onsdag 30 april 2014

01-May-2014 08:41

Bookies' profit slump blamed on football - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/bookies-profit-slump-blamed-on-football-30233374.html

Serco seeks emergency cash as finance chief makes exit - CITY A.M. :: http://www.cityam.com/article/1398914911/serco-seeks-emergency-cash-finance-chief-makes-exit

Boris slams transactions tax as a threat to the City - CITY A.M. :: http://www.cityam.com/article/1398915528/boris-slams-transactions-tax-threat-city

Morrisons cuts the price of 1200 products - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10799761/Morrisons-cuts-the-price-of-1200-products.html

Pfizer's designs on AstraZeneca stir tax envy among rivals - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/01/us-usa-tax-mergers-idUSBREA4003G20140501

Glaxo hopes Pfizer will keep UK research if it buys AstraZeneca - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/pharmaceuticalsandchemicals/10798781/Glaxo-hopes-Pfizer-will-keep-UK-research-if-it-buys-AstraZeneca.html

House prices show biggest annual rise since June 2007 - Nationwide - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/05/01/uk-britain-property-nationwide-idUKKBN0DH29Z20140501

Bradford former chairman Paul Flowers did not respond to questions of Co-op ... - Bradford Telegraph and Argus :: http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/11183718.Bradford_former_chairman_Paul_Flowers_did_not_respond_to_questions_of_Co_op_report_investigator/

Lloyds Quarterly Profit Rises 22 Percent as Impairments Dwindle - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-05-01/lloyds-quarterly-profit-rises-22-percent-as-impairments-dwindle

Zero-hour contracts held by 1.4m UK workers - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/economics/article4076901.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_04_30

01-May-2014 07:40

Bookies' profit slump blamed on football - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/bookies-profit-slump-blamed-on-football-30233374.html

Serco seeks emergency cash as finance chief makes exit - CITY A.M. :: http://www.cityam.com/article/1398914911/serco-seeks-emergency-cash-finance-chief-makes-exit

Boris slams transactions tax as a threat to the City - CITY A.M. :: http://www.cityam.com/article/1398915528/boris-slams-transactions-tax-threat-city

UK roadworks run for almost 3000 miles, survey finds - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/may/01/uk-incomplete-roadworks-repairs

Co-op merger blamed for plight - Yorkshire Post :: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/business-news/co-op-merger-blamed-for-plight-1-6589508

Morrisons cuts the price of 1200 products - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10799761/Morrisons-cuts-the-price-of-1200-products.html

Pfizer's designs on AstraZeneca stir tax envy among rivals - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/01/us-usa-tax-mergers-idUSBREA4003G20140501

Economist Thomas Piketty: Inequality 'becoming too extreme' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-27233304

Sir Andrew Witty makes case for British science amid concerns over AstraZeneca - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/pharmaceuticalsandchemicals/10798781/Sir-Andrew-Witty-makes-case-for-British-science-amid-concerns-over-AstraZeneca.html

Zero-hour contracts held by 1.4m UK workers - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/economics/article4076901.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_04_30

01-May-2014 06:39

Bookies' profit slump blamed on football - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/bookies-profit-slump-blamed-on-football-30233374.html

Morrisons slashes prices in bid to win back customers - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27230767

Serco seeks emergency cash as finance chief makes exit - CITY A.M. :: http://www.cityam.com/article/1398914911/serco-seeks-emergency-cash-finance-chief-makes-exit

Boris slams transactions tax as a threat to the City - CITY A.M. :: http://www.cityam.com/article/1398915528/boris-slams-transactions-tax-threat-city

Saga braces for shares scramble after one in three customers say they want to ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2617362/Saga-braces-shares-scramble-one-three-customers-say-want-invest-ahead-stock-market-float.html?ITO%3D1490%26ns_mchannel%3Drss%26ns_campaign%3D1490

State warily watching Pfizer-AstraZeneca talks - The News Journal :: http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2014/04/30/state-warily-watching-pfizer-astrazeneca-talks/8547545/

Economist Thomas Piketty: Inequality 'becoming too extreme' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-27233304

Zero-hour contracts held by 1.4m UK workers - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/economics/article4076901.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_04_30

House prices show monthly fall - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27223041

01-May-2014 05:38

MPs plan to probe Pfizer pursuit of AstraZeneca - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-astrazeneca-pfizer-lawmakers-idUKKBN0DG20X20140430

Serco on brink as Andrew Jenner, finance director, quits - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/supportservices/article4077671.ece

Co-op Bank mulls suing directors and advisers over Britannia deal - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/coop-bank-mulls-suing-directors-and-advisers-over-britannia-deal-9309138.html

Bookies' profit slump blamed on football - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/bookies-profit-slump-blamed-on-football-30233374.html

Morrisons slashes prices in bid to win back customers - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27230767

Saga planning £3 billion stock market floatation - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/company-news/saga-planning-3-billion-stock-market-floatation.24107881

EU's top court throws out British challenge to Financial Transaction Tax - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/04/30/eu-top-court-throws-out-british-challenge-to-financial-transaction-tax/

The surprise success of Thomas Piketty - Reuters (blog) :: http://blogs.reuters.com/nicholas-wapshott/2014/04/30/the-surprise-success-of-thomas-piketty/

Bank of England's Haldane eyes asset prices, gives few clues on rates - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/us-britain-boe-haldane-policy-idUSBREA3T0Y620140430

01-May-2014 04:37

Serco on brink as Andrew Jenner, finance director, quits - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/supportservices/article4077671.ece

UPDATE 2-UK lawmakers plan to probe Pfizer pursuit of AstraZeneca - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/astrazeneca-pfizer-lawmakers-idUSL6N0NM5RP20140430

Co-op Bank mulls suing directors and advisers over Britannia deal - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/coop-bank-mulls-suing-directors-and-advisers-over-britannia-deal-9309138.html

UK Labour Party to Pledge Cap on Increases in Home Rents - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-520978/

Bookies' profit slump blamed on football - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/bookies-profit-slump-blamed-on-football-30233374.html

Morrisons slashes prices in bid to win back customers - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27230767

Unions in call over 'worrying' contracts - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/unions-in-call-over-worrying-contracts.24099545

EU's top court throws out British challenge to Financial Transaction Tax - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/04/30/eu-top-court-throws-out-british-challenge-to-financial-transaction-tax/

The nine stages of the Piketty bubble - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d492786-cf90-11e3-bec6-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcomment%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Bank of England's Haldane eyes asset prices, gives few clues on rates - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/us-britain-boe-haldane-policy-idUSBREA3T0Y620140430

01-May-2014 03:36

Serco on brink as Andrew Jenner, finance director, quits - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/supportservices/article4077671.ece

UPDATE 2-UK lawmakers plan to probe Pfizer pursuit of AstraZeneca - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/astrazeneca-pfizer-lawmakers-idUSL6N0NM5RP20140430

Co-op Bank mulls suing directors and advisers over Britannia deal - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/coop-bank-mulls-suing-directors-and-advisers-over-britannia-deal-9309138.html

Big payouts to punters betting on soccer drag Ladbrokes revenues down - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/big-payouts-to-punters-betting-on-soccer-drag-ladbrokes-revenues-down-267102.html

Miliband to pledge rent limits for private tenants if elected - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ed-miliband-to-pledge-rent-limits-for-private-tenants-if-elected-9308004.html

Morrisons slashes prices in bid to win back customers - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27230767

The nine stages of the Piketty bubble - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d492786-cf90-11e3-bec6-00144feabdc0.html

EU's top court throws out British challenge to Financial Transaction Tax - Fox News :: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/04/30/eu-top-court-throws-out-british-challenge-to-financial-transaction-tax/

Zero-hour contracts held by 1.4m UK workers - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/economics/article4076901.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_04_30

Bank of England's Haldane eyes asset prices, gives few clues on rates - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/us-britain-boe-haldane-policy-idUSBREA3T0Y620140430

01-May-2014 02:35

Serco finance director departs as company seeks emergency funding - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/30/serco-finance-director-andrew-jenner

Number of workers on zero-hours contracts triples - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/may/01/huge-increase-workers-zero-hours-contracts

EU tax raid on pensions: Value of your retirement pot will be slashed - Express.co.uk :: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/473323/EU-tax-raid-on-pensions-Value-of-your-retirement-pot-will-be-slashed

Piketty wants 'informed fight' on inequality - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/10800014/Thomas-Piketty-wants-informed-fight-on-inequality.html

UPDATE 2-UK lawmakers plan to probe Pfizer pursuit of AstraZeneca - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/astrazeneca-pfizer-lawmakers-idINL6N0NM5RP20140430

Co-op Bank mulls suing directors and advisers over Britannia deal - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/coop-bank-mulls-suing-directors-and-advisers-over-britannia-deal-9309138.html

Miliband to pledge rent limits for private tenants if elected - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ed-miliband-to-pledge-rent-limits-for-private-tenants-if-elected-9308004.html

Morrisons slashes prices in bid to win back customers - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27230767

FTSE edges higher but William Hill and Ladbrokes bounce after betting review - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/marketforceslive/2014/apr/30/ftse-higher-william-hill-ladbrokes-betting-review

Bank of England's Haldane eyes asset prices, gives few clues on rates - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/us-britain-boe-haldane-policy-idUSBREA3T0Y620140430

01-May-2014 01:34

ALEX BRUMMER: Inquiry into the downfall of the Co-op uncovers how bank ... - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2617223/ALEX-BRUMMER-Inquiry-downfall-Co-op-uncovers-bank-repeatedly-ignored-FSA-warnings.html

Serco finance director departs as company seeks emergency funding - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/30/serco-finance-director-andrew-jenner

MPs plan to probe Pfizer pursuit of AstraZeneca - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-astrazeneca-pfizer-lawmakers-idUKKBN0DG20X20140430

Number of workers on zero-hours contracts triples - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/may/01/huge-increase-workers-zero-hours-contracts

Morrisons slashes prices in bid to win back customers - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27230767

EU tax raid on pensions: Value of your retirement pot will be slashed - Express.co.uk :: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/473323/EU-tax-raid-on-pensions-Value-of-your-retirement-pot-will-be-slashed

Piketty wants 'informed fight' on inequality - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/10800014/Thomas-Piketty-wants-informed-fight-on-inequality.html

FTSE edges higher but William Hill and Ladbrokes bounce after betting review - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/marketforceslive/2014/apr/30/ftse-higher-william-hill-ladbrokes-betting-review

Bank of England's Haldane eyes asset prices, gives few clues on rates - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/us-britain-boe-haldane-policy-idUSBREA3T0Y620140430

Labour to cap landlords' rent on buy-to-let homes - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/buy-to-let/10799998/Labour-to-cap-landlords-rent-on-buy-to-let-homes.html

01-May-2014 00:33

GSK rules itself out of bid for AstraZeneca - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2617266/GSK-rules-bid-AstraZeneca.html

FTSE edges higher but William Hill and Ladbrokes bounce after betting review - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/marketforceslive/2014/apr/30/ftse-higher-william-hill-ladbrokes-betting-review

Half of Saga shares could go to public - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57b7ead0-d02f-11e3-8b90-00144feabdc0.html

Bank of England's Haldane eyes asset prices, gives few clues on rates - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-britain-boe-haldane-policy-idUKKBN0DG1SQ20140430

