03-Jan-2013 01:37

John Lewis sales soar 44% - thanks to the Snowman: store beats all rivals as ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2256335/John-Lewis-sales-soar-44--thanks-Snowman-store-beats-rivals-face-gloomy-outlook-2013.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Tax truce spurs global risk rally - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0f96e916-548b-11e2-9d25-00144feab49a.html

Start-up loans scheme expanded - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20892658

Business surveys paint brighter picture for year ahead as confidence returns - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/business/economics/business-surveys-paint-brighter-picture-for-year-ahead-as-confidence-returns-1-2715222

Britain's got a premium service! Rail minister boast enrages passengers on day ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255736/Rail-fares-Britains-got-premium-service-Rail-minister-boast-enrages-passengers-day-record-train-fare-rises-kick-in.html

Report: Retail Bankruptcy Increased In 2012 - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1032564/report-retail-bankruptcy-increased-in-2012

Nestle wins trademark battle over KitKat bar - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9776567/Nestle-wins-trademark-battle-over-KitKat-bar.html

Oil-rig maker Lamprell leaps 20pc on support from lenders - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/9776689/Oil-rig-maker-Lamprell-leaps-20pc-on-support-from-lenders.html

Mexico manufacturing: chugging along - Financial Times (blog) :: http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2013/01/02/mexico-manufacturing-chugging-along/

IDS accused of yet another welfare figure fiddle - Morning Star Online :: http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/news/content/view/full/127844