29-Apr-2014 22:07

BP First-Quarter Profit Drops With Output as Dividend Raised (2) - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-29/bp-s-first-quarter-profit-drops-with-output-as-dividend-raised

UK economy grows at fastest pace in over six years - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/uk-britain-economy-idUKKBN0DF0LY20140429

Britain faces bricks shortage, builders warn - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/constructionandproperty/10796545/Britain-faces-bricks-shortage-builders-warn.html

Britain Outlines Stress Test for Its Banks - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/britain-outlines-stress-test-for-its-banks/

Duke of Westminster heads south of the river over London housing bubble fears - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/29/duke-of-westminster-london-housing-bubble

Whitbread pushes ahead with global expansion as it raises dividend - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/leisure/10796944/Whitbread-pushes-ahead-with-global-expansion-as-it-raises-dividend.html

British Parliament Berates Officials on Royal Mail IPO - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/british-parliament-berates-2-officials-over-royal-mail-i-p-o/

Barclays Said to Name Bommensath to Oversee 'Bad Bank' - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-29/barclays-said-to-create-bad-bank-overseen-by-eric-bommensath.html

Donald Macintyre's Sketch: Long-winded George Osborne really must mind his ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/donald-macintyres-sketch-longwinded-george-osborne-really-must-mind-his-language-9303534.html

How Tax Laws Distort the Pfizer Deal - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/how-tax-laws-distort-the-pfizer-deal/

29-Apr-2014 21:06

Cuadrilla to return to protest-hit Balcombe to conduct oil tests - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/10796263/Cuadrilla-to-return-to-protest-hit-Balcombe-to-conduct-oil-tests.html

BP First-Quarter Profit Drops With Output as Dividend Raised (2) - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-29/bp-s-first-quarter-profit-drops-with-output-as-dividend-raised

Britain faces bricks shortage, builders warn - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/constructionandproperty/10796545/Britain-faces-bricks-shortage-builders-warn.html

Britain Outlines Stress Test for Its Banks - New York Times :: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/britain-outlines-stress-test-for-its-banks/

'Britain is coming back' from recession - Osborne - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/house-of-commons-27203998

Barclays to create bad bank - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/69c49ade-cf9e-11e3-bec6-00144feabdc0.html

Pfizer boss in charm offensive as MPs move to protect AstraZeneca - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/epic/azn/10796357/Pfizer-boss-in-charm-offensive-as-MPs-move-to-protect-AstraZeneca.html

Duke of Westminster heads south of the river over London housing bubble fears - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/29/duke-of-westminster-london-housing-bubble

Vince Cable slammed for standing by ''ridiculous'' Royal Mail sell-off price - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/royal-mail-sell-off-vince-cable-3475512

Whitbread pushes ahead with global expansion as it raises dividend - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/leisure/10796944/Whitbread-pushes-ahead-with-global-expansion-as-it-raises-dividend.html

29-Apr-2014 20:05

Grosvenor Estates sale marks top of London property market - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/constructionandproperty/10795978/Grosvenor-Estates-sale-marks-top-of-London-property-market.html

Cuadrilla to return to protest-hit Balcombe to conduct oil tests - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/10796263/Cuadrilla-to-return-to-protest-hit-Balcombe-to-conduct-oil-tests.html

Bank of England to subject biggest UK banks to extreme stress test - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/29/bank-of-england-subject-biggest-uk-banks-stress-test-house-prices-unemployment-interest-rates

Britain faces bricks shortage, builders warn - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/constructionandproperty/10796545/Britain-faces-bricks-shortage-builders-warn.html

BP Raises Dividend Despite Drop In Profit - Forbes :: http://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2014/04/29/bp-raises-dividend-despite-drop-in-profit/

Barclays dealmaker McGee quits as US head - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/uk-barclays-usa-management-idUKKBN0DF12720140429

Vince Cable defends Royal Mail sale price to MPs - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27213188

Costa Coffee opens three shops a week - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2616060/Costa-opens-three-outlets-week-taps-growing-coffee-shop-culture-backlash-against-US-rival-Starbucks.html

Pfizer cautions UK ministers not to block £60bn AstraZeneca bid - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e354386e-cfa3-11e3-9b2b-00144feabdc0.html

'Britain is coming back' from recession - Osborne - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/house-of-commons-27203998

29-Apr-2014 19:04

Cuadrilla to return to protest-hit Balcombe to conduct oil tests - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/10796263/Cuadrilla-to-return-to-protest-hit-Balcombe-to-conduct-oil-tests.html

Dividend rises again as BP attempts to repair Gulf of Mexico damage - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/dividend-rises-again-as-bp-attempts-to-repair-gulf-of-mexico-damage-9299916.html

Barclays' US chief Hugh 'Skip' McGee quits - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10796243/Barclays-US-chief-Hugh-Skip-McGee-quits.html

East Midlands Airport flights suspended after problem - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27201081

