24-Apr-2014 23:10

Patisserie Valerie puts £33m float in oven - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/leisure/article4070469.ece

Virgin Atlantic chief dismisses EU fears - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ddaa7c16-cbb6-11e3-a934-00144feabdc0.html

Optimism among manufacturers - Engineering Capacity :: http://www.engineeringcapacity.com/news101/business-news/optimism-among-manufacturers

The Co-op, the bananas and the £2.5bn loss - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1b4cb4c-cb9d-11e3-8ccf-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fhome_uk%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Fracking 'could be a vote-winner', energy minister Michael Fallon says - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/fracking/10786446/Fracking-could-be-a-vote-winner-energy-minister-Michael-Fallon-says.html

AstraZeneca investors stage rebellion over pay - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/pharmaceuticalsandchemicals/10786457/AstraZeneca-investors-stage-rebellion-over-pay.html

Gherkin skyscraper in receivership after defaults - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27151893

GE Is in Talks to Buy Alstom's Energy Business - Update - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20140424-711803.html

Barclays AGM: shareholders large and small protest over pay and bonuses - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/24/barclays-agm-protests-shareholders-pay-bonuses

Starbucks lifts its profit forecast - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f840512e-cbf0-11e3-a934-00144feabdc0.html