03-Jan-2013 09:45

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

Start-Up Loans Scheme Gets £30m Boost - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1032755/start-up-loans-scheme-gets-30m-boost

Banks must be split, says leading think tank - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9776617/Banks-must-be-split-says-leading-think-tank.html

Graze cattle such as bison to restore British countryside - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/9776039/Graze-cattle-such-as-bison-to-restore-British-countryside.html

China services sector sees growth pick up - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20896491

Next ups profit forecast as sales rise - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/01/03/uk-next-sales-idUKBRE90204P20130103

Fiscal cliff vote sets stage for showdown over debt ceiling - The Guardian :: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/02/gop-cliff-vote-debt-ceiling

Growing confidence signalled by survey - Cambridge News :: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Business/Business-News/Growing-confidence-signalled-by-survey-31122012.htm

UK house prices fell 1pc in 2012, says Nationwide - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/houseprices/9777222/UK-house-prices-fell-1pc-in-2012-says-Nationwide.html

Rail passengers face severe delays as fare hikes rolled out - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/9775217/Rail-passengers-face-severe-delays-as-fare-hikes-rolled-out.html