02-Jan-2014 15:32

Miners drag down FTSE on first trading day of 2014 - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/01/02/markets-britain-stocks-idUKL6N0KC11I20140102

Asda takes on pound stores with 50p offers - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/household-bills/10546850/Asda-takes-on-pound-stores-with-50p-offers.html

Christmas cheer for House of Fraser as online shopping drives record sales - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/christmas-cheer-for-house-of-fraser-as-online-shopping-drives-record-sales-9034452.html

Wal-Mart recalls donkey meat in China - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25573471

New 'touchy-feely' Ryanair reports record passenger traffic in December - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/10547162/New-touchy-feely-Ryanair-reports-record-passenger-traffic-in-December.html

Central European Manufacturing Figures Herald Slow Economic Recovery - Wall Street Journal :: http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-417097/

Ofgem stymied by lack of transparency in inflated prices claim - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b84d7282-739d-11e3-a0c0-00144feabdc0.html

Rail commuters protest at 'disgusting' New Year fare rises - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/rail-commuters-protest-at-disgusting-new-year-fare-rises-9033735.html

Help to Buy is not fuelling housing bubble, says David Cameron - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/jan/02/help-to-buy-housing-bubble-david-cameron

UPDATE 2-Debenhams finance chief quits as rivals triumph in Christmas battle - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/01/02/debenhams-idINL6N0KC0AI20140102