600-jobs-in-Newcastle.html

Asian Shares Fall Sharply on Spanish Banking Worries - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120531-704566.html

CGI Group To Buy Logica For GBP1.7B - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120531-704704.html

Draghi calls for EU supervision of banks - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/25c39204-ab01-11e1-b875-00144feabdc0.html

House prices show modest monthly increase - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/borrowing/mortgages/9302107/House-prices-show-modest-monthly-increase.html

31-May-2012 11:40

Debt crisis: live - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/debt-crisis-live/9301285/Debt-crisis-live.html

House prices show modest monthy increase - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/borrowing/mortgages/9302107/House-prices-show-modest-monthy-increase.html

Logica accepts marriage proposal from Canada's CGI - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20134046

Glance-Britain's FTSE bounces higher after sharp sell-off - London South East :: http://www.lse.co.uk/FinanceNews.asp?ArticleCode%3Db7ieaoc4h4fa6fa%26ArticleHeadline%3DGlanceBritains_FTSE_bounces_higher_after_sharp_selloff

Eurozone setup unsustainable, says Draghi - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18276691

Spanish yields stay near 7 percent, France outperforms - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/us-markets-bonds-euro-idUSBRE84U0CD20120531

Chart of the Day: investors seek safety in… big London houses - Citywire.co.uk :: http://citywire.co.uk/money/chart-of-the-day-investors-seek-safety-in-big-london-houses/a593225

First-half loss hits Thomas Cook - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eee11278-aaee-11e1-b675-00144feabdc0.html

Booker moves on Makro - Investors Chronicle :: http://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/2012/05/31/shares/news-and-analysis/booker-moves-on-makro-4ipxDe78ZhYno8o4DapR8H/article.html

Car insurers face anti-trust probe - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/uk-insurance-britain-cars-idUKBRE84U0C220120531

31-May-2012 10:39

Pay freezes and low wage rises are 'new norm', says CBI - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/9300816/Pay-freezes-and-low-wage-rises-are-new-norm-says-CBI.html

Euro break-up 'could wipe 50pc off London house prices' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/constructionandproperty/9300780/Euro-break-up-could-wipe-50pc-off-London-house-prices.html

Spain cries for help: is Berlin listening ? - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/uk-eurozone-spain-idUKLNE84U00K20120531

Spain teetering on the brink of huge EU bailout - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/business-news/spain-teetering-on-the-brink-of-huge-eu-bailout-16166227.html

Indian growth weakest in 9 years as rupee slides - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/uk-india-economy-gdp-idUKBRE84U0B220120531

UK Car Insurance Market To Be Investigated - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/home/business/article/16238872

BoE's Bean says bank has scope for more quantitative easing: report - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/us-britain-boe-bean-asset-idUSBRE84U0AM20120531

PayPal claims its iPhone and Android shopping app beats NFC chips - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/9302091/PayPal-claims-its-iPhone-and-Android-shopping-app-beats-NFC-chips.html

Canada's CGI offers £1.7bn for Logica - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b8f4882c-aaf1-11e1-b875-00144feabdc0.html

House prices show modest monthy increase - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/borrowing/mortgages/9302107/House-prices-show-modest-monthy-increase.html

31-May-2012 09:38

Consumers perk up, more upbeat about outlook - GfK - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/30/uk-britain-gfk-idUKBRE84T1KI20120530

Graff Diamonds Postpones US$1 Billion HK IPO - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120530-719706.html

Pay freezes and low wage rises are 'new norm', says CBI - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/9300816/Pay-freezes-and-low-wage-rises-are-new-norm-says-CBI.html

Euro break-up 'could wipe 50pc off London house prices' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/constructionandproperty/9300780/Euro-break-up-could-wipe-50pc-off-London-house-prices.html

Prudential Plc buying Swiss Re's US unit for $621 million - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/us-prudential-srlc-idUSBRE84U07C20120531

Severn Trent says 7% less water lost as it pumps in extra £150m - Derby Telegraph :: http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Severn-Trent-says-7-water-lost-pumps-extra-pound/story-16236941-detail/story.html

