05-Aug-2013 18:13

'It's not that juicy' - 'Frankenburger' bankrolled by Google chief Sergey Brin is tested - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/science/article3834655.ece

Ex-RBS man impersonates bond salesman after redundancy - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23572778

HSBC Falls After Earnings as Gulliver Says Markets Slow - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-05/hsbc-profit-rises-10-as-u-s-asset-sales-yield-fewer-sour-loans.html

Bank of Scotland fined for 'unforgivable' fax blunder - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10223435/Bank-of-Scotland-fined-for-unforgivable-fax-blunder.html

IMF urges France to ease adjustment next year to support growth - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/05/uk-france-imf-idUKBRE9740NO20130805

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou confirms easyFoodstore pilot store will be in Croydon - The Drum :: http://www.thedrum.com/news/2013/08/05/sir-stelios-haji-ioannou-confirms-easyfoodstore-pilot-store-will-be-croydon

HSBC Profit Rises 23% on Cost Cuts - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-294236/

US Airways, American Airlines gain EU approval for $11 billion merger - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/05/us-usairways-amr-eu-idUSBRE9740L620130805

Surge in services fuels UK recovery hopes - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7944c724-fdab-11e2-a5b1-00144feabdc0.html

Cable warns of exploitation of zero-hours contracts - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23570345