06-Dec-2012 17:52

StanChart sees $330 million settlement on Iran, denting profits - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/06/uk-stanchart-tradingstatement-idUKBRE8B506W20121206

BoE keeps policy steady despite darker UK outlook - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/06/uk-britain-boe-idUKBRE8B50L520121206

Ed Balls blames below-par autumn statement performance on his stammer - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ed-balls-blames-belowpar-autumn-statement-performance-on-his-stammer-8389086.html

Cineworld shoots for art-house cinema chain - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/leisure/article3622780.ece

ECB cuts eurozone growth forecasts - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ceb7e40-3f9a-11e2-b2ce-00144feabdc0.html

Ex-FSA chief Sants in talks with Barclays over compliance role - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/06/barclays-sants-idUSL5E8N6ECD20121206

FTSE 100 movers: Rolls-Royce drops on fraud investigation - ShareCast :: http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id%3D20550449

Ground down: Starbucks pledges to pay £20 million tax over next two years - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/ground-down-starbucks-pledges-to-pay-20-million-tax-over-next-two-years-8389887.html

Shropshire to London direct rail link 'to boost business' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-20626457

British landscape 'being surrendered' by ash dieback failures - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/forests/9727478/British-landscape-being-surrendered-by-ash-dieback-failures.html