31-Jul-2014 13:34

UPDATE 2-Rolls-Royce says 2014 on track, to return to growth next year - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/rolls-royce-hldg-results-idUSL6N0Q620V20140731

Profile: Argentina's nemesis, hedge fund manager Paul Singer - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jul/31/paul-singer-hedge-funds-argentina

Housing bubble deflates rather than bursts, as price growth slows - Management Today :: http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/news/1306044/housing-bubble-deflates-rather-bursts-price-growth-slows/

Diageo can't drown all its sorrows in strong sterling - Management Today :: http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/news/1306047/diageo-cant-drown-its-sorrows-strong-sterling/

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

Spiralling PPI cost breaks through £10bn barrier at Lloyds - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/spiralling-ppi-cost-breaks-through-10bn-barrier-at-lloyds-9639123.html

BT forges on with fibre roll-out but customer uptake weak - ComputerWeekly.com :: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240225915/BT-forges-on-with-fibre-roll-out-but-customer-uptake-weak

Carillion's U-turn sinks £3 billion construction mega-merger - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/carillions-uturn-sinks-3-billion-construction-megamerger-9639833.html

Riskiest-to-Safest Bonds on 9-Year Winning Streak Amid ECB Bets - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-31/riskiest-to-safest-bonds-on-9-year-winning-streak-amid-ecb-bets

UPDATE 1-Britain's energy firms forecast to see higher margins for 2014 - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/britain-ofgem-idUSL6N0Q63Y120140731