23-Dec-2014 15:39

John Lewis Sales Dip as Black Friday Pulls UK Shopping Forward - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-12-23/john-lewis-sales-dip-as-black-friday-pulls-u-dot-k-dot-shopping-forward

Banks facing more threats from hackers - Express.co.uk :: http://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/548485/Banks-threats-hackers

UBS loses StanChart corporate broking mandate - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e9e62c1a-8a91-11e4-8e24-00144feabdc0.html

Thorntons share price down, loses a third of its value after profit warning - Binary Tribune :: http://www.binarytribune.com/2014/12/23/thorntons-share-price-down-loses-a-third-of-its-value-after-profit-warning/

Russia faces oil export catastrophe, snared in Opec price trap - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/11310312/Russia-faces-oil-export-catastrophe-snared-in-Opec-price-trap.html

UK's 3% growth forecast under threat - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b7b871f6-8a89-11e4-8e24-00144feabdc0.html

Mortgage approvals decline by a fifth - Belfast Newsletter :: http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/business/mortgage-approvals-decline-by-a-fifth-1-6488999

Oil above $61 after strong US growth beats forecasts - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/12/23/uk-markets-oil-idUKKBN0K105J20141223

US economy is growing at fastest rate in a decade — records 5% annual growth ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-economy-is-growing-at-fastest-rate-in-a-decade--records-5-annual-growth-rate-in-q3-9942563.html

Russian PM Admits 'Risk Of Deep Recession' - Sky News :: http://news.sky.com/story/1396753/russian-pm-admits-risk-of-deep-recession