08-Nov-2013 15:57

Regulator blocks water bill rise bid by Thames Water - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24864714

UK construction contracts in September - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/993a736e-4859-11e3-8237-00144feabdc0.html

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgrades RBS credit rating - Business7 :: http://www.business7.co.uk/business-news/scottish-business-news/2013/11/08/rbs-credit-rating-downgraded-by-ratings-agency-standard-poor-s-106408-24022718/

Share stampede sends Twitter's value to $24bn on stock market debut - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/07/twitter-share-price-ipo-stock-market

Deutsche Bank, Barclays lose bid to remove Libor allegations from court cases - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/08/us-libor-guardian-idUSBRE9A70GI20131108

US jobs growth defies weak forecasts - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/929d3b48-4879-11e3-8237-00144feabdc0.html

UPDATE 3-Tussauds owner Merlin attracts $5.6 bln valuation in share debut - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/11/08/merlin-ipo-idINL5N0IT0QG20131108

Carlisle council to hand pay rise to workers earning living wage - in-cumbria :: http://www.in-cumbria.com/carlisle-council-to-hand-pay-rise-to-workers-earning-living-wage-1.1097086

IAG results cast doubt on Ryanair warnings - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/10436072/IAG-results-cast-doubt-on-Ryanair-warnings.html

Hollande approval rating slumps as France downgraded - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/10434869/Hollande-approval-rating-slumps-as-France-downgraded.html