31-Jul-2013 09:20

Profits rise at British Gas owner :: British Gas owner Centrica reports a rise in half-year profits, boosted by increased gas consumption over the unusually cold winter.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23513305#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Ex-Facebook CTO Bret Taylor, co-founder Kevin Gibbs launch Quip, a new collaborative word processor :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/jp1uS9wL-DQ/

HTC warns of first operating loss :: Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC warns it may make an operating loss - its first ever - in the third quarter, sending its shares down sharply.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23512965#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

WPP eyes Publicis-Omnicom clients :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Fj_BZ49xN-A/index.html

Twitter backlash over rape threats :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/aTBkUG9UYM4/index.html

F1 perfects financial success :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/5GTaA4fflpY/index.html

American apple pie warms Spain :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Q4XlT_QYVKo/index.html

Next iPhone might read fingerprints :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/hXDpePiO0lM/index.html

Pfizer in $491m drug case settlement :: US drugmaker Pfizer agrees to pay $491m (£320m) to settle a probe into illegal marketing of a drug by Wyeth, a firm it acquired in 2009.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23512910#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Taiwan woos rich Chinese tourists :: From Thursday, changes in Taiwan's visa regulations will allow rich Chinese people to apply for multiple-entry visas, as Cindy Sui reports.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23512071#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Etihad closer to Jet Airways deal :: Sameer Hashmi explains the significance of the Indian government's conditional approval for Etihad Airways to buy a quarter of Jet Airways.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23512072#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: Young struggle with US house prices :: Even after the US housing market collapse of 2008, owning a home remains out of reach for much of the younger generation, as Mariko Oi reports from New Jersey.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23512865#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

When it comes to free speech, Twitter is caught between a rock and a very hard place :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/bIM2ufI0kf4/

Maps with friends: CityMaps' iOS app adds social, personalization to navigation :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/X8R3xU9TPKw/

It's not a fitness tracker, it's a moral compass :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/mA74H61I1rs/

How can data improve community health? Knight Foundation to award $2M to find out :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/mIx-0HuGlYY/

Tiny channels of water could cool windows and cut down on air conditioning bills :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/T6mqd4-MbuU/

Aberdeen's role in North Sea oil :: Aberdeen's key role in North Sea oil
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23490586#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Coloured gemstones outshine diamonds :: Why coloured gemstones are outshining diamonds
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23412017#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Insurers 'encourage fraud' say MPs :: A group of MPs is accusing the motor insurance industry of encouraging fraud and exaggeration in accident claims.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23504610#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa