04-Aug-2014 19:14

The Co-op sells farming arm for £249m to Wellcome Trust - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/the-coop-sells-farming-arm-for-249m-to-wellcome-trust-9646033.html

Housebuilding underpins strength in construction - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/economics/article4166492.ece

The man who built his own £150000 toll road - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-28639196

HSBC warns of growing risk aversion as regulatory screw tightens - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/04/uk-hsbc-results-idUKKBN0G40M520140804

Bank of England's Spencer Dale leaves Threadneedle Street for BP in shock ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/bank-of-englands-spencer-dale-leaves-threadneedle-street-for-bp-in-shock-departure-9647645.html

Report: Georgia giant ranks low in alternative energy - Atlanta Journal Constitution :: http://www.ajc.com/news/business/report-georgia-giant-ranks-low-in-alternative-ener/ngtYg/

British fracking industry suffers first terrorist-style bomb attack in Northern Ireland - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/british-fracking-industry-suffers-first-terroriststyle-bomb-attack-in-northern-ireland-9647684.html

Firmer HSBC helps stabilise Britain's bruised FTSE - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/04/uk-markets-britain-stocks-idUKKBN0G40KW20140804

German and Swiss markets underperform flat European bourses - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/04/markets-europe-stocks-idUKL6N0QA3YZ20140804

Weir drops BofA as corporate broker - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8bf96474-1baf-11e4-adc7-00144feabdc0.html