31-Dec-2012 08:33

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

Duncan Smith condemns tax credits - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20873180

Businesses feel more confident about the future - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/markets-economy/businesses-feel-more-confident-about-the-future.19799512

Fiscal cliff: Senate enters last-ditch talks before midnight deadline - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-politics/9772243/Fiscal-cliff-Senate-enters-last-ditch-talks-before-midnight-deadline.html

Strong Asian gains overshadowed by US fiscal cliff - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/31/uk-markets-global-idUKBRE87514J20121231

RBS to cut traders' bonuses to pay £350m libor scandal fine - The Finance Pages :: http://www.thefinancepages.co.uk/companies/rbs-to-cut-traders-bonuses/03491/

Hollande's 75% Millionaire Tax Rejected in French Court - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-30/hollande-s-75-millionaire-tax-rejected-in-french-court.html

Most consumers 'spent less on Christmas this year' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20869522

Autotrader suitors eye Guardian Media Group's stake - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/9771797/Autotrader-suitors-eye-Guardian-Media-Groups-stake.html