Serco on brink as Andrew Jenner, finance director, quits - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/supportservices/article4077671.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_04_30

Europe's highest court deals a blow to the City as it rejects British attempt to ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2617222/Europes-highest-court-deals-blow-City-rejects-British-attempt-block-financial-transaction-tax.html

Labour to cap landlords' rent on buy-to-let homes - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/buy-to-let/10799998/Labour-to-cap-landlords-rent-on-buy-to-let-homes.html

Zero hours contracts must be stopped say unions as 1.4m are on the deal - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/zero-hours-contracts-must-stopped-3480825

AstraZeneca's Johansson hits at Pfizer 'big is better' bid - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b45b749e-d077-11e3-9a81-00144feabdc0.html

30-Apr-2014 23:32

Zero-hour contracts held by 1.4m UK workers - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/economics/article4076901.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_04_30

FTSE edges higher but William Hill and Ladbrokes bounce after betting review - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/marketforceslive/2014/apr/30/ftse-higher-william-hill-ladbrokes-betting-review

Co-op Bank report reveals extraordinary picture of amateurism - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2014/apr/30/coop-bank-christopher-kelly-report-failings-reform

Bank of England's Haldane eyes asset prices, gives few clues on rates - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-britain-boe-haldane-policy-idUKKBN0DG1SQ20140430

Boris warns City under threat after European Court dismisses UK 'Tobin tax ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10797997/Boris-warns-City-under-threat-after-European-Court-dismisses-UK-Tobin-tax-challenge.html

'Priority investors' drawn into uproar over Royal Mail privatisation - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-britain-royal-mail-investors-idUKKBN0DG1SO20140430

Britain must not sacrifice a strategic asset like AstraZeneca - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/30/britain-strategic-asset-astrazeneca

US Economic Growth Slows To a Crawl in First Quarter - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304178104579533412969885426.html

UK's Labour plans rent controls for private housing - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-britain-labour-rent-idUKKBN0DG1X020140430

Serco on brink as Andrew Jenner, finance director, quits - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/supportservices/article4077671.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_04_30

30-Apr-2014 22:31

FTSE edges higher but William Hill and Ladbrokes bounce after betting review - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/marketforceslive/2014/apr/30/ftse-higher-william-hill-ladbrokes-betting-review

Co-op Bank report reveals extraordinary picture of amateurism - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2014/apr/30/coop-bank-christopher-kelly-report-failings-reform

Half of Saga shares could go to public - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57b7ead0-d02f-11e3-8b90-00144feabdc0.html

Shell puts new Russian projects on hold - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/10799753/Shell-puts-new-Russian-projects-on-hold-after-seizure-of-Crimea.html

Bank of England's Haldane eyes asset prices, gives few clues on rates - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-britain-boe-haldane-policy-idUKKBN0DG1SQ20140430

Boris warns City under threat after European Court dismisses UK 'Tobin tax ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10797997/Boris-warns-City-under-threat-after-European-Court-dismisses-UK-Tobin-tax-challenge.html

Serco seeks to raise £170m as profits drop - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/505df864-d099-11e3-8b90-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fhome_uk%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

'Priority investors' drawn into uproar over Royal Mail privatisation - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-britain-royal-mail-investors-idUKKBN0DG1SO20140430

US economy stalls in first-quarter, but fundamentals still sound - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/us-usa-economy-idUSBREA3T03420140430

Britain must not sacrifice a strategic asset like AstraZeneca - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/30/britain-strategic-asset-astrazeneca

30-Apr-2014 21:30

Zero-hour contracts held by 1.4m UK workers - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/economics/article4076901.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_04_30

FTSE edges higher but William Hill and Ladbrokes bounce after betting review - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/marketforceslive/2014/apr/30/ftse-higher-william-hill-ladbrokes-betting-review

Pensions minister says budget not a 'death blow' to annuities - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/apr/30/steve-webb-pensions-budget-not-death-blow-annuities

Co-op Bank: how to blow up a business in 11 easy steps - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10798907/Co-op-Bank-how-to-blow-up-a-business-in-11-easy-steps.html

GlaxoSmithKline keeps distance from bid for rival AstraZeneca - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/30/glaxosmithkline-gsk-astrazeneca-pfizer-andrew-witty-novartis?cmp%3Dwp-plugin

England & Wales home prices drop, but six London garages fetch £700k - OPP Connect :: http://www.opp-connect.com/30/04/2014/england-wales-home-prices-drop-but-six-london-garages-fetch-700k/

AstraZeneca's Leif Johansson hits at Pfizer 'big is better' bid - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b45b749e-d077-11e3-9a81-00144feabdc0.html

Court dashes drive to resist tax on City - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/495784ea-d07b-11e3-9a81-00144feabdc0.html

US economy grows just 0.1% as Fed says recovery back on track - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/30/us-economy-growth-cold-weather-recovery

US equities hold steady as Fed continues to trim bond-buying - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c5c09f2-d010-11e3-a2b7-00144feabdc0.html

30-Apr-2014 20:29

Zero-hour contracts held by 1.4m UK workers - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/economics/article4076901.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_04_30

FTSE edges higher but William Hill and Ladbrokes bounce after betting review - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/marketforceslive/2014/apr/30/ftse-higher-william-hill-ladbrokes-betting-review

Pensions minister says budget not a 'death blow' to annuities - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/apr/30/steve-webb-pensions-budget-not-death-blow-annuities

Britain loses fight against European court over financial transaction tax - MoneyExpert :: http://www.moneyexpert.com/news/britain-loses-fight-against-european-court-over-financial-transaction-tax/800582802

Sir Andrew Witty makes case for British science amid concerns over AstraZeneca - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/pharmaceuticalsandchemicals/10798781/Sir-Andrew-Witty-makes-case-for-British-science-amid-concerns-over-AstraZeneca.html

