30-Aug-2012 00:17

Christmas comes early as Asda opens Santa's grottos in August - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/aug/29/christmas-asda-santa-grotto-august?newsfeed%3Dtrue

A limited window for the Swiss franc? - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/afcca03e-f1cf-11e1-bba3-00144feabdc0.html

More than one in six UK households are 'workless', but the proportion is falling - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/aug/29/workless-households-economic-activity-data?newsfeed%3Dtrue

Mis-selling makes case for 'full separation' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/rate-swap-scandal/9507142/Mis-selling-makes-case-for-full-separation.html

Market overview: FTSE closes down 32 at 5744 - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20325248

Serco's Hyman tends green shoots - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c7507c8-f1ca-11e1-bba3-00144feabdc0.html

Citigroup pays £373m to settle debt claims - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9507449/Citigroup-pays-373m-to-settle-debt-claims.html

SFO in Barclays Qatar payment probe - The Press Association :: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gS-vid3xPRsgvu57tKYXZSJle85w?docId%3DN0261281346262407974A

European Commission to probe Ryanair's £549m bid for Aer Lingus - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2195501/European-Commission-probe-Ryanairs-549m-bid-Aer-Lingus.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Economy in U.S. Grew More in Second Quarter Than First Estimated - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-29/economy-in-u-s-grew-more-in-second-quarter-than-first-estimated.html