02-Aug-2013 20:04

Thomas Cook on the road to recovery - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3677decc-faa4-11e2-a7aa-00144feabdc0.html

IAG hails 'progress' in Iberia recovery - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23545401

Direct Line profits jump 96% despite losing customers over its refusal to enter ... - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2383663/Direct-Line-profits-jump-96-despite-losing-customers-refusal-enter-price-war.html

Acquisitive William Hill ramps up revenues - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2b3f02c2-fb78-11e2-a641-00144feabdc0.html

McEwan banks on his people skills - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e219dc60-fa65-11e2-87b9-00144feabdc0.html

Wellcome Trust sells its stake in payday lender Wonga - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/aug/02/wellcome-sells-wonga-multi-million-stake

Payrolls Rise Less Than Forecast, US Jobless Rate Falls - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-02/payrolls-rose-162-000-in-july-u-s-jobless-rate-falls-to-7-4-.html

Michael Dell closes in on prize with sweeter $25 billion deal - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/02/us-dell-buyout-vote-idUSBRE97106220130802

British banks have six years to fill £121bn hole - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/06a39702-fb91-11e2-8650-00144feabdc0.html

Tesco forces lads' mags to make covers 'more modest' - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/aug/02/tesco-lads-mags-covers-more-modest