Martin Strydom

Pound slides to $1.2229 after pace of growth in UK services in Feb was the slowest five-month https://t.co/O4OCEKeEXp

Pound drops to $1.2228 after services PMI shows growth slowing https://t.co/1rho58eGgt

UK service sector expands in Feb, but growth eases from 17-month peak at the end of 2016: 53.3 down from 54.5 in Jan. https://t.co/XqdMjHcudU

UK construction PMI shows overall growth: 52.5 vs 52.2 in Jan but housebuilding has slowed and commercial fell for 1st time since Oct https://t.co/Jmsbu7WcvF

UK manufacturing PMI show solid growth in Feb. While the reading of 54.6 is down on Jan's 55.7, growth is well above long-run averages https://t.co/RqnRTKcuks

Sir Philip Green pays £363m into BHS pension scheme. He hopes this puts members minds at rest and closes this sorry chapter for them https://t.co/bi45NR6XC7

AO World chief John Roberts is moving from CEO to a new role as founder, executive director. Go figure

Lloyds Banking Group doubles pre-tax profits but has also set aside £475m for misconduct costs. Shares +3% to 68.8p https://t.co/dq3J8Tat0s https://t.co/eVxeoYK9gI

UK GDP for the fourth quarter has been revised up 0.1 percentage points to 0.7% https://t.co/WO4hf64grS

HSBC is being investigated by the FCA over its financial crime controls as annual profits tumbled 62%. Shares -6% https://t.co/sAW6rePEcb https://t.co/Q53ZrX6HZm

That didn't last long - Kraft Heinz has now 'amicably' agreed to withdraw its proposed £115bn offer for Unilever

Unilever rejects initial Kraft Heinz merger proposal. Kraft has not been put off and Unilever shares are up 9%

It looks as if consumers are tightening their belts. The amount they bought in shops in January fell 0.3 per cent (month on month). https://t.co/F7mKok0nsO

Fear and loathing as GM puts America first https://t.co/d8QQRKgxlJ https://t.co/xiyugVMxD0

Cobham shares drop 21.6% on fifth profits warning in just over a year after £150m charge on Boeing tanker programme

RT @fletcherr: Today's @TimesBusiness front page: May urged to protect car plants in GM sale https://t.co/khYIsUmuBh https://t.co/EcpjQWNcNi

RT @walshdominic: If Emerald does withdraw from Punch bidding, that would leave field clear for Heineken/Patron....assuming no-one else is…