03-Nov-2012 12:48

Ikea bucks retail trend - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/nov/02/ikea-bucks-retail-trend

Comet offically enters administration, stores re-open for expected firesale - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9651556/Comet-offically-enters-administration-stores-re-open-for-expected-firesale.html

Pubs raise a glass to MPs as they call for new look at Beer Duty Escalator - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/pubs-raise-a-glass-to-mps-as-they-call-for-new-look-at-beer-duty-escalator-8278019.html

Bertelsmann's pickup of Penguin shows the poor state of British publishing - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/02/penguin-random-house-ian-jack

How much you've lost by investing in banks - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/shares/9649354/How-much-youve-lost-by-investing-in-banks.html

Tax dodgers set to avoid prison after striking deal with HMRC - Scottish Daily Record :: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/tax-dodgers-set-to-avoid-prison-1414250

Lenders keep more businesses alive, but beware the zombies - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/economics/article3588784.ece

Admiral leaves analysts guessing after slowdown - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article3588883.ece

China's Non-Manufacturing Industries Expand at a Faster Pace - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-03/china-s-non-manufacturing-industries-expand-at-a-faster-pace.html

Army of experts to spend weekend searching UK for spread of ash tree disease - Click Green :: http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/news/national-news/123691-army-of-experts-to-spend-weekend-searching-uk-for-spread-of-ash-tree-disease.html