Spain cries for help: is Berlin listening ? - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/uk-eurozone-spain-idUKLNE84U00K20120531

£140m deal for Makro - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/business-news/amppound140m-deal-for-makro-16166224.html

'Dysfunctional' car insurance market faces competition probe - Evening Standard :: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/business/business-news/dysfunctional-car-insurance-market-faces-competition-probe-7807159.html

House prices show modest increase - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/house-and-home/property/house-prices-show-modest-increase-7807167.html

31-May-2012 08:37

Consumer confidence up over economy - The Press Association :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5i5NV6UpFA6AQup5Nt7nm5WLRgjFA?docId%3DN0052241338382995795A

Lord Browne: Ex-BP boss hid his sexuality to protect mother - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152486/Lord-Browne-Ex-BP-boss-hid-sexuality-protect-mother.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

RBS: We bodged Hester's bonus - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/4347960/RBS-We-bodged-Hesters-bonus.html

CASH and carry giant BOOKER GROUP is to buy its rival MAKRO for £140million. - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/4347985/Booker-buys-140m-prize.html

Brits slash credit card due to double dip recession scare - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/personal-finance/brits-slash-credit-card-due-854556

Graff Diamonds Postpones US$1 Billion HK IPO - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120530-719706.html

Pay freezes and low wage rises are 'new norm', says CBI - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/9300816/Pay-freezes-and-low-wage-rises-are-new-norm-says-CBI.html

Euro break-up 'could wipe 50pc off London house prices' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/constructionandproperty/9300780/Euro-break-up-could-wipe-50pc-off-London-house-prices.html

Europe Factors to Watch-Shares set to extend sell-off - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/markets-europe-factors-idUSL5E8GV0IE20120531

Severn Trent announce fall in pre-tax profits - ITV News :: http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2012-05-31/severn-trent-announce-fall-in-pre-tax-profits/

31-May-2012 07:36

Consumer confidence up over economy - The Press Association :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5i5NV6UpFA6AQup5Nt7nm5WLRgjFA?docId%3DN0052241338382995795A

Lord Browne: Ex-BP boss hid his sexuality to protect mother - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152486/Lord-Browne-Ex-BP-boss-hid-sexuality-protect-mother.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

RBS: We bodged Hester's bonus - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/4347960/RBS-We-bodged-Hesters-bonus.html

Severn Trent Water profits fall despite jacking up bills - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/city-news/severn-trent-water-profits-fall-854552

CASH and carry giant BOOKER GROUP is to buy its rival MAKRO for £140million. - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/4347985/Booker-buys-140m-prize.html

Brits slash credit card due to double dip recession scare - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/personal-finance/brits-slash-credit-card-due-854556

Graff Diamonds Postpones US$1 Billion HK IPO - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120530-719706.html

Pay freezes and low wage rises are 'new norm', says CBI - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/9300816/Pay-freezes-and-low-wage-rises-are-new-norm-says-CBI.html

Euro break-up 'could wipe 50pc off London house prices' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/constructionandproperty/9300780/Euro-break-up-could-wipe-50pc-off-London-house-prices.html

No banking union without fiscal union: James Saft - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/us-column-markets-saft-idUSBRE84U05120120531

31-May-2012 06:35

Paypal unveils new app that lets you pay in shops direct from any smartphone ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2152118/Paypal-unveils-new-app-lets-pay-shops-direct-smartphone--queuing-till.html?ito�eds-newsxml

Consumer confidence up over economy - The Press Association :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5i5NV6UpFA6AQup5Nt7nm5WLRgjFA?docId=N0052241338382995795A

Lord Browne: Ex-BP boss hid his sexuality to protect mother - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152486/Lord-Browne-Ex-BP-boss-hid-sexuality-protect-mother.html?ito�eds-newsxml

RBS: We bodged Hester's bonus - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/4347960/RBS-We-bodged-Hesters-bonus.html

Businesses take cautious approach to pay increases - bdaily :: http://bdaily.co.uk/news/business/31-05-2012/businesses-take-cautious-approach-to-pay-increases/

Severn Trent Water profits fall despite jacking up bills - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/city-news/severn-trent-water-profits-fall-854552

