31-Jul-2014 11:32

Rolls-Royce hit by fall in defence spending, strong sterling - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e7666c90-1884-11e4-a51a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fhome_uk%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Mining market impacts on Weir profits - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-28580650

AstraZeneca upgrades sales and profit forecasts - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jul/31/astrazeneca-upgrades-sales-profit-forecasts?cmp%3Dwp-plugin

Stamp duty tax take near all-time high - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/houseprices/11002208/Stamp-duty-tax-take-near-all-time-high.html

Scandals dent profits at Lloyds as PPI bill rises £600m - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jul/31/lloyds-libor-ppi-fines

Balfour Beatty and Carillion slide as duo end merger talks - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/marketforceslive/2014/jul/31/balfour-beatty-carillion-end-merger-talks

British Gas profits slump by 26%: Despite hike in bills warmer weather means ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2711699/British-Gas-profits-slump-26-despite-hike-bills-warmer-weather-means-customers-turned-heating-off.html

Afren suspends executives after investigation into payments - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aefeaede-1885-11e4-a51a-00144feabdc0.html

Shell quarterly profit beats forecasts despite impairments - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/uk-shell-results-idUKKBN0G00FD20140731

BAE First-Half Profit Falls 7.5% as Defense Spending Slides - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-31/bae-first-half-profit-declines-7-dot-5-percent-as-defense-spending-dwindles