26-May-2014 10:33

UPDATE 2-Britain awards $15 bln London rail contract to Go-Ahead business - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/23/britain-railways-idUSL6N0O914520140523

BoE's Charlie Bean expects rates to hit 3pc in three years - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/10855657/BoEs-Charlie-Bean-expects-rates-to-hit-3pc-in-three-years.html

A bitter pill as China crackdowns squeeze pharma margins - euronews :: http://www.euronews.com/business-newswires/2519136-a-bitter-pill-as-china-crackdowns-squeeze-pharma-margins/

Pfizer to Call off £69bn AstraZeneca Deal as Deadline About to End - International Business Times UK :: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pfizer-call-off-69bn-astrazeneca-deal-deadline-about-end-1450011

InterContinental Hotels Turns Down £6bn Takeover Bid - International Business Times UK :: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/intercontinental-hotels-turns-down-6bn-takeover-bid-1450012

Investors revolt on HSBC excessive boardroom pay - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2638085/Investors-revolt-HSBC-excessive-boardroom-pay.html

London's slimmest house weighs in at £450000 - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/may/23/99-inch-house-london-property-market

Wedding bells fail to ring for Moss Bros - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/retailing/article4099159.ece

Bullying AstraZeneca to rush into a replay is perverse - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2014/may/23/bullying-astrazeneca-is-perverse

The scheme is reviving house building and serving a social purpose, writes Huw ... - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/199ed2f4-e0f6-11e3-875f-00144feabdc0.html