31-Dec-2015 10:35

UK retailer John Lewis sees 2.3 percent rise in Christmas week sales - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-johnlewis-sales-idUKKBN0UE00120151231

London house prices are THREE TIMES HIGHER than those in North - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3379672/London-house-prices-THREE-TIMES-HIGHER-North-average-home-capital-soars-12-456-000-just-one-year.html

Oil, Asia shares see subdued end to year dominated by Fed, China - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-global-markets-idUKKBN0UD01H20151231

Company profits at risk as Bank of England prepares to raise rates, warns IoD - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/bank-of-england/12074911/Company-profits-at-risk-as-Bank-of-England-prepares-to-raise-rates-warns-IoD.html

Chancellor George Osborne launches review into airport VAT savings - Herald Scotland :: http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/14174562.Chancellor_George_Osborne_launches_review_into_airport_VAT_savings/

Banking culture inquiry shelved by regulator FCA - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35204010

Sports Direct's Mike Ashley promises £10m to pay all staff above minimum wage - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/dec/31/mike-ashley-10m-pay-all-sports-direct-staff-above-minimum-wage

Rouble hits record low as markets end 2015 in jittery mood - business live - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2015/dec/31/rouble-record-low-financial-markets-end-2015-commodities-rout-live

Oil Below $37 as Aussie Gains; Europe Stocks Fall With China - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-30/oil-holds-below-37-as-australian-stocks-swing-dollar-steady

Royal Dutch Shell starts production at Corrib gas field - IFA Magazine :: http://www.ifamagazine.com/company-news/royal-dutch-shell-starts-production-at-corrib-gas-field-328145