Co-op Bank: how to blow up a business in 11 easy steps - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10798907/Co-op-Bank-how-to-blow-up-a-business-in-11-easy-steps.html

Shareholder value means more than a tax break - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/faee2228-cf8f-11e3-bec6-00144feabdc0.html

Half of Saga shares could go to public - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57b7ead0-d02f-11e3-8b90-00144feabdc0.html

Shell puts new Russian projects on hold - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/10799753/Shell-puts-new-Russian-projects-on-hold-after-seizure-of-Crimea.html

US growth slows sharply to 0.1% - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2dea31bc-d062-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html

30-Apr-2014 19:28

Zero-hour contracts held by 1.4m UK workers - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/economics/article4076901.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_04_30

Barclays move to carve out bad bank is bold statement of intent - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0c85fb22-d054-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html

Royal Dutch Shell plc: Voting Rights and Capital - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/royal-dutch-shell-plc-voting-rights-and-capital-2014-04-30?reflink%3DMW_news_stmp

Robin Hood tax has roots in 17th century - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ad56782e-d06d-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html

Help to Buy assists 20000 in its first year as house prices dip for March - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/apr/30/help-to-buy-house-prices-dip

FTSE edges higher but William Hill and Ladbrokes bounce after betting review - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/marketforceslive/2014/apr/30/ftse-higher-william-hill-ladbrokes-betting-review

Pensions minister says budget not a 'death blow' to annuities - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/apr/30/steve-webb-pensions-budget-not-death-blow-annuities

Co-op Bank report reveals extraordinary picture of amateurism - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2014/apr/30/coop-bank-christopher-kelly-report-failings-reform?cmp%3Dwp-plugin

Sir Andrew Witty makes case for British science amid concerns over AstraZeneca - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/pharmaceuticalsandchemicals/10798781/Sir-Andrew-Witty-makes-case-for-British-science-amid-concerns-over-AstraZeneca.html

US economy grows just 0.1% as weather blamed for putting chill on recovery - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/30/us-economy-growth-cold-weather-recovery

30-Apr-2014 18:27

Barclays move to carve out bad bank is bold statement of intent - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0c85fb22-d054-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html

UPDATE 3-Shell boosts dividend after beating first quarter estimates - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/shell-results-idINL6N0NM1TG20140430

Robin Hood tax has roots in 17th century - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ad56782e-d06d-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html

Review castigates Co-op Bank management and board - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2178ff9a-d02f-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html

UPDATE 1-UK lawmakers plan to probe Pfizer pursuit of AstraZeneca - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/astrazeneca-pfizer-lawmakers-idUSL6N0NM5RP20140430

GSK hit by poor lung drug sales, CEO dislikes mega-mergers - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-gsk-results-idUKKBN0DG11W20140430

Help to Buy assists 20000 in its first year as house prices dip for March - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/apr/30/help-to-buy-house-prices-dip

Sir Martin Sorrell tops FTSE 100 pay league with £30m package - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/media/10799144/Sir-Martin-Sorrell-tops-FTSE-100-pay-league-with-30m-package.html

FTSE edges higher but William Hill and Ladbrokes bounce after betting review - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/marketforceslive/2014/apr/30/ftse-higher-william-hill-ladbrokes-betting-review

Pensions minister says budget not a 'death blow' to annuities - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/apr/30/steve-webb-pensions-budget-not-death-blow-annuities

30-Apr-2014 17:26

Barclays move to carve out bad bank is bold statement of intent - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0c85fb22-d054-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html

UPDATE 3-Shell boosts dividend after beating first quarter estimates - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/shell-results-idINL6N0NM1TG20140430

UPDATE 2-UK insurance to holidays group Saga plans $3.7 bln flotation - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/saga-group-ipo-idUSL6N0NM20420140430

UK Vows 'Proportionate, Targeted' Action on Gaming Machines - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-30/u-dot-k-dot-vows-proportionate-targeted-action-on-gaming-machines

GSK plays down prospect of white knight bid for AstraZeneca - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0fbcc512-d060-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html

Pfizer-AstraZeneca marriage divides opinion - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d2103d8e-d046-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html

Zero-hours contracts 'trapping 1.4 million workers at the whim of their boss' - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/zerohours-contracts-trapping-14-million-workers-at-the-whim-of-their-boss-9305610.html

House prices: up 12pc in London, down 16pc in Blaenau - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/houseprices/10798990/House-prices-up-12pc-in-London-down-16pc-in-Blaenau.html

Boris Johnson accuses Europe of trying to 'stamp on growth' in UK with tax - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/boris-johnson-accuses-europe-of-trying-to-stamp-on-growth-in-uk-with-tax-9307136.html

Co-op Bank slammed by damning report - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2178ff9a-d02f-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html

30-Apr-2014 16:25

Barclays move to carve out bad bank is bold statement of intent - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0c85fb22-d054-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html

UPDATE 2-UK insurance to holidays group Saga plans $3.7 bln flotation - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/saga-group-ipo-idINL6N0NM20420140430

US economy stalls in first quarter, inventories and trade weigh - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-usa-economy-idUKKBN0DG17O20140430

Twitter Stock Plunges as User Growth Slows - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-30/twitter-stock-plunges-as-user-growth-slows

Number of employees on controversial 'zero-hours' contracts hits 1.4m - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/10798764/Number-of-employees-on-controversial-zero-hours-contracts-hits-1.4m.html

Co-op bank: bad management and Britannia merger to blame - Citywire.co.uk :: http://www.citywire.co.uk/money/co-op-bank-bad-management-and-britannia-merger-to-blame/a748611?ref%3Dcitywire-money-latest-news-list

