03-Nov-2013 11:55

Burntwood nursery chain is sold in £220 million deal - expressandstar.com :: http://www.expressandstar.com/business/midlands-business/2013/11/01/burntwood-nursery-chain-is-sold-in-220-million-deal/

Should you buy into Islamic finance? - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2061a806-4159-11e3-b064-00144feabdc0.html

Direct Line enjoys listed life after RBS with bumper rise in profits - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2484071/Direct-Line-enjoys-listed-life-RBS-bumper-rise-profits.html

Billionaire Bill Adderley backs Marks & Spencer's plan - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10422992/Billionaire-Bill-Adderley-backs-Marks-and-Spencers-plan.html

China's services industry picks up further in October - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/11/03/uk-china-economy-pmiservices-idUKBRE9A200V20131103

Barclays suspends currency traders - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24773173

Co-op To Axe More Than 1000 Banking Jobs - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1163030/co-op-to-axe-more-than-1000-banking-jobs

CBI raises UK economic growth forecast for 2014 to 2.4% - MyFinances.co.uk :: http://www.myfinances.co.uk/investments/2013/11/03/cbi-raises-uk-economic-growth-forecast-for-2014-to-2-4

BT scores early success in battle with BSkyB - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb6cea58-4203-11e3-bb85-00144feabdc0.html

Energy firm bosses who fix the market will face JAIL as ministers promise to put ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2481031/Energy-firm-bosses-fix-market-face-JAIL-ministers-promise-customers-control.html