03-Feb-2016 14:01

Treasury Takes Step Towards £17bn B&B Sale - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1634774

2016 inflation rate 'kept low by oil prices and weak growth' - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/14249647.2016_inflation_rate__kept_low_by_oil_prices_and_weak_growth_/

UK services firms defy global jitters, but risks lie ahead - PMI - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-economy-pmi-idUKKCN0VC0X7

Amazon Boss Joins DWP Board Amid Tech Tax Row - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1635118

FTSE falls as financials, Hargreaves Lansdown lower - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-stocks-idUKKCN0VC10U

FTSE 100 falters following sharp sell-off in Asia - live - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/marketreport/12135499/stocks-ftse-100-china-oil-price-stock-market-dax-dow-jones-bear-market-Fed-bank-of-japan.html

China seeks food security with $43 billion bid for Syngenta - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-syngenta-ag-m-a-chemchina-idUSKCN0VB1D9

China targets 6.5-7 percent growth, unemployment to rise in some provinces - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-china-economy-employment-idUKKCN0VC183

Ford plans "hundreds" of jobs cuts across UK and European operations - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/12137954/Ford-plans-hundreds-of-jobs-cuts-across-UK-and-European-operations.html

CEO Marissa Mayer gets a chance to make one last stand at the less-than-OK Yahoo Corral - VentureBeat :: http://venturebeat.com/2016/02/03/ceo-marissa-mayer-gets-a-chance-to-make-one-last-stand-at-the-less-than-ok-yahoo-corral/