31-Jul-2014 14:35

AstraZeneca beats expectations in boost for investors - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/astrazeneca-beats-expectations-in-boost-for-investors-9639902.html

Eurozone nears deflation with price rise of just 0.4% so far this year - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/global/2014/jul/31/euro-zone-deflation-european-central-bank

Balfour Beatty Calls Off Merger Talks With Rival Carillion - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/31/balfour-beatty-calls-off-merger-talks-with-rival-carillion/?src%3Dtwr

Sport helps drive broadband customer growth for BT and push profits higher but ... - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2711817/Sports-services-help-drive-broadband-customer-growth-BT-Group.html

UPDATE 2-Diageo earnings fall on weakness in emerging markets - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/diageo-results-idUSL6N0Q62CC20140731

Lloyds first-half profits plunge as cost of PPI compensation tops £10bn - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/lloyds-firsthalf-profits-plunge-as-cost-of-ppi-compensation-tops-10bn-9640021.html

Royal Dutch Shell, ENI and BG Report Strong Earnings Growth in Second Quarter - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/01/business/international/royal-dutch-shell-eni-and-bg-report-strong-earnings-growth-in-second-quarter.html

British consumer morale and housing market cool in July - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/britain-economy-idUSL4N0Q65AT20140731

Argentina Finds Relentless Foe in Paul Singer's Hedge Fund - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/in-hedge-fund-argentina-finds-relentless-foe/

British Gas profits hit by warmer weather - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28579589