01-May-2015 16:12

Pre-election Lloyds boost for Osborne as bank upgrades profit forecasts - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/11575945/Lloyds-profits-fall-by-155m-on-TSB-sale-costs.html

Why do British retailers get it so wrong overseas? - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11575184/After-Sainsburys-Egyptian-drama-why-do-British-retailers-get-it-so-wrong-overseas.html

UK manufacturing slowdown deals blow to Conservatives - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/may/01/uk-manufacturing-slowdown-deals-blow-to-conservatives

HMRC faces legal challenge over HSBC - economia :: http://economia.icaew.com/news/may-2015/hmrc-faces-legal-challenge-over-hsbc

Barclays dips on investment bank and US concerns - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/marketforceslive/2015/may/01/barclays-dips-on-investment-bank-and-us-concerns

Consumer borrowing in biggest surge since 2008 - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32551740

Doubts grow over GlaxoSmithKline's $6 bln capital return plan - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/05/01/gsk-capital-idINL5N0XS07F20150501

Investors take £1 billion out of UK markets ahead of general election - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/investors-take-1-billion-out-of-uk-markets-ahead-of-general-election-10218713.html

Why Tesla is backing batteries - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-32549118

US Government Bonds Fall Ahead of ISM Manufacturing Release - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-government-bonds-fall-ahead-of-ism-manufacturing-release-1430486682