CASH and carry giant BOOKER GROUP is to buy its rival MAKRO for £140million. - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/4347985/Booker-buys-140m-prize.html

Jeweller Graff postpones $1.0 bln Hong Kong IPO - AFP :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jyzK50w4tlHbxFSD43uxXpbzEs2w?docId=CNG.6dfbf005e78a5442cc7eca185a992c9d.181

Old-Money Families Tie-Up - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304821304577436650097698894.html

FOREX-Euro heads for biggest drop in eight months - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/markets-forex-idUSL4E8GV1WH20120531

31-May-2012 05:34

Paypal unveils new app that lets you pay in shops direct from any smartphone ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2152118/Paypal-unveils-new-app-lets-pay-shops-direct-smartphone--queuing-till.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Consumers perk up, more upbeat about outlook - GfK - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/30/uk-britain-gfk-idUKBRE84T1KI20120530

London homes face 50% drop if euro fails - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66da3a54-aa6b-11e1-899d-00144feabdc0.html

Lord Browne: Ex-BP boss hid his sexuality to protect mother - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152486/Lord-Browne-Ex-BP-boss-hid-sexuality-protect-mother.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

RBS: We bodged Hester's bonus - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/4347960/RBS-We-bodged-Hesters-bonus.html

Surging Spain borrowing costs hit Asian shares, euro - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/us-markets-global-idUSBRE83R03020120531

Businesses take cautious approach to pay increases - bdaily :: http://bdaily.co.uk/news/business/31-05-2012/businesses-take-cautious-approach-to-pay-increases/

Severn Trent Water profits fall despite jacking up bills - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/city-news/severn-trent-water-profits-fall-854552

CASH and carry giant BOOKER GROUP is to buy its rival MAKRO for £140million. - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/4347985/Booker-buys-140m-prize.html

Brits slash credit card due to double dip recession scare - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/personal-finance/brits-slash-credit-card-due-854556

31-May-2012 04:33

Paypal unveils new app that lets you pay in shops direct from any smartphone ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2152118/Paypal-unveils-new-app-lets-pay-shops-direct-smartphone--queuing-till.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Booker pays £140m for troubled cash & carry rival Makro - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/booker-pays-140m-for-troubled-cash--carry-rival-makro-7805046.html

Consumers perk up, more upbeat about outlook - GfK - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/30/uk-britain-gfk-idUKBRE84T1KI20120530

Lord Browne: Ex-BP boss hid his sexuality to protect mother - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152486/Lord-Browne-Ex-BP-boss-hid-sexuality-protect-mother.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

RBS: We bodged Hester's bonus - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/4347960/RBS-We-bodged-Hesters-bonus.html

Euro slumps to a two-year low as Brussels warns of 'financial disintegration ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152490/Euro-slumps-year-low-Brussels-warns-financial-disintegration-eurozone.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Surging Spain borrowing costs hit Asian shares, euro - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/uk-markets-global-idUKBRE84F0AQ20120531

Businesses take cautious approach to pay increases - bdaily :: http://bdaily.co.uk/news/business/31-05-2012/businesses-take-cautious-approach-to-pay-increases/

Analysis: RIM running out of options - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/05/30/rim-warning-idINDEE84T0I220120530

Severn Trent Water profits fall despite jacking up bills - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/city-news/severn-trent-water-profits-fall-854552

31-May-2012 03:32

Paypal unveils new app that lets you pay in shops direct from any smartphone ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2152118/Paypal-unveils-new-app-lets-pay-shops-direct-smartphone--queuing-till.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Booker pays £140m for troubled cash & carry rival Makro - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/booker-pays-140m-for-troubled-cash--carry-rival-makro-7805046.html

Consumers perk up, more upbeat about outlook - GfK - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/30/uk-britain-gfk-idUKBRE84T1KI20120530

Firms 'cautious' on recruitment - The Press Association :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hDucXLuw7vNqi9ciJft6XXCiL_TA?docId%3DN0054741338387261668A

London homes face 50% drop if euro fails - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66da3a54-aa6b-11e1-899d-00144feabdc0.html

