17-Apr-2015 19:45

Britain's FTSE trades near record highs, miners help - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/17/markets-stocks-ftse-idUSL5N0XE15E20150417

"Massive drop" in plastic carrier bag use - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/business/economy/massive-drop-in-plastic-carrier-bag-use-1-3746529

Retail footfall best for a year - BQ Live :: http://www.bqlive.co.uk/2015/04/17/retail-footfall-best-for-a-year/

UK unemployment falls to 7-year low - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3af116c0-e4e1-11e4-8b61-00144feab7de.html

UPDATE 1-Airbus upbeat on jet market, still studying A380 upgrade - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/17/airbus-bregier-idUSL5N0XE2N020150417

IMF Official Sees Greek Bailout Needing Several More Weeks of Talks - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/imf-official-sees-greek-bailout-needing-several-more-weeks-of-talks-1429284883

UK delays £3bn debt sale after Bloomberg terminals crash worldwide - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/apr/17/uk-halts-bond-sale-bloomberg-terminals-crash-worldwide

Activist investors score victory at BP annual meeting - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e061344c-e4f9-11e4-8b61-00144feab7de.html

Poundland deal for 99p Stores faces full investigation - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11545982/Poundland-deal-for-99p-Stores-faces-full-investigation.html

Looming Greek 'crunch' threatens fresh global crisis warns Osborne - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11545636/Looming-Greek-crunch-threatens-fresh-global-crisis-warns-Osborne.html