02-Mar-2015 20:53

UPDATE 1-Chocolate maker Thorntons' profit falls on cut in orders - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/02/thorntons-results-idUSL4N0W42V020150302

FTSE fails to build on record high - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/markets-economy/ftse-fails-to-build-on-record-high.119732481

case for blocking Russia in the North Sea - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/01e14c78-c0d4-11e4-876d-00144feab7de.html

Marks and Spencer sorry for banning words 'gay' and 'Jesus Christ' from gift ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/marks-and-spencer-sorry-for-banning-words-gay-and-jesus-christ-from-gift-messages-10080633.html

Nasdaq hits 5000 after 15-year gap - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66a5508c-c0f2-11e4-876d-00144feab7de.html

UK manufacturing growth picks up but new export orders fall - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/markets-economy/uk-manufacturing-growth-picks-up-but-new-export-orders-fall.119740258

Cardiff tidal energy lagoon 'could power every home in Wales' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/11445579/Cardiff-tidal-energy-lagoon-could-power-every-home-in-Wales.html

BA and John Lewis make the top 20 of Britain's favourite consumer brands - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2975840/Cadbury-M-S-lose-John-Lewis-Dyson-20-Britain-s-favourite-consumer-brands.html

Lloyd's insurers Amlin and Hiscox fail to allay fears on outlook - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d3261a30-c0d3-11e4-876d-00144feab7de.html

Forbes billionaires list: Founders of Uber car app make first appearance - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/forbes-billionaires-list-founders-of-uber-car-app-make-first-appearance-10081143.html