GE Said to Covet Alstom Business Servicing Power Plants - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-29/ge-said-to-covet-alstom-business-servicing-electric-power-plants

GSK plays down prospect of white knight bid for AstraZeneca - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0fbcc512-d060-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fhome_uk%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

European Court Rejects British Challenge to Tax on Trading - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/business/international/european-court-rejects-british-challenge-to-tax-on-trading.html

30-Apr-2014 15:24

Twitter's Slow Growth Might Be Selling Point - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1252236

Ladbrokes poised to cut jobs after tax hike - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/ladbrokes-poised-to-cut-jobs-after-tax-hike-9305812.html

Alstom Backs GE's Offer Despite French Government's Concerns - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/04/30/alstom-to-review-13-5-billion-offer-from-general-electric/?hpw%26rref%3Dbusiness

Reporters: Howard Mustoe and Rebecca Marston - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27207973

UPDATE 2-Europe's top court rejects UK challenge on financial trading tax - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/eu-britain-ftt-idINL6N0NM2O020140430

BAT Revenue Misses Analysts' Estimates on Delayed Pricing (3) - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-30/british-american-tobacco-sales-fall-short-of-estimates-correct

UPDATE 1-Poor lung drug sales hit GSK in Q1, CEO wary on M&A - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/gsk-results-idUSL6N0NM4H020140430

China poised to overtake US as world's largest economy, research shows - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/30/china-overtake-us-worlds-largest-economy

Barclays move to carve out bad bank is bold statement of intent - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0c85fb22-d054-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html

Shell stock jumps as cash flow improves, dividend rises - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-shell-results-idUKKBN0DG0EI20140430

30-Apr-2014 14:23

Twitter's five point plan to calm Wall Street's fears - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d0e958e-cff9-11e3-9b2b-00144feabdc0.html

Royal Dutch Shell Profit Falls on Refining Charge - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303678404579532903525442252.html

Co-op Bank's near-collapse blamed on Britannia merger - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/coop-banks-nearcollapse-blamed-on-britannia-merger-9305768.html

Ladbrokes poised to cut jobs after tax hike - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/ladbrokes-poised-to-cut-jobs-after-tax-hike-9305812.html

McGee Exiting Barclays Shows Lehman Legacy Fading Away (2) - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-29/mcgee-exiting-barclays-shows-lehman-brothers-legacy-fading-away

UK Loses Challenge to Financial Transaction Tax -- Update - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140430-708045.html

Alstom studies GE offer, leaves door ajar for Siemens - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-alstom-offer-idUKKBN0DG0AX20140430

Over-50s insurer Saga plans £2.2bn stock market listing - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27218622

British American Tobacco Sales Fall Short of Estimates (Correct) - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-30/british-american-tobacco-sales-fall-short-of-estimates-correct

China poised to overtake US as world's largest economy, research shows - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/30/china-overtake-us-worlds-largest-economy

30-Apr-2014 13:22

BAT's robust sales clouded by weakening currencies - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/26991c0c-d044-11e3-8b90-00144feabdc0.html

Ladbrokes chief Richard Glynn warns job losses are 'inevitable' - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/ladbrokes-chief-richard-glynn-warns-job-losses-are-inevitable-9305066.html

Boris warns City under threat after European Court dismisses UK 'Tobin tax ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10797997/Boris-warns-City-under-threat-after-European-Court-dismisses-UK-Tobin-tax-challenge.html

No apologies and 'no regrets' over Royal Mail, says Vince Cable - Management Today :: http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/news/1292365/no-apologies-no-regrets-royal-mail-says-vince-cable/

Bad Bank Barclays - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/francescoppola/2014/04/30/bad-bank-barclays/

China Overtaking US as World's Largest Economy in 2014 - International Business Times UK :: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/china-overtaking-us-worlds-largest-economy-2014-1446673

Twitter's five point plan to calm Wall Street's fears - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d0e958e-cff9-11e3-9b2b-00144feabdc0.html

Alstom studies GE offer, leaves door ajar for Siemens - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/us-alstom-offer-idUSBREA3S0US20140430

Co-op Bank Review Sparks Pay Clawback Demand - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1252068/co-op-bank-review-sparks-pay-clawback-demand

Gas Fuels Shell's Shares - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-520032/

30-Apr-2014 12:21

Royal Mail: how hedge funds cleaned up in float new - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/news/royal-mail-how-hedge-funds-cleaned-up-in-float-30231639.html

Shares in Twitter drop after slower than expected growth - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27218323

UK loses legal challenge to EU financial transaction tax - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d846671a-d040-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html

Shell stock jumps as cash flow improves, dividend rises - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-shell-results-idUKKBN0DG0EI20140430

Ladbrokes weighs odds on more shop closures - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/87544700-d040-11e3-8b90-00144feabdc0.html

China poised to pass US as world's leading economic power - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/china-poised-to-pass-us-as-world-s-leading-economic-power-1.1778656

BAT's robust sales clouded by weakening currencies - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/26991c0c-d044-11e3-8b90-00144feabdc0.html

Scale of zero hours contracts revealed - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eaf5d8d2-d045-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html

Co-op and Britannia merger 'should never have happened', says Kelly report - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10797038/Co-op-and-Britannia-merger-should-never-have-happened-says-Kelly-report.html

Saga to Raise $925 Million in IPO - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303678404579532990841477128.html

30-Apr-2014 11:20

British American Tobacco volume improves as forex weighs - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-brit-am-tobacco-results-idUKKBN0DG0EW20140430

Barclays to announce 'bad bank' next week - source - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-barclays-badbank-idUKKBN0DG0LI20140430

Royal Mail: how hedge funds cleaned up in float new - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/news/royal-mail-how-hedge-funds-cleaned-up-in-float-30231639.html

