02-Aug-2012 10:26

Weakening UK economy puts pressure on Bank of England to act - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/9445737/Weakening-UK-economy-puts-pressure-on-Bank-of-England-to-act.html

In China, Manufacturing Growth Still Slumps - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/02/business/global/in-china-manufacturing-growth-still-slumps.html

Struggling Thomas Cook reports quarterly loss - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19091289

Heir avoids jail over dead wife - The Press Association :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jD_2TE3_wHInaVn8jxMvFvsLhiVg?docId%3DB14644991343817834A000

Govt considers full nationalisation of RBS - Money Marketing :: http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/mortgages/govt-considers-full-nationalisation-of-rbs/1055674.article

BAE waits on Typhoon renegotiation, sales slump - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20271084

Treasury to 'kitemark' simple financial products - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/banking/9445552/Treasury-to-kitemark-simple-financial-products.html

Debt crisis: live - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/debt-crisis-live/9445750/Debt-crisis-live.html

Schroders forecasts choppy markets as AUM grows - FT Adviser :: http://www.ftadviser.com/2012/08/02/ifa-industry/product-providers/schroders-forecasts-choppy-markets-as-aum-grows-yC3sZvrULYjQCHhoVagCPL/article.html

Sony stumbles as demand wanes; slashes profit outlook - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/02/us-sony-earnings-results-idUSBRE87109K20120802