03-Jan-2013 02:38

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

Markets: Investors get renewed taste for risk - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/business/market-reports/markets-investors-get-renewed-taste-for-risk-1-2715268

Scotland's economy 'stagnant', according to new survey - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/scotland-s-economy-stagnant-according-to-new-survey-1-2715652

China Dec official services PMI rises to 56.1 from 55.6 in Nov - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/03/china-pmi-services-official-idUSL4N0A51DZ20130103

House prices rise across England and Wales - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/01/02/house-prices-rise-across-england-and-wales-3335717/

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

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

Labour: Mayor of London's draft budget 'an insult' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20891593