30-Oct-2012 22:23

Deals of the Day: Financial Firms Ready Backup Plans - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/10/29/deals-of-the-day-financial-firms-ready-backup-plans/

US Prosperity Slides in Index That Ranks Norway No. 1 - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-30/u-s-prosperity-slides-in-index-that-ranks-norway-no-1.html

'Royal Mail needs this investment' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20136260

BP spurs biggest FTSE gains for two weeks - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/uk-markets-britain-stocks-idUKBRE8710BE20121030

Standard Chartered on course for record profits despite US fine - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9644146/Standard-Chartered-on-course-for-record-profits-despite-US-fine.html

UBS takes swift action on job cuts - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d1ba8e4-2217-11e2-9ffd-00144feabdc0.html

Officials accused of frustrating rail inquiry - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9caeb558-22be-11e2-8edf-00144feabdc0.html

BP rewards "patient" shareholders by raising dividend as profits beat expectations - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/9644368/BP-rewards-patient-shareholders-by-raising-dividend-as-profits-beat-expectations.html

Hitachi unveils £20bn plan to build nuclear reactors in the UK - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/9644399/Hitachi-unveils-20bn-plan-to-build-nuclear-reactors-in-the-UK.html

Suitors line up for troubled black cab maker Manganese Bronze - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/9644166/Suitors-line-up-for-troubled-black-cab-maker-Manganese-Bronze.html