Europe rejects UK's financial transaction tax challenge - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27218615

Siemens Sweetens Offer for Alstom Unit -- Update - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140430-704114.html

Developed economies' share of global output falls - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/developed-economies-share-of-global-output-falls-2014-04-30?link%3DMW_latest_news

Shares in Twitter drop after slower than expected growth - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27218323

UPDATE 2-Qatari fund buys UK's Heritage Oil for $1.6 bln - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/heritageoil-mergers-idUSL6N0NM1RF20140430

Shell stock jumps as cash flow improves, dividend rises - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-shell-results-idUKKBN0DG0EI20140430

UPDATE 2-UK Co-operative Bank downfall blamed on Britannia takeover - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/co-operative-grp-banking-review-idINL6N0NM21B20140430

30-Apr-2014 10:19

Costa Coffee perks up Whitbread profits - Investors Chronicle :: http://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/shares/37c1aad0-cf9f-11e3-bec6-00144feabdc0

Rolls-Royce in talks with Siemens over sale of gas turbine business - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/10797200/Rolls-Royce-in-talks-with-Siemens-over-sale-of-gas-turbine-business.html

Shares in Twitter fall 10% after slowdown in user growth - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/technology/shares-in-twitter-fall-10-after-slowdown-in-user-growth-1.1778597

Royal Mail float: Government admits hedge funds were favoured - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/royal-mail-float-government-admits-hedge-funds-were-favoured-9304080.html

Insurer Saga plans $3.7 billion London float - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-saga-group-ipo-idUKKBN0DG0JQ20140430

BAT Revenue Misses Analysts' Estimates on Delayed Pricing (2) - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-30/bat-revenue-misses-analysts-estimates-on-delayed-pricing-1

China poised to pass US as world's leading economic power this year - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d79ffff8-cfb7-11e3-9b2b-00144feabdc0.html

Barclays to announce 'bad bank' next week - source - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-barclays-badbank-idUKKBN0DG0LI20140430

Co-op Bank report hits out at poor management and over-ambition - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/30/co-op-bank-report-poor-management-over-ambition

Royal Dutch Shell Profit Falls on Refining Charge -- Update - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140430-703560.html

30-Apr-2014 09:18

Whitbread serves extra strength divi as Costa and Premier Inn shine - Proactive Investors UK :: http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/68022/whitbread-serves-extra-strength-divi-as-costa-and-premier-inn-shine-68022.html

BP sees profits slump in first quarter of year - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/company-news/bp-sees-profits-slump-in-first-quarter-of-year.24090630

British American Tobacco posts lower revenue on forex hit - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/us-brit-am-tobacco-results-idUKKBN0DG0EW20140430

Results of bank stress tests is anybody's guess - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/financial-services/results-of-bank-stress-tests-is-anybody-s-guess-1.1778138

Twitter disappoints again on user growth and views - RTE.ie :: http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2014/0430/613912-twitter-quarterly-results/

Barclays to create 'bad bank' for non–core assets - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/epic/barc/10797498/Barclays-to-create-bad-bank-for-non-core-assets.html

Co-op Bank slammed by damning report - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2178ff9a-d02f-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html

GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares struggle; yen firms as BOJ stays upbeat - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/markets-global-wrapup-idUSL3N0NM00I20140430

Duke of Westminster heads south of the river over London housing bubble fears - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/29/duke-of-westminster-london-housing-bubble

Shell earnings fall on refinery impairments, cash flow improves - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-shell-results-idUKKBN0DG0EI20140430

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30-Apr-2014 08:17

Consumer confidence declines slightly in April - MiamiHerald.com :: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/04/29/4087547/consumer-confidence-declines-slightly.html

Rolls-Royce says in talks to sell parts of energy unit to Siemens - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/us-siemens-rolls-royce-hldg-bid-idINBREA3S0ZE20140429

Whitbread plots growth of Costa shops in France - CITY A.M. :: http://www.cityam.com/article/1398818806/whitbread-plots-growth-costa-shops-france

BP sees profits slump in first quarter of year - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/company-news/bp-sees-profits-slump-in-first-quarter-of-year.24090630

BoE stress tests: banks must cope with 80s-style recession - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10795685/BoE-stress-tests-banks-must-cope-with-80s-style-recession.html

Barclays to create 'bad bank' for non–core assets - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/epic/barc/10797498/Barclays-to-create-bad-bank-for-non-core-assets.html

Duke of Westminster's property company sells £240million of luxury homes over ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2616510/Duke-Westminsters-property-company-sells-240million-luxury-homes-fears-London-bubble-burst.html

Twitter Stock Down 10% As It Posts $132m Loss - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1252035

Co-op dismisses board member following leaks - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10797005/Co-op-dismisses-board-member-following-leaks.html

GDP grows by 0.8% in the three months: Rising consumer confidence fires up ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/rising-consumer-confidence-is-firing-up-gdp-growth-9304008.html

30-Apr-2014 07:16

Camelot boss divides lottery balls between two successors - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/leisure/article4075832.ece

WPP Boss Nets £29m After Share Payout - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1251936/wpp-boss-nets-29m-after-share-payout

Whitbread plots growth of Costa shops in France - CITY A.M. :: http://www.cityam.com/article/1398818806/whitbread-plots-growth-costa-shops-france

BP sees profits slump in first quarter of year - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/company-news/bp-sees-profits-slump-in-first-quarter-of-year.24090630

Director of Co-op forced off board after inquiry into leak - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/director-of-co-op-forced-off-board-after-inquiry-into-leak.24099053

US consumer confidence rebounds to pre-crisis levels in first quarter: Nielsen - Chicago Tribune :: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-global-economy-confidence-nielsen-20140429,0,4943950.story

