20-Aug-2014 13:26

Scottish retail sales down 1.8% in July, according to latest figures - Scottish Daily Record :: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/business/business-news/like-for-like-sales-also-down-37-4077740

Condor seals £50m Channel Island ferry deal - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-28855513

Current account payment retry system extended - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/bank-accounts/11045196/Current-account-payment-retry-system-extended.html

Mining giant Glencore launches $1 billion share buyback - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/uk-glencore-results-idUKKBN0GK0H620140820

UPDATE 2-Hikma Pharma cuts revenue forecast for branded drugs - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/hikma-pharma-results-idINL4N0QQ29120140820

Russia tensions hit Carlsberg sales - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28866851

Balfour Beatty Rejects Carillion's Merger Offer - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/mergers-balfour-beatty-rejects-carillion-s-increased-offer-ue8tXNSBSn6RhpBsbyZ1qg.html

StanChart penalty a blow for Hong Kong as city looks to clean up image - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/20/us-hkma-stanchart-idUSKBN0GK0X220140820

Gross mortgage lending hits six-year high: CML - FT Adviser :: http://www.ftadviser.com/2014/08/20/mortgages/mortgage-data/gross-mortgage-lending-hits-six-year-high-cml-QKfjGavGqFNS3Wrj0r79aL/article.html

Bank of England split on interest rates reopens prospect of a rise in 2014 - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/aug/20/bank-england-mpc-split-7-2-interest-rates