21-Aug-2014 21:58

GLOBAL ECONOMY-Business growth slows in China and Europe, but faster in US - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/21/global-economy-idUSnL5N0QR1S20140821

London faces Tube strike on Friday - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/718c192c-2944-11e4-8b81-00144feabdc0.html

Drivers 'stitched up' over petrol prices as forecourt owners fail to pass on ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/drivers-stitched-up-over-petrol-4086214

Questions over value of Scotland's oil highlighted by Sir Ian Wood forecast - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/aug/21/questions-value-scotland-north-sea-oil-highlighted

Russia Steps Up the Pressure on McDonald's - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203858004580105411736218760.html

Quindell shares fall over cash flow fears - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/86f6151a-2953-11e4-baec-00144feabdc0.html

Market report: AstraZeneca buoyed by bid hopes - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/marketreport/11049837/Market-report-AstraZeneca-buoyed-by-bid-hopes.html

Record Bank of America Settlement Latest in Government Crusade - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/bank-of-america-reaches-16-65-billion-settlement-1408626544

Supermarket price wars prompt first fall in value of food sales - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/aug/21/supermarket-price-wars-prompts-first-fall-food-sales

Labour unveils plans to crackdown on energy industry abuses - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/aug/21/labour-energy-industry-abuses-regulator-licences