Lord Browne: Ex-BP boss hid his sexuality to protect mother - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152486/Lord-Browne-Ex-BP-boss-hid-sexuality-protect-mother.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

RBS: We bodged Hester's bonus - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/4347960/RBS-We-bodged-Hesters-bonus.html

Euro slumps to a two-year low as Brussels warns of 'financial disintegration ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152490/Euro-slumps-year-low-Brussels-warns-financial-disintegration-eurozone.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Surging Spain borrowing costs hit Asian shares, euro - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/31/uk-markets-global-idUKBRE84F0AQ20120531

Hedge fund 'liar' Alberto Micalizzi fined record £3m and banned - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/hedge-fund-liar-alberto-micalizzi-fined-record-3m-and-banned-7800959.html

31-May-2012 02:31

Bleak message for RBS shareholders - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/bleak-message-for-rbs-shareholders-7805043.html

Spain thrown lifeline by Brussels with extra year to cut deficit - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/spain-thrown-lifeline-by-brussels-with-extra-year-to-cut-deficit-7805034.html

Firms to add jobs, restrain pay - CBI - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/30/uk-britain-jobs-idUKBRE84T1KG20120530

Booker pays £140m for troubled cash & carry rival Makro - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/booker-pays-140m-for-troubled-cash--carry-rival-makro-7805046.html

Consumers perk up, more upbeat about outlook - GfK - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/30/uk-britain-gfk-idUKBRE84T1KI20120530

Firms 'cautious' on recruitment - The Press Association :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hDucXLuw7vNqi9ciJft6XXCiL_TA?docId%3DN0054741338387261668A

London homes face 50% drop if euro fails - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66da3a54-aa6b-11e1-899d-00144feabdc0.html

Euro Touches 2-Year Low Amid Signs Debt Crisis Spreading - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-30/euro-touches-2-year-low-amid-signs-debt-crisis-spreading.html

RIM's Next Move? Stay, Share or Sell - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304821304577436690692627200.html

Hedge fund 'liar' Alberto Micalizzi fined record £3m and banned - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/hedge-fund-liar-alberto-micalizzi-fined-record-3m-and-banned-7800959.html

31-May-2012 01:30

Severn Trent pays £150m special dividend - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/severn-trent-pays-150m-special-dividend-7805044.html

Bleak message for RBS shareholders - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/bleak-message-for-rbs-shareholders-7805043.html

Weavering boss guilty of fraud - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/weavering-boss-guilty-of-fraud-7805037.html

Spain thrown lifeline by Brussels with extra year to cut deficit - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/spain-thrown-lifeline-by-brussels-with-extra-year-to-cut-deficit-7805034.html

Transatlantic alliance between Rothschilds and Rockefellers for wealth management - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/transatlantic-alliance-between-rothschilds-and-rockefellers-for-wealth-management-7805035.html

How the 'CrackBerry' cracked - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/how-the-crackberry-cracked-7805038.html

Firms to add jobs, restrain pay - CBI - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/30/uk-britain-jobs-idUKBRE84T1KG20120530

Booker pays £140m for troubled cash & carry rival Makro - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/booker-pays-140m-for-troubled-cash--carry-rival-makro-7805046.html

Trade credit insurers balk at Greek risk - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d4d17e82-aa57-11e1-899d-00144feabdc0.html

Pressure on Madrid to probe Bankia's fall - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d8b1b710-aa7a-11e1-9331-00144feabdc0.html

31-May-2012 00:29

Euro Zone Needs Bigger Steps, Says World Bank Chief - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304821304577436730936926056.html

Hedge fund boss ordered to pay £289m for defrauding investors - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2152358/Hedge-fund-boss-ordered-pay-289m-defrauding-investors.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Hedge fund 'liar' Alberto Micalizzi fined record £3m and banned - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/hedge-fund-liar-alberto-micalizzi-fined-record-3m-and-banned-7800959.html

Metro Sells Ailing UK Unit Makro; Eyes Further Sales - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120530-712954.html

Two Insurers Halt New Export Credit Cover for Greece - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303552104577436482002640836.html

