22-May-2014 13:01

SSE reveals how families cannot pay rising energy bills as profits rise - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/sse-profits-rocket-despite-desertion-by-customers-9406766.html

SABMiller takes axe to costs - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/leisure/10848720/SABMiller-takes-axe-to-costs.html

Bitcoin's nefarious cousin Darkcoin is booming - Wired.co.uk :: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-05/22/darkcoin-is-booming

Euro Zone Economy Continues to Expand, Survey Suggests - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/business/international/euro-zone-economy-continues-to-expand-survey-suggests.html

Stronger household spending and investment drive UK first quarter growth - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/05/22/uk-britain-economy-idUKKBN0E20PX20140522

Zoopla confirms IPO plans: what's taken it so long? - Management Today :: http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/news/1295398/zoopla-confirms-ipo-plans-whats-taken-so-long/

AstraZeneca directors unmoved by shareholder calls to reopen Pfizer talks - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/may/21/astrazeneca-directors-resist-shareholder-calls-to-reopen-pfizer-talks

Sterling soars after shopping spree and Bank of England's interest rate rise hint - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/sterling-soars-after-shopping-spree-and-bank-of-englands-rate-rise-hint-9409400.html

UPDATE 1-Halfords shares jump after surge in cycling sales - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/22/halfords-results-idUSL6N0O81MA20140522

UPDATE 2-UK's Royal Mail rattles investors with warning of rising competition - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/22/royal-mail-results-idUSL6N0O81AP20140522