01-Jun-2012 16:08

Eurozone unemployment rate sticks at 11% - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18293200

Bank buy-up firm loses £23m - without making a purchase - Evening Standard :: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/business/business-news/bank-buyup-firm-loses-23m--without-making-a-purchase-7811131.html

FTSE lower after factory surveys - The Press Association :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hTY3lXIx2l5WsCBTZxvm8dojKPqQ?docId%3DN0029571338537811994A

BCC Downgrades UK Growth Forecast For 2012 To 0.1% - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/home/business/article/16239669

FTSE 100 movers: BP a high riser on TNK-BP sale plans - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20138500

Consumer champion Martin Lewis sells his website for £87m... and pledges to ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2153184/Moneysaving-millionaire-Martin-Lewis-sells-Moneysavingexpert-Moneysupermarket-87m.html

Canadian manufacturing PMI hits 8-month high - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/01/canada-economy-pmi-idUST5E8G900M20120601

Standard Life, Fidelity slam Xstrata golden handcuff - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/06/01/xstrata-investors-idUKL5E8H1AYT20120601

Spain tries to calm investors amid market pressure - The Associated Press :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g28AHvvnVtgCum5heUnIp13XF7lQ?docId%3D128b65d6dc0b4108a96d4011b8b51468

George Osborne retreats on charity tax plans following outcry - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9302673/George-Osborne-retreats-on-charity-tax-plans-following-outcry.html