30-Apr-2014 15:41

UK firms use 1.4m zero-hour contracts :: Nearly half of big companies in the UK use a total of 1.4 million zero-hours contracts, a study from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) says.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27219654#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Bloomberg terminals now track bitcoin prices and virtual currency news :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/pNcw1bPMmFk/

More evidence suggests a sub-$200 June launch for LG's G Watch :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/R1v0FOku59A/

Google Drive on the web can cast presentations to a Chromecast :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/EKURUIuPt34/

China set to overtake US economy by some measures :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/x8xSSn14PUc/

Twitter share price hit by slowing user growth :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/guN9jyDNVvE/

IMF cuts Russian growth forecast :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/WLCZdBF__AU/

Live blog: Facebook faces the world at F8 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/DSQe0vjUmZg/

VIDEO: 'Capitalism is coming to an end' :: Economist Jeremy Rifkin tells BBC HARDtalk why he believes the internet and digital goods could contribute to the demise of capitalism.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-radio-and-tv-27222524#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Drink price plan referred to Europe :: A legal challenge to the Scottish government's policy on minimum alcohol pricing is referred to a European court by the Court of Session in Edinburgh, delaying the plans for two years.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-27219905#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Sponsored post: Cloudyn introduces first-of-a-kind enterprise chargeback edition :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/1yJOWHoWk3s/

Tube strike disruption continues :: London Underground manages to operate Tube services on all 11 lines on the second morning of disruption caused by a strike.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27215922#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Wow! Red Hat's buying Inktank for its Ceph storage smarts :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/-5SnifVnfac/

Ebook subscription site Scribd adds "For Dummies" titles, will pay reference publishers when users browse :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/uuWo4rZE8PY/

London Market Report :: The FTSE 100 rises, with Rolls-Royce up 2% after it says it is in talks with Siemens over the possible sale of its gas turbine and compressor business.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11899862#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Saga plans £2.2bn stock market float :: Over-50s insurer and holidays specialist Saga announces plans for a stock market flotation which would value the firm at £2.2bn.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27218622#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

See world's first black emoticons :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/YdTP8VW0WD0/index.html

House prices show monthly fall :: House prices in England and Wales have fallen in the last month, according to data from the Land Registry.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27223041#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Inside ex-lawyers' chocolate factory :: As small business output gets a boost, the BBC's Steph McGovern takes a guided tour of British chocolate manufacturers Montezuma's.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27217955#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Server giant HP turns to Foxconn for help with scale-out servers :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/RW-UT08Mgx8/