30-Dec-2014 05:14

FTSE CLOSE: Stock market posts eight days in a row of rises - This is Money :: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2889788/FTSE-LIVE-Footsie-pushes-higher-Christmas-break.html

Thatcher Was Warned UK's 'Big Bang' Plan Might Increase Fraud - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-12-29/thatcher-was-warned-u-dot-k-dot-s-big-bang-plan-might-increase-fraud

City Link's parent firm founder sad at job losses - Scotsman :: http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/top-stories/city-link-s-parent-firm-founder-sad-at-job-losses-1-3646517

Treasury queries '£15bn oil revenue hole' - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/scotland/article4309504.ece

TalkTalk favourite to buy Tesco video service - Irish Times :: http://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/talktalk-favourite-to-buy-tesco-video-service-1.2050745

Europe Braces for Economic Fallout as Greece Heads to Early Elections - New York Times :: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/30/world/europe/greece-early-elections.html

Battling banking crisis was "great fun" - Mervyn King - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/business/battling-banking-crisis-was-great-fun-mervyn-king-30868979.html

CBI urges government to focus on cutting deficit in new year - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30628166

Libya Struggles to Extinguish Oil Storage Tanks After Assault - Wall Street Journal :: http://www.wsj.com/articles/libya-struggles-to-extinguish-oil-storage-tanks-after-assault-1419910385

Brent drops towards five-year low near $57, supply glut weighs - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/12/30/uk-markets-oil-idUKKBN0K804K20141230