03-Jul-2014 13:33

China to try UK private investigator working for GSK 'in a closed trial' - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/03/china-uk-private-investigator-gsk-closed-trial-peter-humphrey-yu-yingzeng?CMP%3Dtwt_gu

Poundland sales reach almost £1bn on rapid store expansion - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10942862/Poundland-sales-reach-almost-1bn-on-rapid-store-expansion.html

Euro zone bond yields rise as US jobs, ECB double act eyed - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/03/markets-bonds-euro-idUSL6N0PE2CN20140703

Thorntons unveils £75m refinancing and discovers breach of borrowing limits - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/marketforceslive/2014/jul/03/thorntons-refinancing-exceeds-borrowing-limits

FTSE hits three-week high on US jobs optimism - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/07/03/uk-markets-britain-stocks-idUKKBN0ER0QZ20140703

UK services PMI - what the economists say - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jul/03/uk-services-pmi-what-the-economists-say?cmp%3Dwp-plugin

Bank of England deputy governor fears crash threat from rising household debt - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jul/03/housing-market-house-prices-economy-bank-of-england

UPDATE 2-Balfour Beatty shares slump on engineering profit warning - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/03/balfour-beatty-idUSL6N0PE1A020140703

Rupert Soames to write down value of Serco contracts - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/rupert-soames-to-write-down-value-of-serco-contracts-9581508.html