26-Dec-2014 04:39

Parcel delivery firm collapses as a bargain-buying frenzy starts online - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/supportservices/article4307059.ece

Japan November jobless rate steady at 3.5 percent - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/12/25/uk-japan-economy-unemployment-idUKKBN0K30RJ20141225

More flexible hours for working women could save the UK £700m a year - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/more-flexible-hours-for-working-women-could-save-the-uk-700m-a-year-9944943.html

Prostitution and illegal drugs help UK overtake France in global wealth league - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/prostitution-and-illegal-drugs-help-uk-overtake-france-in-global-wealth-league-9945007.html

House price increases likely to spell 'buoyant start' to 2015 - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/property/house-and-home/property/house-price-increases-likely-to-spell-buoyant-start-to-2015-9944995.html

Japan Struggles to Escape Recession as Production Drops: Economy - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-25/japan-s-inflation-slows-for-fourth-month-in-challenge-to-kuroda.html

Boxing Day sales: Opening times for Intu Derby, Next, Debenhams and other ... - Derby Telegraph :: http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Boxing-Day-sales-Opening-times-Intu-Derby/story-25740515-detail/story.html

Warning as Chinese gang fakes £2 coins expected to flood into Britain - Express.co.uk :: http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/548734/Counterfeits-British-coins-made-by-Chinese-gangs-Royal-Mint

Russia says currency crisis over, but inflation set to soar - Daily Times :: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/business/26-Dec-2014/russia-says-currency-crisis-over-but-inflation-set-to-soar

UPDATE 9-Oil slides, Brent tests $60 as data shows glut building - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/12/24/markets-oil-idINL3N0U81I420141224