26-Apr-2014 12:47

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

Getting dimmer - The Economist (blog) :: http://www.economist.com/blogs/blighty/2014/04/energy-policy

Pearson faces investor revolt over executive bonuses - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/25/pearson-investor-revolt-executive-bonus-financial-times

UPDATE 1-Omnicom, Publicis in standoff ahead of $35 bln merger -WSJ - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/26/omnicom-group-publicis-groupe-idINL2N0NI01B20140426

Business lending by UK banks declines at sharp rate - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/markets-economy/business-lending-by-uk-banks-declines-at-sharp-rate.24063711

William Hill to close 109 betting shops - The Courier :: http://www.thecourier.co.uk/business/news/william-hill-to-close-109-betting-shops-1.337628

New mortgage rules pushing up rates? - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/borrowing/mortgages/10787173/New-mortgage-rules-pushing-up-rates.html

Royal Bank of Scotland faces lawsuits totalling £1bn from five of the UK's biggest ... - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2613370/Royal-Bank-Scotland-braced-lawsuits-five-UKs-biggest-investors-suing-1bn.html

Car insurance premiums drop by over £100 in one year, says AA - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-2613175/Car-insurance-premiums-drop-100-one-year-says-AA.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Proposed tube strike to affect train services - This is Local London :: http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11173971.Proposed_tube_strike_to_affect_train_services/