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BRITAIN received more money in taxes and other income than it spent in July, putting the national finances in surplus for the first time since 2002, in a huge economic boost ahead of Brexit. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

MORE Britons are shopping at Lidl than Waitrose, making the discounter the seventh-biggest supermarket for the first time, data has revealed. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

AMERICA’S top stock index the S&P 500 is on the cusp of a major market crash, many investors fear. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

BALFOUR Beatty has been made preferred bidder by EDF Energy for the Hinkley point C nuclear power station tunnelling and marine works package, worth £200 million. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

SPECULATION over the future of Fiat Chrysler went into overdrive yesterday after Chinese car maker Great Wall Motors revved up interest in buying all or parts of the Italian-American group. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE pound lifted against the euro on Monday ahead of a key speech by European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi at Jackson Hole. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

BRITAIN’S housing market will be brought into sharp focus once again this week when housebuilder Persimmon reveals its half-year results. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

US fast-food giant McDonald’s could face its first strike on British soil after workers at two restaurants backed a call for industrial action. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

RECOVERING demand for the US dollar on the back of US President Donald Trump’s attempts to restore order to his administration is holding the pound at opening levels this morning. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE pound is trading narrowly against the euro at the start of this week’s session ahead of the publication of the UK government’s latest Brexit negotiation strategy. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed