21-Aug-2015 00:29

Pound falls as disappointing retail sales figures weigh on growth hopes - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11813707/Pound-falls-as-disappointing-retail-sales-figures-weigh-on-growth-hopes.html

Bookworms put WH Smith in a good mood - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/retailing/article4532898.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2015_08_20

Production falls but car industry 'still strong' - The Northern Echo :: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business/news/13616138.Production_falls_but_car_industry__still_strong_/?ref%3Dmac

Productivity paradox deepens Fed's rate-rise dilemma - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/159496e4-4739-11e5-b3b2-1672f710807b.html

Miner strikes gold as Kazakh currency drops by a quarter - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/marketreport/11815379/Miner-strikes-gold-as-Kazakh-currency-drops-by-a-quarter.html

Stocks tumble on China, growth fears; dollar fades - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/08/20/uk-markets-global-idUKKCN0QP03D20150820

Petroceltic hits out at blog claims - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/naturalresources/article4533425.ece

Bansky's Dismaland park has Cinderella crash sculpture echoing Diana's death - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3204653/Come-eat-cold-chips-sound-crying-children-Banksy-confirms-opening-Dismaland-seaside-bemusement-park-art-exhibition.html

Co-operative Bank won't make a profit until at least 2017, warn bosses - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/business/co-operative-bank-wont-make-6289603

Alexis Tsipras calls for a snap election - The Economist :: http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21661938-prime-minister-remains-popular-his-government-unstable-alexis-tsipras-calls-snap