30-Aug-2012 16:33

UK wind power predictable enough to keep lights on, says think tank IPPR - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/9508765/UK-wind-power-predictable-enough-to-keep-lights-on-says-think-tank-IPPR.html

JJB Sports up for sale - Management Today :: http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/news/1147795/jjb-sports-sale/

Hays halves full-year dividend - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/326d0cec-f282-11e1-86e0-00144feabdc0.html

Barclays names retail boss Jenkins as CEO - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/uk-barclays-idUKBRE87T07R20120830

Qatar sticks to plan to vote down $31 bln Xstrata bid - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/xstrata-glencore-qatar-idUSL6E8JUAY220120830

Bank lending shows further contraction - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bfba765c-f282-11e1-ac41-00144feabdc0.html

CBI: Growth to return by end of the year - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20329537

Consumer spending posts biggest rise in five months - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/us-economy-idUSBRE87S0ID20120830

Tight budgets force WPP to cut expectations - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/92874c60-f277-11e1-86e0-00144feabdc0.html

Eurozone crisis live: Chinese premier demands more action - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/aug/30/eurozone-crisis-merkel-china-debt-talks?newsfeed%3Dtrue