25-Apr-2014 22:33

Scotmid sees no recovery as profits fall again - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/business/retail/scotmid-sees-no-recovery-as-profits-fall-again-1-3387862

Starbucks Reports 1st Ever UK Sales Drop Post Tax Avoidance Row - International Business Times UK :: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/starbucks-reports-loss-uk-despite-22-rise-operating-margin-1446013

WPP benefits from Publicis-Omnicom merger uncertainty - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/media/10788283/WPP-benefits-from-Publicis-Omnicom-merger-uncertainty.html

Will you pass UK lenders' tough new mortgage test? - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f5443022-ca32-11e3-bb92-00144feabdc0.html

ECB loan repayments put pressure on rates - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e6661f62-cc93-11e3-ab99-00144feabdc0.html

John Lewis chairman's pay goes above £1.5m for first time in 2013 - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/25/john-lewis-chairman-charlie-mayfield-pay-above-one-and-half-million-first-time

Week Ahead: Ukraine escalation and eurozone inflation - Citywire.co.uk :: http://www.citywire.co.uk/money/week-ahead-ukraine-escalation-and-eurozone-inflation/a747916?ref%3Dcitywire-money-latest-news-list

William Hill blames tax hike as it shuts 109 betting shops - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/leisure/10789265/William-Hill-blames-tax-hike-as-it-shuts-109-betting-shops.html

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

Top investors to file one billion pounds legal claims against RBS - sources - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/25/uk-rbs-lawsuit-insurers-idUKBREA3O14W20140425