30-Dec-2013 04:10

TOP NEWS: AstraZeneca In New Crestor Licence Deal, Barclays Brokerage Fined - London South East :: http://www.lse.co.uk/AllNews.asp?code%3Dgofkiorj%26headline%3DTOP_NEWS_AstraZeneca_In_New_Crestor_Licence_Deal_Barclays_Brokerage_Fined

Days of the 'bank job' are numbered, report suggests - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25526671

Euro hits 2½-year dollar high - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1050b176-6f05-11e3-9ac9-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Fmarkets%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Debenhams executive under fire over discount demand to suppliers - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c09fc3f4-6f1f-11e3-9ac9-00144feabdc0.html

CBI boss calls on companies to pay staff more than minimum wage - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/cbi-boss-calls-on-companies-to-pay-staff-more-than-minimum-wage-9029647.html

Report reveals rise in house prices - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/panewsfeeds/report-reveals-rise-in-house-prices-9029641.html

Early rise in interest rates could leave 1million at risk of losing their homes - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2530956/Early-rise-rates-leave-1million-risk-losing-homes.html

Government could sell off remaining Lloyds stake in 2014 - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10541746/Government-could-sell-off-remaining-Lloyds-stake-in-2014.html

Interest rate rise could push two million households into 'debt peril' - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article3960221.ece

Can Britain really overhaul the Germans? - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/10538710/Can-Britain-really-overhaul-the-Germans.html