01-Nov-2012 14:02

U.S. Proposes Record Penalty for Barclays' Energy Trades - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-01/u-s-proposes-record-penalty-for-barclays-energy-trades.html

House prices fall for eighth month in a row, says Nationwide, and market will ... - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-2226170/Nationwide-House-prices-fall-months-row.html

Mis-sold loan insurance costs Lloyds another 1 billion pound - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/01/uk-lloyds-earnings-idUKBRE8A000920121101

Morning business round-up: China buys Heathrow stake - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20168784

Refining underpins Shell third-quarter as output stalls - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/01/uk-shell-results-idUKBRE8A00B820121101

Debt crisis: UK PMI data dampens recovery - live - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/debt-crisis-live/9647397/Debt-crisis-UK-PMI-data-dampens-recovery-live.html

6500 jobs under threat as Comet goes into administration - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/6500-jobs-under-threat-as-comet-goes-into-administration-8273828.html

GLOBAL ECONOMY-Asian factories, US jobs show improvement - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/01/global-economy-pmis-idUSL5E8M19M120121101

Sharp admits 'material doubt' on survival - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f3bd8fa6-23cf-11e2-bb86-00144feabdc0.html

Sports costs put pressure on BSkyB - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/sports-costs-put-pressure-on-bskyb-8273823.html