30-Apr-2014 17:26

Barclays move to carve out bad bank is bold statement of intent - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0c85fb22-d054-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html

UPDATE 3-Shell boosts dividend after beating first quarter estimates - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/shell-results-idINL6N0NM1TG20140430

UPDATE 2-UK insurance to holidays group Saga plans $3.7 bln flotation - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/30/saga-group-ipo-idUSL6N0NM20420140430

UK Vows 'Proportionate, Targeted' Action on Gaming Machines - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-30/u-dot-k-dot-vows-proportionate-targeted-action-on-gaming-machines

GSK plays down prospect of white knight bid for AstraZeneca - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0fbcc512-d060-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html

Pfizer-AstraZeneca marriage divides opinion - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d2103d8e-d046-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html

Zero-hours contracts 'trapping 1.4 million workers at the whim of their boss' - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/zerohours-contracts-trapping-14-million-workers-at-the-whim-of-their-boss-9305610.html

House prices: up 12pc in London, down 16pc in Blaenau - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/houseprices/10798990/House-prices-up-12pc-in-London-down-16pc-in-Blaenau.html

Boris Johnson accuses Europe of trying to 'stamp on growth' in UK with tax - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/boris-johnson-accuses-europe-of-trying-to-stamp-on-growth-in-uk-with-tax-9307136.html

Co-op Bank slammed by damning report - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2178ff9a-d02f-11e3-af2b-00144feabdc0.html