International Biztalk - 25/7/14

The Morning Run crew gives you their take on today's business headlines:

- IMF lowers 2014 global growth forecast to 3.4%

- U.S jobless claims fall, upsurge in auto production

- Unilever's revenue dented by weak emerging markets

- Starbucks profit beats expectations on higher food sales

- Fiat, Peugeot merger talks fail to reach agreement

- New investments hit Amazon's bottom line

- Singapore's MAS to enable easier access to insurance products

- Succession plan rumours dismissed by Standard Chartered CEO