31-Oct-2014 01:34

Friday's agenda - RBS's Q3 brings bank reporting week to close - Proactive Investors UK :: http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/market_reports/73831/fridays-agenda-rbss-q3-brings-bank-reporting-week-to-close-0000.html

Starbucks Delivery Is Coming; Sales Rise 10% - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/starbucks-sales-growth-disappoints-1414700141

Japan consumer inflation slows, piling pressure on BOJ to act - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-2815116/Japan-consumer-inflation-slows-piling-pressure-BOJ-act.html

UPDATE 4-Citigroup sets aside $600 mln more to cover legal costs - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/31/citigroup-results-idUSL4N0SP8T320141031?feedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DfinancialsSector

Barclays braced for £500m of fines for rigging foreign currency market - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2815119/Barclays-braced-500m-fines-Bank-puts-aside-huge-sum-pay-penalties-expects-rigging-foreign-currency-market.html

St James's Place outperforms as UK's FTSE stages late rally - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-2814578/St-Jamess-Place-outperforms-UKs-FTSE-stages-late-rally.html

Oil Price Slump Unbalances Majors' Budgets - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/articles/oil-price-slump-unbalances-majors-budgets-heard-on-the-street-1414679073

Inquiry by US authorities sees Standard Chartered shares slide - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/oct/30/standard-chartered-share-price-slump-iran-us-inquiry

Mortgage costs could rise as Bank of England introduces tough safety nets for ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/bank-of-england/11199629/Mortgage-costs-could-rise-as-Bank-of-England-introduces-tough-safety-nets-for-banks.html

Spirit to be swallowed despite delays - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/leisure/article4253231.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_10_30