05-Mar-2013 16:52

HSBC disappoints market with unexpected 6% fall in profits - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/outrage-as-hsbc-hands-2m-bonus-to-chief-stuart-gulliver-after-fine-in-us-8518814.html

UPDATE 2-Dividend hike sends Serco shares soaring - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/05/serco-results-idUSL6N0BX1B320130305

Birds Eye accuses Irish firm of supplying meat with horse DNA - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/mar/05/birds-eye-irish-processor-horsemeat

StanChart warns on regulatory costs after record profit - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/03/05/uk-stanchart-earnings-idUKBRE92400820130305

Forbes list understates my wealth, Saudi prince says - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21665997

Dow Jones share index hits new record high - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21621048

The evidence of Libor fixing years before FSA investigation - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9910333/The-evidence-of-Libor-fixing-years-before-FSA-investigation.html

Hotel Room Rates Slide Despite Olympics - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1060364/hotel-room-rates-slide-despite-olympics

UK services growth cuts chances of more QE - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/9909297/UK-services-growth-cuts-chances-of-more-QE.html

Osborne stands alone as EU backs bonus cap - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21661089