Service industries hit a two-year growth low
BRITAIN’S service industries, the country’s main economic driver, have hit their slowest growth patch for over two years to dent recovery hopes. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
FTSE 100 soars – despite signals of British economy slowdown
BRITAIN’S share index featuring the country’s biggest companies finished Monday trading at a two-week high. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Supermarket bag tax to cost homes £1.5bn ‘and a bag for life could kill you’
THE supermarket ‘bag tax’ takes effect in England today and is set to cost households hundreds of pounds over a lifetime – but will fail to meet its environmental aims, say campaigners. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Lloyds share sale: Osborne announces £2bn stock offer – HALF of £4bn election promise
Around £2bn of shares in taxpayer backed Lloyds bank will be sold to the public in spring 2016 – half of the £4bn promised by the Tories in the run-up to the election. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Air France bosses’ shirts ripped off amid attacks by angry workers over job losses
AIRLINE bosses in Paris have been attacked by angry staff today amid plans to axe almost 3,000 jobs. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
HSBC computer cock-up leaves people without pay for the bank holiday weekend
HSBC’s payments system has gone down today when millions of people are expecting payday salaries ahead of the bank holiday. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
The big name banks losing the most customers
BANK giant Barclays is losing customers in their droves as more people vote with their feet and switch provider, according to figures released today. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Greece warns EU leaders: Allow us to fail and it’s ‘beginning of the end’ for eurozone
IN a stark warning to EU leaders, Greece has warned that if it’s allowed to plunge into bankruptcy it would be the “beginning of the end” for the eurozone. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
George Osborne plans to make it illegal for Government to run a deficit
GEORGE Osborne wants to change the law to legally force ALL future governments to balance the nation’s books and stop them from spending more than they receive. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Magic profits to be revealed for theme-park owner Merlin Entertainments
ALTON TOWERS and Madame Tussauds owner Merlin Entertainments is set to thrill the City when it releases its first results as a public company this week. Daily Express :: Finance Feed