01-Feb-2016 23:23

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

BT overhauls management structure in wake of EE takeover - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b1d05fc-c8b6-11e5-84df-70594b99fc47.html

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

Global stocks retreat after grim China data, oil plummets - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets-idUSKCN0VA167

Chinese company accused of fleecing investors of $7.6 bn - Livemint :: http://www.livemint.com/Industry/QT84grjmNBKaAsmmWAdbfL/Chinese-company-accused-of-fleecing-investors-of-76-bn.html

HSBC to impose hiring and pay freeze in 2016 - The Straits Times :: http://www.straitstimes.com/business/hsbc-to-impose-hiring-and-pay-freeze-in-2016

The close: TSX falters as rally halted on oil slump, China data - The Globe and Mail :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/inside-the-market/market-updates/the-close-tsx-falters-as-rally-halted-on-oil-slump-china-data/article28488028/

Alphabet jumps as profits and sales top estimates - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/69ac6086-c92a-11e5-be0b-b7ece4e953a0.html