A tight UK mortgage market and disappointing data from industry and the high street could force the Bank of England to cut interest rate next month. Ken Wattret from BNP Paribas considers the outlook.

Diageo is revamping the production of Guinness and spending $1 billion on a new Dublin brewery. CEO Paul Walsh spoke to CNBC about the plans.

C&C, maker of cider brand Magners, reported 41% drop in earnings per share Friday, but said a warm summer should see the cider market return to growth. Maurice Pratt, CEO of C&C Group, discusses the company's earnings and outlook.

Shares in Julius Baer rallied Thursday on speculation that Standard Chartered is considering a bid for the Swiss bank. Ray Soudah from Millenium Associates spoke to CNBC.

The European Central Bank's strategy of keeping interest rates on hold despite signs of economic weakness is damaging the euro zone economy, according to David Bloom from HSBC.

The Bank of England may be forced to cut interest rates next month as the UK economy continues to slow. Michael Hume from Lehman Brothers and Geoffrey Dicks from Royal Bank of Scotland have more.

M&A activity is coming back and making investors realize that certain stocks are relativity cheap, according to Andy Brough from Schroders.

The UK economy seems to be weakening quite quickly so there will likely be another rate cut, according to Ruth Lea from Arbuthnot Banking Group.

Jean-Claude Trichet left the European Central Bank's monetary policy unchanged Thursday, as expected. Aris Xenofos, president of the Association of Greek Institutional Investors considers the outlook.