18-Aug-2014 11:37

GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks stall as Ukraine sours mood, dollar sags - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/18/markets-global-idINL4N0QO01D20140818

Carillion forced to clarify £1.5bn Balfour Beatty merger savings claim - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/constructionandproperty/11040575/Carillion-forced-to-clarify-1.5bn-Balfour-Beatty-merger-savings-claim.html

Pay gap between top bosses and employees widens - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/pay-gap-between-top-bosses-and-employees-widens-9675230.html

BHP set to jettison assets as miner sharpens focus - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/18/uk-bhp-billiton-results-preview-idUKKBN0GI0L520140818

BOE's Carney: No wage growth needed for rate hike - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/boes-carney-no-wage-growth-needed-for-rate-hike-2014-08-18

FTSE rises as global tensions ease but Tesco falls on fears of dividend cut - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/marketforceslive/2014/aug/18/ftse-climbs-tesco-slips-dividend-cut-fears?cmp%3Dwp-plugin

Mortgage lending down at Nationwide - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-2727709/Mortgage-lending-Nationwide.html

Record drop in house asking prices - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-2727481/Record-drop-house-asking-prices.html

US private equity firms close in on Kensington deal - Money Marketing :: http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/news-and-analysis/news/us-private-equity-firms-close-in-on-kensington-deal/2013401.article

Monarch airlines plans to slash workforce by up to 30% - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28833343