24-Oct-2013 15:02

Debenhams hit for £2m by refurb of Oxford Street flagship - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/debenhams-hit-for-2m-by-refurb-of-oxford-street-flagship-8900717.html

WPP's revenue surge boosts hopes of UK economic recovery - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/wpps-revenue-surge-boosts-hopes-of-uk-economic-recovery-8901353.html

Bank of England hints at earlier interest rate rise - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/bank-of-england/10398922/Bank-of-England-hints-at-earlier-interest-rate-rise.html

Union move may help UK avert Grangemouth plant closure - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/10/24/uk-grangemouth-scotland-idUKBRE99M0A220131024

Aberdeen Says in Talks to Acquire Lloyds's SWIP Division - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-24/aberdeen-says-in-talks-to-buy-lloyds-s-swip-operation.html

Stocks firm as China manufacturing grows - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9448194-3c5b-11e3-9851-00144feab7de.html

Bootmaker Dr Martens bought by private equity firm for $485 mln - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/24/drmartens-permira-idUSL5N0IE22520131024

FTSE 100 watch: Footsie rebounds as China data supports miners - iNVEZZ :: http://invezz.com/news/equities/6319-ftse-100-watch-footsie-rebounds-as-china-data-supports-miners

UPDATE 1-Britain proposes rules to protect crowdfunding investors - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/24/crowdfunding-rules-idUSL5N0IE2GY20131024

Royal Mail 'Undervalued By Up To £6bn' - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1159110/royal-mail-may-have-been-undervalued