Business

LAST week’s results from Merlin Entertainments were not what the stock market wanted to see, with shares in the Alton Towers and Legoland owner plummeting 20 per cent on Tuesday. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

PROFIT warnings from UK-listed companies shot up 66.7 per cent during the third quarter, the largest quarterly rise in six years, according to research from accountancy giant EY. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

BARCLAYS, Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland’s payment protection insurance mis-selling compensation bills are expected to rise this week, when they unveil their third-quarter results. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

GOVERNMENT borrowing for September fell to its lowest level in 10 years, but Chancellor Philip Hammond would be foolish to believe that this gives him any scope for giveaways in next month’s Budget. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

CHANCELLOR Philip Hammond got a public finances boost before November’s Budget as Government borrowing fell to its lowest level in a decade last month. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

BETTER-than-expected UK government borrowing figures have boosted the pound against the euro today. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

UK RETAIL sales dropped sharply in September despite an underlying trend of steady growth in the face of rising prices, figures show. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

MECCA BINGO owner Rank Group has notched up a hike in sales thanks to a boost from online betting. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE European Union has more than £450TRILLION of exposure to derivatives – the investments that underpinned the financial crisis, it has been revealed. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

SPAIN’S debt would surge by another fifth to 120 per cent if Catalonia became independent, pushing the fragile economy to the brink. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed