23-Dec-2014 16:40

Take cyber threats more seriously, Bank of England tells bankers - Market Business News :: http://marketbusinessnews.com/take-cyber-threats-seriously-bank-england-tells-bankers/42028

Gloom for George Osborne after mortgage approvals fall for fifth straight month - Evening Standard :: http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/gloom-for-george-osborne-after-mortgage-approvals-fall-for-fifth-straight-month-9942086.html

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

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/

Online sales worth £1.3bn predicted for Christmas and Boxing Day - E&T magazine :: http://eandt.theiet.org/news/2014/dec/online-shopping-soars.cfm

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

Dow hits 18000 as US growth smashes forecasts - Citywire.co.uk :: http://citywire.co.uk/money/dow-hits-18000-as-us-growth-smashes-forecasts/a790937

Economy Grows Most Since '03 on U.S. Consumer-Spending Gains - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-23/economy-grows-by-most-in-a-decade-on-u-s-consumer-spending-gain.html

Rouble strengthens as Russia forces exporters to dump foreign cash reserves - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11309785/Rouble-strengthens-as-Russia-forces-exporters-to-dump-foreign-cash-reserves.html