20-Feb-2013 22:51

Countrywide reveals plans for £200m float - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/constructionandproperty/9883046/Countrywide-reveals-plans-for-200m-float.html

Wickes and Focus owner sees signs of housing market revival - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/feb/20/wickes-focus-travis-perkins-housing-market

HMV job losses hit 1600 as 37 more stores close - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9882759/HMV-job-losses-hit-1600-as-37-more-stores-close.html

RSA under attack over dividend cut - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4feed6c2-7b32-11e2-8eb3-00144feabdc0.html

MetLife puts British bulk annuity business up for sale - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/20/uk-metlife-metlifeassurance-idUKBRE91J16V20130220

Job creation grows but wages suffer - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2756d788-7b45-11e2-8eed-00144feabdc0.html

Jobs fear as Axminster Carpets faces collapse - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/feb/20/axminster-carpet-faces-collapse

Fed doubtful on open-ended QE3 policy - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cae57b82-7b88-11e2-8eb3-00144feabdc0.html

Bank of England split on more QE as Governor Mervyn King over-ruled - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/9884353/Bank-of-England-split-on-more-QE-as-Governor-Mervyn-King-over-ruled.html

US tyre boss mocks French work ethic - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21526713