22% rise in Scottish property sales recorded - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/22-rise-in-scottish-property-sales-recorded.1398787023

Minister says no regrets, no apologies for Royal Mail sale - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/us-britain-royal-mail-inquiry-idUKKBN0DF1EH20140429

Astra's Foxhole Could Prove Lonely - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-519333/

Costa Coffee are set to brew up 3000 more jobs as profits rise for the popular chain - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/costa-coffee-set-brew-up-3474992

Bank of England to subject biggest UK banks to extreme stress test - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/29/bank-of-england-subject-biggest-uk-banks-stress-test-house-prices-unemployment-interest-rates

UK economy grows at fastest pace in over 6 years - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/uk-britain-economy-idUKKBN0DF0LY20140429

29-Apr-2014 18:03

Grosvenor Estates sale marks top of London property market - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/constructionandproperty/10795978/Grosvenor-Estates-sale-marks-top-of-London-property-market.html

U.K. Stocks Advance for a Second Day as BP, Banks Climb - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-29/u-k-stocks-rise-for-second-day-as-shire-whitbread-climb.html

Tesco Chief Philip Clarke Under Pressure as S&P Warns on Credit Rating - International Business Times UK :: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tesco-chief-philip-clarke-under-pressure-sp-warns-credit-rating-1446595

Costa Coffee owner to create 3000 new jobs after roasting rival Starbucks - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/city-news/costa-coffee-owner-create-3000-3474469

Cuadrilla to return to protest-hit Balcombe to conduct oil tests - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/10796263/Cuadrilla-to-return-to-protest-hit-Balcombe-to-conduct-oil-tests.html

Dividend rises again as BP attempts to repair Gulf of Mexico damage - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/dividend-rises-again-as-bp-attempts-to-repair-gulf-of-mexico-damage-9299916.html

BoE stress tests: banks must cope with 80s-style recession - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10795685/BoE-stress-tests-banks-must-cope-with-80s-style-recession.html

Barclays US chief Hugh 'Skip' McGee quits - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10796243/Barclays-US-chief-Hugh-Skip-McGee-quits.html

East Midlands Airport flights suspended after problem - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27201081

29-Apr-2014 17:02

Whitbread announces rise in profits - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27204153

BP reports increased dividend with Q1 results - Energy Global :: http://www.energyglobal.com/news/exploration/articles/BP_Q1_2014_results_665.aspx

EU Banks Face Homes Slump in Bleakest Stress-Test Scenario (2) - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-29/europe-s-banks-face-homes-slump-in-bleakest-stress-test-scenario

Barclays' US boss McGee quits ahead of new regulations - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27206117

British Economic Growth Accelerates in First Quarter - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/30/business/international/british-economic-growth-accelerates-in-first-quarter.html

U.K. Ministers Say Royal Mail IPO Was Done at Right Price - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-29/u-k-ministers-say-royal-mail-ipo-was-done-at-right-price.html

Grosvenor Estates sale marks top of London property market - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/constructionandproperty/10795978/Grosvenor-Estates-sale-marks-top-of-London-property-market.html

Pfizer, tax and the UK's science base - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/36a50884-cec5-11e3-ac8d-00144feabdc0.html

U.K. Stocks Advance for a Second Day as BP, Banks Climb - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-29/u-k-stocks-rise-for-second-day-as-shire-whitbread-climb.html

Carphone Warehouse steps up expansion before planned Dixons deal - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d8eeeb80-cf80-11e3-bec6-00144feabdc0.html

29-Apr-2014 16:01

UK economy grows by 0.8% in first quarter - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27203433

Whitbread announces rise in profits - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27204153

BP reports increased dividend with Q1 results - Energy Global :: http://www.energyglobal.com/news/exploration/articles/BP_Q1_2014_results_665.aspx

Nothing unusual in Royal Mail share jump, says City watchdog chief - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/28/martin-wheatley-fca-nothing-unusual-royal-mail-share-price-jump

Duke of Westminster heads south of the river over London housing bubble fears - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/29/duke-of-westminster-london-housing-bubble

Bank of England mocks up crisis scenario for new bank stress test - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/bank-of-england-mocks-up-crisis-scenario-for-new-bank-stress-test-9302026.html

Tesco Chief Philip Clarke Under Pressure as S&P Warns on Credit Rating - International Business Times UK :: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tesco-chief-philip-clarke-under-pressure-sp-warns-credit-rating-1446595

RPT-Fitch: Pfizer, AstraZeneca Combo Would Achieve Strategic Aims - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/fitch-pfizer-astrazeneca-combo-would-ach-idUSFit69871320140429

Skip McGee quits as head of Barclays' US business - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/69c49ade-cf9e-11e3-bec6-00144feabdc0.html

Paym: Twenty Million Customers Have to Wait for Revolutionary Mobile Banking ... - International Business Times UK :: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/paym-twenty-million-customers-have-wait-revolutionary-mobile-banking-app-1446555