18-Apr-2015 19:08

UPDATE 1-Poundland may scrap 99p Stores acquisition after competition ... - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/17/99pstores-ma-poundland-idUSL5N0XE37620150417?feedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DcyclicalConsumerGoodsSector

UK unemployment rate down to 5.6% - Market Business News :: http://marketbusinessnews.com/uk-unemployment-rate-down-to-5-6/57139

Bloomberg IT meltdown leaves financial world in the dark - HITC :: http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2015/04/18/bloomberg-it-meltdown-leaves-financial-world-in-the-dark/

UK shoppers leave the High Street for out-of-town locations - PCR-online.biz :: http://www.pcr-online.biz/index.php/news/read/uk-retail-shopper-numbers-rise-for-first-time-in-a-year/036016

HSBC becomes first bank to offer five-year fixed rate mortgage with interest rate ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/hsbc-becomes-first-bank-to-offer-fiveyear-fixed-rate-mortgage-with-interest-rate-under-2-10186537.html

Russia denies striking gas deal to net Greece €5bn - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11546965/Russian-gas-deal-will-net-Greece-5bn-and-turn-the-tide.html

Race is on to tap 1bn barrels of oil in the Falkland Islands - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/11545640/Race-is-on-to-tap-1bn-barrels-of-oil-in-the-Falkland-Islands.html

Five lines of attack for embattled Tesco to start fighting back - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/apr/18/five-lines-of-attack-for-embattled-tesco-to-fight-back

Cyprus passes foreclosures bill, opening access to ECB's QE programme - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/04/18/uk-eurozone-cyprus-foreclosures-idUKKBN0N90K520150418

Wonga Crashes To £35m Loss After Torrid Year - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1467657/wonga-crashes-to-35m-loss-after-torrid-year