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