29-Jan-2016 04:54

George Osborne left struggling to balance the books after output falls by 0.7% - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3421948/Middle-classes-face-fresh-tax-raids-growth-slows-Osborne-left-struggling-balance-books-output-falls-0-7.html

Former HBOS chiefs could face action as investigation is reopened - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/former-hbos-chiefs-could-face-action-as-investigation-is-reopened-a6840881.html

Amazon delivers big profits but shares dive - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3421823/Amazon-delivers-big-profit-boost-misses-forecast.html

Asia stocks wary before BOJ, oil extends rally - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/global-markets-idUKKCN0V7011

Apple made enough to pay its £11.8m tax bill in just two hours - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3420211/Apple-pay-11-8million-tax-bill-just-two-hours-Company-5-9m-hour-three-months.html

FTSE 100 tumbles as Osborne pulls Lloyds share sale and oil surges - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/12126810/stocks-ftse-china-oil-price-stock-market-dax-dow-jones-bear-market-Fed-Lloyds.html

FTSE falls back with Ashtead, travel stocks under pressure - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-stocks-idUKKCN0V6105

EU could force Google to pay more UK tax - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jan/28/eu-could-force-google-to-pay-more-uk-tax

Shop chain snips off handles to avoid 5p bag tax - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article4677346.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2016_01_28

FTSE 100 opens lower as RBS warns of more losses - Energy Voice :: https://www.energyvoice.com/marketinfo/100029/ftse-100-opens-lower-as-rbs-warns-of-more-losses/