01-Aug-2012 18:10

S&P Keeps Spain At BBB+, Pending Bank Audit in September - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120801-705743.html

Heine Gericke falls into administration in UK - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9444274/Heine-Gericke-falls-into-administration-in-UK.html

Next raises profits guidance as online sales jump - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9443117/Next-raises-profits-guidance-as-online-sales-jump.html

Exclusive: Barclays To Fund Tech City Project - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/967660/exclusive-barclays-to-fund-tech-city-project

House prices fall, but London market remains strong - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/borrowing/mortgages/9443228/House-prices-fall-but-London-market-remains-strong.html

Standard Chartered bucks banking sector blues and heads for tenth record year - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/marketforceslive/2012/aug/01/standard-chartered-record-year

Tetra Pak Heir Pleads Guilty to Preventing Wife's Burial - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/02/world/europe/tetra-pak-heir-pleads-guilty-to-preventing-wifes-burial.html

Global factories struggle as growth fears rise - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/08/01/uk-economy-global-idUKBRE87009U20120801

Debt crisis: live - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/debt-crisis-live/9442373/Debt-crisis-live.html

Could Euro-Zone Central Banks Buy Private-Sector Assets? - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/markets/SS-2-5/SS-2-39870/