Top Officer of Barclays in America Is Leaving - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/head-of-barclays-u-s-business-to-step-down/

Results of bank stress tests is anybody's guess - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/financial-services/results-of-bank-stress-tests-is-anybody-s-guess-1.1778138

BoJ defies calls for additional easing - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5a43f35e-d01e-11e3-a2b7-00144feabdc0.html

George Osborne: GDP shows Britain is "coming back" - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/georgeosborne/10796378/George-Osborne-GDP-shows-Britain-is-coming-back.html

30-Apr-2014 06:15

Camelot boss divides lottery balls between two successors - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/leisure/article4075832.ece

What is Paym? - International Business Times UK :: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/what-paym-banks-challenge-paypal-mobile-payments-service-1446572

Deal frenzy hits Shire investors - Express.co.uk :: http://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/473136/Deal-frenzy-hits-Shire-investors

Whitbread plots growth of Costa shops in France - CITY A.M. :: http://www.cityam.com/article/1398818806/whitbread-plots-growth-costa-shops-france

'Super-prime' property sell-off by Grosvenor - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/superprime-property-selloff-by-grosvenor-9304010.html

BP sees profits slump in first quarter of year - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/company-news/bp-sees-profits-slump-in-first-quarter-of-year.24090630

Director of Co-op forced off board after inquiry into leak - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/director-of-co-op-forced-off-board-after-inquiry-into-leak.24099053

'Britain is coming back' from recession - Osborne - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/house-of-commons-27203998

Top Officer of Barclays in America Is Leaving - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/head-of-barclays-u-s-business-to-step-down/

Results of bank stress tests is anybody's guess - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/financial-services/results-of-bank-stress-tests-is-anybody-s-guess-1.1778138

30-Apr-2014 05:14

Camelot boss divides lottery balls between two successors - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/leisure/article4075832.ece

Probe into Irish cargo plane accident in East Midlands - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/probe-into-irish-cargo-plane-accident-in-east-midlands-266978.html

Deal frenzy hits Shire investors - Express.co.uk :: http://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/473136/Deal-frenzy-hits-Shire-investors

Whitbread plots growth of Costa shops in France - CITY A.M. :: http://www.cityam.com/article/1398818806/whitbread-plots-growth-costa-shops-france

'Super-prime' property sell-off by Grosvenor - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/superprime-property-selloff-by-grosvenor-9304010.html

UK banks face tough tests to prove their resilience - CITY A.M. :: http://www.cityam.com/article/1398819998/uk-banks-face-tough-tests-prove-their-resilience

McGee Exiting Barclays Shows Lehman Brothers Legacy Fading Away - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-29/mcgee-exiting-barclays-shows-lehman-brothers-legacy-fading-away

BP sees profits slump in first quarter of year - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/company-news/bp-sees-profits-slump-in-first-quarter-of-year.24090630

Director of Co-op forced off board after inquiry into leak - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/director-of-co-op-forced-off-board-after-inquiry-into-leak.24099053

'Britain is coming back' from recession - Osborne - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/house-of-commons-27203998

30-Apr-2014 04:13

Camelot boss divides lottery balls between two successors - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/leisure/article4075832.ece

Britain Outlines Stress Test for Its Banks - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/britain-outlines-stress-test-for-its-banks/

Rolls-Royce in talks with Siemens over sale of gas turbine business - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/10797200/Rolls-Royce-in-talks-with-Siemens-over-sale-of-gas-turbine-business.html

East Midlands flights suspended after cargo aircraft problem - Travel Weekly UK :: http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2014/04/29/47815/east-midlands-flights-suspended-after-cargo-aircraft.html

BP's profits fall on lower output and a decline in refinery earnings - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/bprsquos-profits-fall-on-lower-output-and-a-decline-in-refinery-earnings-266988.html

UK economy grows at fastest pace in over six years - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-britain-economy-idUKKBN0DF0LY20140430

Whitbread plots growth of Costa shops in France - CITY A.M. :: http://www.cityam.com/article/1398818806/whitbread-plots-growth-costa-shops-france

'Super-prime' property sell-off by Grosvenor - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/superprime-property-selloff-by-grosvenor-9304010.html

Co-op director quits due to board leaks - CITY A.M. :: http://www.cityam.com/article/1398819658/co-op-director-quits-due-board-leaks

McGee Exiting Barclays Shows Lehman Brothers Legacy Fading Away - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-29/mcgee-exiting-barclays-shows-lehman-brothers-legacy-fading-away

30-Apr-2014 03:12

Camelot boss divides lottery balls between two successors - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/leisure/article4075832.ece

Paym: Twenty Million Customers Have to Wait for Revolutionary Mobile Banking ... - International Business Times UK :: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/paym-twenty-million-customers-have-wait-revolutionary-mobile-banking-app-1446555

Britain Outlines Stress Test for Its Banks - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/britain-outlines-stress-test-for-its-banks/

Rolls-Royce nears sale of £1bn energy unit to Siemens - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/27f0a410-cfce-11e3-a2b7-00144feabdc0.html

East Midlands flights suspended after cargo aircraft problem - Travel Weekly UK :: http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2014/04/29/47815/east-midlands-flights-suspended-after-cargo-aircraft.html

BP's profits fall on lower output and a decline in refinery earnings - Irish Examiner :: http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/bprsquos-profits-fall-on-lower-output-and-a-decline-in-refinery-earnings-266988.html

Barclays to announce 'bad bank' next week - source - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-barclays-badbank-idUKKBN0DF1SV20140430

UK economy grows at fastest pace in over six years - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/uk-britain-economy-idUKKBN0DF0LY20140430

