24-Apr-2014 13:00

FTSE buoyed by technology shares after Apple, but Anglo American leads the way - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/marketforceslive/2014/apr/24/ftse-technology-apple-anglo-american

Travis Perkins share price: First-quarter sales surge - iNVEZZ :: http://invezz.com/news/equities/10532-travis-perkins-share-price-first-quarter-sales-surge

UK workers receive average pay rise of 2.5% - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/24/uk-average-workers-pay-rise-inflation

UPDATE 1-Barclays profit falls on fixed-income slump - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/24/barclays-agm-idINL6N0NG2E020140424

Scottish banks could be plunged into an Iceland-style crisis in an independent ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/scottish-banks-could-be-plunged-into-an-icelandstyle-crisis-in-an-independent-scotland-9281376.html

Virgin Atlantic losses narrow - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/24/virgin-atlantic-losses-narrow-premium-economy?cmp%3Dwp-plugin

ECB Would Consider Asset Purchases, Says Mario Draghi - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-515027/

Barclays chairman Sir David Walker defends bank's bonus increase - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/barclays-chairman-sir-david-walker-defends-banks-bonus-increase-9281486.html

AstraZeneca upbeat over R&D pipeline - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f749ee4-cb7d-11e3-a934-00144feabdc0.html