21-Feb-2013 09:01

carpets fit for a queen take a beating - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/consumer/article3694570.ece

STV shares leap as battle with ITV ends and it returns to profit - CITY A.M. :: http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/stv-shares-leap-battle-itv-ends-and-it-returns-profit

Banks should face 'much bigger fines', say MPs - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/libor-scandal/9883932/Banks-should-face-much-bigger-fines-say-MPs.html

Budget 2013: Travis Perkins boss calls on Osborne to end DIY tax - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9883938/Budget-2013-Travis-Perkins-boss-calls-on-Osborne-to-end-DIY-tax.html

British-born workers took majority of jobs created in 2012 - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/9884633/British-born-workers-took-majority-of-jobs-created-in-2012.html

Fed minutes send warning on durability of bond buying - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/21/uk-usa-fed-idUKBRE91K07220130221

Kingfisher to meet profit forecasts though sales worsen - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/21/uk-kingfisher-sales-idUKBRE91K07C20130221

BAE Systems profit falls, US and UK outlook bleak - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/21/uk-baesystems-idUKBRE91K07620130221

HMV administrators axe another 464 staff and 37 stores - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/feb/20/hmv-administrators-cut-jobs-close-stores