01-Feb-2016 22:22

Mortgages boom as interest rates fall to record lows - Yahoo Finance UK :: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/mortgages-boom-interest-rates-fall-115343826.html

Sainsbury's nears Home Retail Group takeover with £1.3bn offer - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/feb/01/sainsburys-takeover-of-home-retail-group-set-to-be-announced

Lenders to help pay for battle against illegal loan sharks - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/money/lenders-to-help-pay-for-battle-against-illegal-loan-sharks-a6847076.html

FTSE CLOSE: Footsie finishes in the red after fresh oil price fall - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-3426106/FTSE-LIVE-Footsie-ticks-higher-Asian-markets-mixed-China-data.html

Oil drops 6 pct on China data, slim chances of OPEC deal - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/global-oil-idUKKCN0VA1A3

Wall Street lower on weak China data, fall in oil prices - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-usa-stocks-idUKKCN0VA2DN

Disappointing China data weigh on stocks - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c4e1d04c-c891-11e5-be0b-b7ece4e953a0.html

EU talks: New proposal to be tabled after 'good progress' - Messenger Newspapers :: http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/national/14243692.EU_talks__New_proposal_to_be_tabled_after__good_progress_/

Morrisons cuts cost of basics as supermarket price war continues - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/feb/01/morrisons-cuts-cost-supermarket-price-war

HSBC Global Pay, Hiring Freeze Put Into Effect In Order To Reduce Costs: Sources - The Inquisitr :: http://www.inquisitr.com/2758023/hsbc-global-pay-hiring-freeze-put-into-effect-in-order-to-reduce-costs-sources/