01-Oct-2013 16:00

Business news and markets: as it happened - September 30, 2013 - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/business-news-markets-live/10343439/Business-news-and-markets-as-it-happened-September-30-2013.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

Poundland plans 1000 UK stores as sales climb 15% - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fc55c6da-2a7f-11e3-8fb8-00144feab7de.html

Thomas Cook seeks new heartland - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/thomas-cook-seeks-new-heartland-8851482.html

City sends Unilever into £3bn dive after shock profit warning - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/city-sends-unilever-into-3bn-dive-after-shock-profit-warning-8851241.html

Wolseley Earnings Rise 9 Percent as US Sales Gain - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-10-01/wolseley-full-year-profit-rises-9-percent-as-u-dot-s-dot-sales-gain

UPDATE 1-UK banks face higher capital demands under new tests - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/01/britain-boe-tests-idINL6N0HR1EU20131001

Eurozone unemployment remains stubbornly high - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f954a560-2a83-11e3-8fb8-00144feab7de.html

BoJ survey shows confidence strongest in Japan's basic industries - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8243c5fe-2a89-11e3-8fb8-00144feab7de.html

Google offer may end search engine case, says EU antitrust chief - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/01/us-eu-google-idUSBRE99009P20131001