30-Aug-2012 18:35

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

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

Hays hurt by UK recruitment gloom - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/326d0cec-f282-11e1-86e0-00144feabdc0.html

CBI says UK economy will contract by 0.3% in 2012 - MyFinances.co.uk :: http://www.myfinances.co.uk/investments/2012/08/30/cbi-says-uk-economy-will-contract-by-0-3-in-2012

Unsafe switch rail to blame for Edinburgh train derailment - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/unsafe-switch-rail-to-blame-for-edinburgh-train-derailment-1-2498008

Trinity Mirror appoints former HMV head - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19427541

Barclays picks retail banker to replace Diamond - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/08/30/uk-barclays-idUKBRE87T07R20120830

London close: Stocks slip as stimulus hopes fade - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20330347

Debt crisis: live - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/debt-crisis-live/9507012/Debt-crisis-live.html