30-Jul-2015 11:00

UK business leaders want government to act swiftly on Heathrow expansion - International Business Times UK :: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/uk-business-leaders-want-government-act-swiftly-heathrow-expansion-1513260

BAE Systems first-half profits flat as sales rise - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/defence/11771895/BAE-Systems-first-half-profits-flat-as-sales-rise.html

Rolls-Royce's profits nose-dive by a third to £439m - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/defence/11771870/Rolls-Royces-profits-nose-dive-by-a-third-to-439m.html

CompaniesShell sells stake in Showa Shell Sekiyu for $1.4bn - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/fastft/368551/shell-sells-stake-showa-shell-sekiyu-1.4bn

Shell cuts 6500 jobs and slashes capital spending - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8be8bd52-35ff-11e5-b05b-b01debd57852.html

BT scores strong growth in television business - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f6110d5a-3600-11e5-b05b-b01debd57852.html

RBS surprise second quarter profits cheer investors ahead of government sell-off - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/rbs-surprise-second-quarter-profits-cheer-investors-ahead-of-government-selloff-10425997.html

Diageo reports flat sales but profits edge up - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11772342/Diageo-reports-flat-sales-but-profits-edge-up.html

Astrazeneca's blood thinning drug helps beat City estimates - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/pharmaceuticalsandchemicals/11772493/Astrazenecas-blood-thinning-drug-helps-beat-City-estimates.html

British Gas owner Centrica cuts thousands of jobs - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jul/30/british-gas-owner-centrica-cuts-thousands-of-jobs-group-shakeup