24-Dec-2014 03:51

China banks told to curb bad loan risk in 2015 - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/12/23/uk-china-economy-badloan-idUKKBN0K10Z720141223

Supermarkets sweep Thorntons off shelves - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/supermarkets-sweep-thorntons-off-shelves-9943486.html

RBS withholds bonuses for 18 staff amid foreign exchange probe - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2885603/RBS-withholds-bonuses-18-staff-amid-foreign-exchange-probe.html

Scottish average monthly rents 'hit all-time high', says report - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-30591580

High street enjoyed a record 2014 - Stroud News and Journal :: http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/national/11686020.High_street_enjoyed_a_record_2014/

BAE wins US Army contract worth up to $1.2 billion for new armoured vehicle - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/12/24/uk-bae-systems-contract-vehicle-idUKKBN0K11UW20141224

Mortgage approvals fall 20% under tougher rules - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2885736/Mortgage-approvals-fall-20-tougher-rules-Winter-chill-intensifies-housing-market-number-home-loans-drops-fifth-consecutive-month.html

Blow for Osborne as Britain's growth is shown to be weaker than expected - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/economics/article4306286.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2014_12_24

As Ruble Falters, Russia Forces Exporters to Reduce Foreign Currency - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/24/business/international/as-ruble-falters-russia-forces-exporters-to-reduce-foreign-currency.html

What's open in Toronto on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day - CTV News :: http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/what-s-open-in-toronto-on-christmas-eve-christmas-day-and-boxing-day-1.2160966