Rothschild and Rockefeller: their family fortunes - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/9300205/Rothschild-and-Rockefeller-their-family-fortunes.html

RIM's Shares Plunge After Company Reports Surprise Loss - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-30/rim-s-shares-plunge-after-company-reports-surprise-loss.html

RBS investors face lifetime wait to see shares recover - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2152393/RBS-investors-face-lifetime-wait-shares-recover.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

EU to hold off cutting Hungary development funds - BusinessWeek :: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-05/D9V37A601.htm

Property veterans launch £200m rental fund - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b4a204a0-aa49-11e1-899d-00144feabdc0.html

30-May-2012 23:28

The Top 10 Most-Complained About Adverts of all time - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9299248/The-Top-10-Most-Complained-About-Adverts-of-all-time.html

Hedge fund 'liar' Alberto Micalizzi fined record £3m and banned - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/hedge-fund-liar-alberto-micalizzi-fined-record-3m-and-banned-7800959.html

Foursquare and Amex join forces in UK to offer discounts - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18259306

Brussels presses Hollande over spending - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ffc2edd4-aa6a-11e1-9331-00144feabdc0.html

Never bet against a water company - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2012/may/30/severn-trent-special-dividend

Deal ties Rockefeller, Rothschild dynasties - CNNMoney :: http://money.cnn.com/2012/05/30/news/companies/rockefeller-rothschild/index.htm

Metro Sells Ailing UK Unit Makro; Eyes Further Sales - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120530-712954.html

RBS calls for freedom and vows to restore dividend - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/30/uk-rbs-management-idUKBRE84T1A920120530

Two Insurers Halt New Export Credit Cover for Greece - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303552104577436482002640836.html

Spain in a state of 'total emergency' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9301458/Spain-in-a-state-of-total-emergency.html

30-May-2012 22:27

Hedge fund 'liar' Alberto Micalizzi fined record £3m and banned - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/hedge-fund-liar-alberto-micalizzi-fined-record-3m-and-banned-7800959.html

Foursquare and Amex join forces in UK to offer discounts - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18259306

Brussels presses Hollande over spending - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ffc2edd4-aa6a-11e1-9331-00144feabdc0.html

Never bet against a water company - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2012/may/30/severn-trent-special-dividend

Metro Sells Ailing UK Unit Makro; Eyes Further Sales - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120530-712954.html

RBS calls for freedom and vows to restore dividend - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/30/uk-rbs-management-idUKBRE84T1A920120530

RIM struggles to arrest fall in share price - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8662c030-aa75-11e1-9331-00144feabdc0.html

Weavering a rude awakening for investors - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f51e12e0-aa70-11e1-9331-00144feabdc0.html

Rothschild and Rockefeller: their family fortunes - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/9300205/Rothschild-and-Rockefeller-their-family-fortunes.html

European commission's report cards tell ailing economies: 'Must try harder' - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/may/30/european-commission-report-cards-brussels?newsfeed=true

30-May-2012 21:26

Hedge fund 'liar' Alberto Micalizzi fined record £3m and banned - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/hedge-fund-liar-alberto-micalizzi-fined-record-3m-and-banned-7800959.html

Rothschild and Rockefeller families team up for some extra wealth creation - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9300784/Rothschild-and-Rockefeller-families-team-up-for-some-extra-wealth-creation.html

Foursquare and Amex join forces in UK to offer discounts - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18259306

Brussels presses Hollande over spending - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ffc2edd4-aa6a-11e1-9331-00144feabdc0.html

Never bet against a water company - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2012/may/30/severn-trent-special-dividend

Scramble for safety as Spain fears grow - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9cb03b4c-a886-11e1-be59-00144feabdc0.html

Metro Sells Ailing UK Unit Makro; Eyes Further Sales - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120530-712954.html

RBS calls for freedom and vows to restore dividend - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/30/uk-rbs-management-idUKBRE84T1A920120530

Madrid under pressure to probe Bankia collapse - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d8b1b710-aa7a-11e1-9331-00144feabdc0.html

Analysis: Even after hiring bankers, RIM running out of options - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/30/us-rim-warning-idUSBRE84T1B020120530