31-Dec-2012 01:26

US Congress in final push to reach 'fiscal cliff' deal - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20872919

'cautious optimism' grows - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/dec/31/uk-economy-cautious-optimism-grows

US-Europe harmony 'vital for British revival hopes' - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/useurope-harmony-vital-for-british-revival-hopes-8433718.html

Clampdown on rip-off claims firms starts to bite - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/clampdown-on-ripoff-claims-firms-starts-to-bite-8433719.html

ban on commission-based selling sparks 'death of salesman' fears - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/dec/30/fsa-ban-commission-selling-death

Family values campaigners worried as study reveals one in three British children ... - Scottish Daily Record :: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/fears-grow-for-family-values-as-study-1511091

Plastic Christmas: Brits face festive debts after paying on credit - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/plastic-christmas-brits-face-festive-1510365

Households spend £80 less on presents this Christmas - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9771691/Households-spend-80-less-on-presents-this-Christmas.html

Tax rejection a problem for Hollande - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/04c4a05e-52a2-11e2-aff0-00144feab49a.html

Rate-rigging scandal could be a threat to bonuses at RBS investment bank and ... - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2255018/Rate-rigging-scandal-threat-bonuses-RBS-investment-bank-boardroom.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml