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