24-Dec-2014 07:55

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

FTSE-100 enjoys festive cheer - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/markets-economy/ftse-100-enjoys-festive-cheer.115157893

BAE wins US Army contract worth up to $1.2 billion for new armored vehicle - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/12/23/us-bae-systems-contract-vehicle-idUKKBN0K11V020141223

Sour note as high street hit by shift in spending - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/business/retail/sour-note-as-high-street-hit-by-shift-in-spending-1-3643026

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

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

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

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

Economic recovery weaker, says Office for National Statistics - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/news/economic-recovery-weaker-says-office-for-national-statistics-30860106.html

UPDATE 1-Brent drops toward $61 as dollar firms after strong US data - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/12/24/markets-oil-idINL3N0U81I420141224