24-Oct-2013 21:08

FTSE boosted to five-month high by earnings and banks - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/10/24/uk-markets-britain-stocks-idUKBRE8710BE20131024

Lloyds in talks to sell fund management arm to Aberdeen Asset Management - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/oct/24/lloyds-fund-management-aberdeen-asset-scottish-widows

Scottish Power becomes fourth big utility to raise UK bills - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b50de8cc-3cac-11e3-86ef-00144feab7de.html

Just hear those till bells ringing: a return for the big-spend supermarket TV ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/advertising/just-hear-those-till-bells-ringing-a-return-for-the-bigspend-supermarket-tv-campaigns-8902351.html

Ineos considers final union plea to save Grangemouth - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/pharmaceuticalsandchemicals/10403401/Ineos-considers-final-union-plea-to-save-Grangemouth.html

Unilever faces 'choppy waters' after worst quarterly sales in four years - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/oct/24/unilever-quarterly-sales-turkey-china-india

Mark Carney Announces Liquidity Boost - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1159278

Royal Mail sale 'robbed' taxpayer, says Communication Workers Union chief ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/royal-mail-sale-robbed-taxpayer-says-communication-workers-union-chief-billy-hayes-8902480.html

Dr Martens buyout agreed by private equity firm Permira - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/oct/24/dr-martens-private-equity-permira

Help to Buy scheme raises threat of mortgage fraud, police warn - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ecd99da-3ccb-11e3-86ef-00144feab7de.html