02-Jan-2015 06:26

Hsbc vows to match mortgage rates - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-2893892/HSBC-vows-match-mortgage-rates.html

British retailers upbeat over prospects this year - Gulf Daily News :: http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid%3D393086

Snapchat reveals $485m of funding, taking it to a reported $10bn valuation - South China Morning Post (subscription) :: http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1672893/snapchat-reveals-485m-funding-taking-it-reported-10bn-valuation

UPDATE 1-Investigators step up hunt for crashed AirAsia jet's black boxes - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/02/indonesia-airplane-idUSL5N0RG4BT20150102

India raises excise duties on petrol, diesel - Reuters India :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/01/02/india-energy-duty-idINKBN0KA1QL20150102

Rail fare rises come into effect - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30652098

UK government could collect Severn Bridge tolls until 2027, MP warns - Free Press Series :: http://www.freepressseries.co.uk/news/11697639.UK_government_could_collect_Severn_Bridge_tolls_until_2027__MP_warns/

EU VAT laws will harm many online businesses - Market Business News :: http://marketbusinessnews.com/eu-vat-laws-will-harm-many-online-businesses/43198

Goldman Sachs paid highest bonuses to staff in 2013 - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30648333

Amateur treasure hunter finds hoard of Anglo Saxon coins in Buckinghamshire - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2893568/Amateur-treasure-hunter-finds-1-000-year-old-hoard-Anglo-Saxon-coins-worth-1million-buried-farmer-s-field.html