19-Aug-2014 22:11

Government loses £500m on failing to sell Royal Mail shares in March - Yahoo Finance UK :: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/government-loses-500m-failing-sell-162000250.html

Train operators shortlisted for UK rail franchises - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/06b656fc-27ab-11e4-be5a-00144feabdc0.html

England's rural housing crisis, where homes are more expensive than in London - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/property/englands-rural-housing-crisis-where-homes-are-more-expensive-than-in-london-9679314.html

UK inflation falls more than expected; 2014 rate rise less likely - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/19/uk-britain-inflation-idUKKBN0GJ0LO20140819

Government urged to curb fare rises - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-2728407/Government-urged-curb-fare-rises.html

Former Lehman Brothers bankers win pensions battle - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28860594

John Swinney admits no Bank of England talks over currency union - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scottish-independence/11044552/John-Swinney-admits-no-Bank-of-England-talks-over-currency-union.html

BHP Billiton to Spin Off Assets Into Metals and Mining Company - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/08/19/bhp-billiton-to-spin-off-assets-into-metals-and-mining-company/

Cairn's Arctic ambitions melt amid job cuts plan - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/business/energy/cairn-s-arctic-ambitions-melt-amid-job-cuts-plan-1-3513706

StanChart hit by high-risk client ban - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5480ec0c-27c0-11e4-b7a9-00144feabdc0.html