06-Aug-2013 05:24

PMI data raise hopes of UK economy taking off - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/410ef808-fdf0-11e2-a5b1-00144feabdc0.html

Google's Sergey Brin bankrolled world's first synthetic beef hamburger - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/aug/05/google-sergey-brin-synthetic-beef-hamburger

Local renewable projects miss out on financial support - MPs - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/05/uk-britain-renewables-idUKBRE97412C20130805

Good weather boosts retail sales - Harrow Observer :: http://www.harrowobserver.co.uk/west-london-news/world-uk-news/2013/08/06/good-weather-boosts-retail-sales-116451-33695201/

Bank of England's Mark Carney to unveil new interest rates guidance - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/aug/05/mark-carney-new-interest-rates-guidance

Finance head departs Flybe as new boss makes his mark - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/finance-head-departs-flybe-as-new-boss-makes-his-mark-8747509.html

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

GEORGE Osborne yesterday defended zero-hour contracts and insisted there ... - The Sun :: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/politics/5055338/George-Osborne-defends-controversial-zero-hour-contracts.html

Washington Post sold to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for $250m - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/aug/05/washington-post-sold-jeff-bezos-amazon

London property sales hit by higher rates of stamp duty - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f27b7d46-fdf5-11e2-8785-00144feabdc0.html