05-Aug-2014 13:32

UK productivity still abysmal, report says - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6abcb458-1bde-11e4-adc7-00144feabdc0.html

HSBC chairman warns against banking reforms - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/aug/04/hsbc-chairman-warns-against-ringfence-banks

Power provider Aggreko's profits dimmed by strong pound - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/engineering/11012846/Power-provider-Aggrekos-profits-dimmed-by-strong-pound.html

Toyota reliance on US deepens as emerging markets falter - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/05/uk-toyota-results-idUKKBN0G50FK20140805

Standard Life: Scottish Yes camp has not made its case - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/standard-life-scottish-yes-camp-has-not-made-its-case-9648266.html

Intertek and Weir lead Britain's FTSE higher - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/05/uk-markets-britain-stocks-idUKKBN0G50QC20140805

Five reasons Moody's is predicting a UK banking downturn - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/11012921/Five-reasons-Moodys-is-predicting-a-UK-banking-downturn.html

George Osborne: spend welfare budget on roads and rail - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/11013001/George-Osborne-spend-welfare-budget-on-roads-and-rail.html

UK services sector growth speeds ahead in July fuelling interest rate rise talk - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/aug/05/uk-services-sector-growth-fuels-interest-rate-rise

F1 boss Ecclestone offers court deal in bribery case - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28656050