Whitbread plots growth of Costa shops in France - CITY A.M. :: http://www.cityam.com/article/1398818806/whitbread-plots-growth-costa-shops-france

'Super-prime' property sell-off by Grosvenor - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/superprime-property-selloff-by-grosvenor-9304010.html

30-Apr-2014 02:11

Camelot boss divides lottery balls between two successors - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/leisure/article4075832.ece

Britain Outlines Stress Test for Its Banks - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/britain-outlines-stress-test-for-its-banks/

Grosvenor sounds the alarm over London - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/construction-property/article4076371.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_04_29

Royal Mail float scandal: how hedge funds cleaned up - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/royal-mail-float-scandal-how-hedge-funds-cleaned-up-9303674.html

UPDATE 2-Rolls-Royce says in talks to sell parts of energy unit to Siemens - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/siemens-rolls-royce-hldg-bid-idINL6N0NL6YA20140429

GDP growth: Britain is coming back, says Osborne - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27214723

US Sanctions Raise Concerns for Foreign Investors - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-sanctions-raise-concerns-foreign-investors-23517194

East Midlands flights suspended after cargo aircraft problem - Travel Weekly UK :: http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2014/04/29/47815/east-midlands-flights-suspended-after-cargo-aircraft.html

Costa Coffee helps Whitbread brew up growth - Express.co.uk :: http://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/473137/Costa-Coffee-helps-Whitbread-brew-up-growth

Barclays Said to Name Bommensath to Oversee 'Bad Bank' - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-29/barclays-said-to-create-bad-bank-overseen-by-eric-bommensath.html

30-Apr-2014 01:10

BP First-Quarter Profit Drops With Output as Dividend Raised (2) - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-29/bp-s-first-quarter-profit-drops-with-output-as-dividend-raised

Grosvenor sounds the alarm over London - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/construction-property/article4076371.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_04_29

CITY FOCUS: High street chain Costa Coffee at the core of the success story ... - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/article-2616264/CITY-FOCUS-High-street-chain-Costa-Coffee-core-success-story-Whitbreads-boom.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Vince Cable defends Royal Mail sale price to MPs - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27214813

UPDATE 2-Rolls-Royce says in talks to sell parts of energy unit to Siemens - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/siemens-rolls-royce-hldg-bid-idINL6N0NL6YA20140429

GDP growth: Britain is coming back, says Osborne - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27214723

Bank tests proving relatively stress-free - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c6c6864-cfba-11e3-a2b7-00144feabdc0.html

Rainmaker McGee skips out of Barclays - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c4ee6bf6-cfbc-11e3-a2b7-00144feabdc0.html

Co-op Group board member leaves after leaks investigation - source - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/uk-cooperativegrp-director-idUKKBN0DF1WT20140429

Twitter Stock Down Amid User Growth Concerns in 1Q - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/twitter-posts-1q-loss-higher-revenue-23521277

30-Apr-2014 00:09

Britain faces bricks shortage, builders warn - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/constructionandproperty/10796545/Britain-faces-bricks-shortage-builders-warn.html

BP plays down Rosneft sanctions threat - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/10796933/BP-plays-down-Rosneft-sanctions-threat.html

RPT-UPDATE 3-EU unveils tougher bank tests in bid to draw line under crisis - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/eu-banking-stresstest-idINL6N0NL4M720140429

Grosvenor sounds the alarm over London - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/construction-property/article4076371.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_04_29

Good news on the economy, but statistics don't tell the whole story - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/10797050/Good-news-on-the-economy-but-statistics-dont-tell-the-whole-story.html

Twitter Revenue Jumps, but User Figures Worry Wall St. - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/30/technology/twitter-revenue-jumps-but-user-figures-worry-wall-st.html

CITY FOCUS: High street chain Costa Coffee at the core of the success story ... - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/article-2616264/CITY-FOCUS-High-street-chain-Costa-Coffee-core-success-story-Whitbreads-boom.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Vince Cable defends Royal Mail sale price to MPs - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27214813

Barclays to create bad bank in bid to transform investment operation - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/69c49ade-cf9e-11e3-bec6-00144feabdc0.html

Rolls-Royce says in talks to sell parts of energy unit to Siemens - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/us-siemens-rolls-royce-hldg-bid-idUSBREA3S0ZE20140429

29-Apr-2014 23:08

Cuadrilla to return to protest-hit Balcombe to conduct oil tests - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/10796263/Cuadrilla-to-return-to-protest-hit-Balcombe-to-conduct-oil-tests.html

Whitbread pushes ahead with global expansion as it raises dividend - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/leisure/10796944/Whitbread-pushes-ahead-with-global-expansion-as-it-raises-dividend.html

RPT-UPDATE 3-EU unveils tougher bank tests in bid to draw line under crisis - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/eu-banking-stresstest-idINL6N0NL4M720140429

Grosvenor sounds the alarm over London - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/construction-property/article4076371.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_04_29

Good news on the economy, but statistics don't tell the whole story - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/10797050/Good-news-on-the-economy-but-statistics-dont-tell-the-whole-story.html

Pfizer flies in to clear path for £60bn AstraZeneca takeover - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e354386e-cfa3-11e3-9b2b-00144feabdc0.html

East Midlands Airport to reopen after cargo plane drama - Nottingham Post :: http://www.nottinghampost.com/East-Midlands-Airport-reopen-cargo-plane-drama/story-21030000-detail/story.html

Head of Barclays' US Business to Step Down - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/head-of-barclays-u-s-business-to-step-down/

Royal Mail float scandal: how hedge funds cleaned up - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/royal-mail-float-scandal-how-hedge-funds-cleaned-up-9303674.html

Rolls-Royce nears sale of £1bn energy unit to Siemens - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/27f0a410-cfce-11e3-a2b7-00144feabdc0.html