21-May-2014 15:40

Glencore Xstrata has taken 27 months to not find its first female director - Management Today :: http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/news/1295191/glencore-xstrata-taken-27-months-not-find-its-first-female-director/

Carpetright chairman to step down amid sales slump - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/may/21/carpetright-chairman-lord-harrris-step-down

SSE annual profits jump 9.6% - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/sse-annual-profits-jump-96-9410495.html

Royal Mail to trial Sunday deliveries - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/royal-mail-to-trial-sunday-deliveries-9407420.html

Morrison slips as UK's FTSE 100 stalls - Business Recorder :: http://www.brecorder.com/markets/equity/europe/173631-morrison-slips-as-uks-ftse-100-stalls.html

FirstGroup fails to meet £50m dividend pledge - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/epic/fgp/10845527/FirstGroup-fails-to-meet-50m-dividend-pledge.html

Russia, China sign natural gas deal worth $400 billion - CBC.ca :: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/russia-china-sign-natural-gas-deal-worth-400-billion-1.2649241

Pound Rises for Fifth Day as Retail-Sales Jump Stokes Rates Bets - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-05-21/pound-holds-four-day-gain-before-boe-minutes-retail-sales-data

Burberry aims to quadruple Japan sales under new CEO - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/21/us-burberry-group-idUSBREA4K0EO20140521

UK retail sales grow at fastest pace in a decade in April - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10845804/UK-retail-sales-grow-at-fastest-pace-in-a-decade-in-April.html