23-Dec-2014 20:44

Surge in number of retailers in 'significant' financial distress - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11310360/Surge-in-number-of-retailers-in-significant-financial-distress.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/

Mortgage approvals drop by fifth in one year as 'sharp chill' shudders through ... - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-2885039/Mortgage-approvals-drop-fifth-just-one-year-sharp-chill-shudders-housing-market.html

Electra Partners acquire UK franchise of TGI Fridays - BQ Live :: http://www.bqlive.co.uk/2014/12/23/electra-partners-acquire-uk-franchise-of-tgi-fridays/

StanChart replaces long-time advisor UBS with Bank of America - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/12/23/stanchart-broker-idUKL6N0U72SS20141223

UK's big four accountancy firms celebrate bumper year despite scrutiny and ... - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b41396c4-8a9e-11e4-8e24-00144feabdc0.html

Top firm suspends bonuses - HITC :: http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2014/12/23/top-firm-suspends-bonuses/

Informal capital controls arrest Russian rouble's slide - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-2884963/Informal-capital-controls-arrest-Russian-roubles-slide.html

UK looks set to miss 3% growth forecast - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b7b871f6-8a89-11e4-8e24-00144feabdc0.html

Christmas/Boxing Day: What's open and what's closed in Waterloo Region - CTV News :: http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/christmas-boxing-day-what-s-open-and-what-s-closed-in-waterloo-region-1.2160206