20-Feb-2013 23:52

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

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

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

Stocks extend losses after Fed minutes - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e96c7964-7b03-11e2-9c88-00144feabdc0.html

Blow to savers as RSA slashes share dividend by third after fall in its own ... - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2281805/Blow-investors-RSA-slashes-dividend-third.html