24-Apr-2013 13:37

Broker snap: Investec upbeat after Standard Life exceeds forecasts - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20849321

Jockey Club offers Racecourse bond to general public - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22275845

Sports Direct sales surge despite high street gloom - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10014827/Sports-Direct-sales-surge-despite-high-street-gloom.html

Govt risks missing target to pay Equitable Life policyholders - Money Marketing :: http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/pensions/govt-risks-missing-target-to-pay-equitable-life-policyholders/1070052.article

Lloyds plans IPO for TSB branches - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ad42f964-ac67-11e2-9e7f-00144feabdc0.html

Retail sales fall for first time in eight months - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10014833/Retail-sales-fall-for-first-time-in-eight-months.html

Banks report housing market boost and predict increase in first-time buyers - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/banks-report-housing-market-boost-and-predict-increase-in-firsttime-buyers-8586057.html

31 hours a year in Belfast traffic jams - U.TV :: http://www.u.tv/news/31-hours-a-year-in-Belfast-traffic-jams/3f028592-a984-4c09-8050-b45f4623624e

May Gurney Shares Leap 17% After Agreeing Higher Kier Group Offer - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20130424-705657.html?mod%3Dgooglenews_wsj

Barclays Earnings Decline Sharply on Restructuring Costs - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/04/24/barclays-profit-falls-on-restructuring-costs/