01-Oct-2013 08:53

Aldi posts record profits as 'the alternative to the Big Four' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10343012/Aldi-posts-record-profits-as-the-alternative-to-the-Big-Four.html

Mortgage approvals at five-year high - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24330611

Ross McEwan takes over as chief of RBS - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10346051/Ross-McEwan-takes-over-as-chief-of-RBS.html

BP 'lied' over true extent of its Gulf oil disaster - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/bp-lied-over-true-extent-of-its-gulf-oil-disaster-8849828.html

800 Grangemouth jobs at risk - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/800-grangemouth-jobs-at-risk.22301471

City joins fight for freedom to decide how cash is spent - Nottingham Post :: http://www.nottinghampost.com/City-joins-fight-freedom-decide-cash-spent/story-19868207-detail/story.html

Google under fire over tax arrangements - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/10345335/Google-under-fire-over-tax-arrangements.html

Dollar near 7-1/2 month low as US government begins shutdown - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/01/us-markets-global-idUSBRE96S00E20131001

In historic step, Japan PM hikes tax; will cushion blow to economy - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/10/01/uk-japan-economy-abe-idUKBRE99006U20131001

Investors in two biggest UK-listed energy firms should be wary - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/sep/30/investors-biggest-energy-firms-be-wary