28-Feb-2013 16:54

High Street chain store closures soar, says research - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21611772

Net migration to UK drops to 163000 - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/feb/28/net-migration-to-uk-drops

National Express drives ahead on positive outlook despite decline in coach ... - The Guardian (blog) :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/marketforceslive/2013/feb/28/national-express-coach-passenger-fall

UK to fight EU plan to cap bankers' bonuses - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/feb/28/uk-fight-eu-cap-bankers-bonuses

Iberia charge pushes IAG to €997m loss - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e4985c2-8178-11e2-ae78-00144feabdc0.html

Investor Outflows Continue at Man Group - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/investor-outflows-continue-at-man-group/

Reed Elsevier plans further £300m buyback - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b0ea7d40-8182-11e2-904c-00144feabdc0.html

Local councils want full control over setting council tax bills, study finds - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2013/feb/28/local-councils-want-to-set-tax-rates

Not so fast with the bubbly, Capita: IT Services has bad economic wind - Register :: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2013/02/28/capita_2012/

RBS loss is the toxic legacy of boom-time hubris - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/iainmartin1/100204619/rbs-loss-is-the-toxic-legacy-of-boom-time-hubris/