25-Dec-2012 04:07

Families braced for another year of financial gloom - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/families-braced-for-another-year-of-financial-gloom-1-2705518

London to Brighton trains resume after fire disruption - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20836731

LSE agrees cut-price LCH.Clearnet deal - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/44ac3f9e-4db9-11e2-a0fc-00144feab49a.html

Christmas high-street spending is 'acceptable but not exceptional' - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/christmas-highstreet-spending-is-acceptable-but-not-exceptional-8430872.html

ITV buys stake in studio behind gun and duck shows - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/business/management/itv-buys-stake-in-studio-behind-gun-and-duck-shows-1-2705396

Anger at Amazon starting its sale on Christmas Day, with critics claiming ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2252303/Anger-Amazon-starting-sale-Christmas-Day-critics-claiming-Christmas-remain-family-occasion.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Facebook paid £2.9m tax on £840m profits made outside US, figures show - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/dec/23/facebook-tax-profits-outside-us

Dozens of retailers on the brink as rents fall due - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/dozens-of-retailers-on-the-brink-as-rents-fall-due-8430535.html

UK Home Prices Fall as Hometrack Sees Further Decline: Economy - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-24/u-k-house-prices-fall-as-hometrack-sees-further-decline-in-2013.html

Yen on defensive on US fiscal worry, helps Nikkei - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/25/uk-markets-global-idUKBRE87514J20121225