30-Oct-2015 04:05

RBS reneges on promise to safeguard 'the last bank in town' - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/18e500a8-7e49-11e5-a1fe-567b37f80b64.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fcompanies%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Shell indicates more North Sea job cuts looming - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/13924991.Shell_indicates_more_North_Sea_job_cuts_looming/

Consumer confidence slips to four-month low - GfK - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/10/30/uk-britain-economy-consumersentiment-idUKKCN0SO01Q20151030

Women now 25% of FTSE boards but more needed - TV Newsroom :: http://tvnewsroom.org/newslines/business/women-now-25-of-ftse-boards-but-more-needed-6542/

Pfizer, Allergan merger talks raise tax hackles in US - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/10/30/uk-allergan-m-a-pfizer-idUKKCN0SN03F20151030

Smith & Nephew pleased with 'strong performance' - Hull Daily Mail :: http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Smith-Nephew-pleased-strong-performance/story-28077738-detail/story.html

Mortgage, retail sales data cast doubt over economy - Yahoo News UK :: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/british-mortgage-retail-sales-data-cast-shade-doubt-135911078--sector.html

Stocks dip, bond yields rise as Fed zest fades - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/10/29/uk-global-markets-idUKKCN0SN01920151029

M.E.N Media owner Trinity Mirror to buy publisher Local World - Manchester Evening News :: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/business-news/men-media-owner-trinity-mirror-10343664

British American Tobacco hit by emerging market turmoil - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11960046/British-American-Tobacco-hit-by-emerging-market-turmoil.html