30-Dec-2013 11:17

Pound Hits Two-Year High Against Dollar - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1187558/pound-hits-two-year-high-against-dollar

Real value of earnings 'down 14%' - Wirral News :: http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/uk-world-news/2013/12/30/real-value-of-earnings-down-14-80491-34184872/

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

Debt crisis will hurt millions, says think tank - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25541733

House prices set to rise further after jumping 4.4% in 2013 - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/house-prices-set-to-rise-further-after-jumping-44-in-2013-9029656.html

Waitrose faces 'middle-class backlash' after free coffee attracts 'wrong kind of ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10542060/Waitrose-faces-middle-class-backlash-after-free-coffee-attracts-wrong-kind-of-customer.html

FCA warns of potential fraud with commodity investments - FT Adviser :: http://www.ftadviser.com/2013/12/30/regulation/regulators/fca-warns-of-potential-fraud-with-commodity-investments-CXlJ47RhyYtkRnyZTb9J1O/article.html

CBI chief tells companies to pay more as the economy improves - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/cbi-chief-tells-companies-to-pay-more-as-the-economy-improves-9030130.html

UK Must See Productivity Surge in 2014 for Pay to Rise - International Business Times UK :: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/uk-must-see-productivity-surge-2014-pay-rise-1430479

Monte Paschi shares volatile after cash call delay - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/30/uk-montepaschi-fundraising-idUKBRE9BT07W20131230