24-Apr-2013 21:45

FTSE powers to three-week high, eyes stimulus - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/04/24/uk-markets-britain-stocks-idUKBRE8710BE20130424

Red flag alert points to signs of UK economy returning to health - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5dc0dfa4-acc7-11e2-9454-00144feabdc0.html

Thorntons upbeat as supermarket sales rise - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/apr/24/thorntons-sales-boost

Bringing Amazon to book: 160000 sign independent shops petition amid tax anger - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/bringing-amazon-to-book-160000-sign-independent-shops-petition-amid-tax-anger-8586674.html

Standard Life results highlight transformation - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a592620c-acc8-11e2-b27f-00144feabdc0.html

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

Analysis: Why the Co-op's deal to buy Lloyds' 632 branches was doomed from ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10016376/Analysis-Why-the-Co-ops-deal-to-buy-Lloyds-632-branches-was-doomed-from-the-start.html

Drax's £75m loan marks first for guarantee scheme - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/10016404/Draxs-75m-loan-marks-first-for-guarantee-scheme.html

Investment banking profits pose problem for Barclays' new boss - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/apr/24/barclays-windfall-complex-bonus-scheme-profits

Virgin Media secures deal with Sky Sports for next season - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/apr/24/virgin-media-deal-sky-sports