31-Jul-2012 20:49

Bad weather hits retail sales - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/bad-weather-hits-retail-sales-7987547.html

GKN boosts UK manufacturing with profits rise - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/9441062/GKN-boosts-UK-manufacturing-with-profits-rise.html

World's biggest ever blackout as India is brought to a standstill - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/9441940/Worlds-biggest-ever-blackout-as-India-is-brought-to-a-standstill.html

Disposable household income falls again - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/jul/31/household-income-fall-inflation?newsfeed%3Dtrue

FTSE Rally Halted as Earnings, Central Banks Weigh - Morningstar :: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/articles/107570/FTSE-Rally-Halted-as-Earnings-Central-Banks-Weigh.aspx

BP earnings disappoint investors - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3ea10854-dadd-11e1-8074-00144feab49a.html

Economic gloom puts pressure on MPC - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7672b4a-db33-11e1-be74-00144feab49a.html

OFT alleges hotels restricted discounts - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ee56b9a-dae9-11e1-8074-00144feab49a.html

Deutsche Bank admits Libor involvement - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jul/31/deutsche-bank-libor?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Oil falls on faded stimulus hopes, euro zone worries - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/31/markets-oil-idINL6E8IV9RD20120731