28-Jan-2014 14:45

London pre-open: FTSE 100 set to switch course - Proactive Investors UK :: http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/market_reports/65229/london-pre-open-ftse-100-set-to-switch-course-65229.html

Royal austerity: British lawmakers urge Queen Elizabeth II to cut costs, boost ... - The Globe and Mail :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/royal-austerity-british-lawmakers-urge-queen-elizabeth-ii-to-cut-costs-boost-income/article16540622/

Disappointing sales to slash $40bn off Apple shares - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/10601616/Disappointing-sales-to-slash-40bn-off-Apple-shares.html

AT&T rules out Vodafone bid - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/att-rules-out-vodafone-bid-9087606.html

RBS cuts some forex fixings services as global probe continues - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/28/us-rbs-forex-idUSBREA0R0UF20140128

Lloyds axes half of its small business managers with 1000 job cuts - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jan/28/lloyds-bank-axes-small-business-managers-1000-jobs

Iraq and Iran plot oil revolution in challenge to Saudi Arabia - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/10601899/Iraq-and-Iran-plot-oil-revolution-in-challenge-to-Saudi-Arabia.html

Bank of Montreal agrees to buy UK's F&C for 708 million pounds - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/01/28/uk-bankofmontreal-fc-idUKBREA0R0YF20140128

Carpetright Warns on Profits - Update - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/DN-CO-20140128-005850.html

U.K. 4Q GDP Grows 0.7% to Cap Best Year Since 2007 - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-28/u-k-fourth-quarter-gdp-grows-0-7-ending-best-year-since-2007.html