03-Dec-2013 00:32

FTSE CLOSE: A Lidl competition sees Tesco investors head for the doors - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2516725/FTSE-CLOSE-A-Lidl-competition-sees-Tesco-investors-head-doors.html

Shale gas to transform Grangemouth's fortunes - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d5e5c884-5b7f-11e3-a2ba-00144feabdc0.html

Lloyds and Nationwide drive best quarter yet for FLS - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10488020/Lloyds-and-Nationwide-drive-best-quarter-yet-for-FLS.html

Cyber Monday Sales Increase 19%, Aided by Mobile, IBM Says - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-02/cyber-monday-sales-increase-19-percent-aided-by-mobile-ibm-says.html

New Lloyds Banking Group chairman is former Downing St adviser - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/dec/02/lloyds-group-chairman-downing-adviser

David Cameron lobbies for GlaxoSmithKline on Chinese trip - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2517019/David-Cameron-lobbies-GlaxoSmithKline-Chinese-trip.html?ito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

Millions of households on fixed-price contracts to miss out on Government's ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/household-bills/10489786/Millions-of-households-on-fixed-price-contracts-to-miss-out-on-Governments-energy-savings-promise.html

Thames Water plans 11 per cent bill increase to pay for 'super sewer' - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/02/thames-water-plans-11-per-cent-bill-increase-to-pay-for-super-sewer-4211046/

Treasurys Fall on Manufacturing Data - Wall Street Journal :: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304355104579233912984549096.html

Glitch hits 'plastic' spending - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/panewsfeeds/glitch-hits-plastic-spending-8978794.html