31-Dec-2015 23:48

Uber makes its one BILLIONTH ride which was between Hackney and Haxton - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3379546/Uber-takes-billionth-ride-sign-upheaval.html

Paper Rail Tickets Could Be Replaced By New Contactless Cards As Early As 2016 - Huffington Post UK :: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/31/paper-rail-tickets-could-be-replaced-by-new-contactless-cards-as-early-as-2016_n_8898824.html?utm_hp_ref%3Duk-tech%26ir%3DUK%2BTech

Funds year in review: A scary ride for not much reward - Washington Post :: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/funds-year-in-review-a-scary-ride-for-not-much-reward/2015/12/31/684d8190-afd8-11e5-b281-43c0b56f61fa_story.html

Swiss bank Lombard Odier to pay US$100 million to resolve US tax probe - Channel News Asia :: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/swiss-banks-to-pay-us-107/2390864.html

Turbulent FTSE in worst year since 2011 - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/12076738/Turbulent-FTSE-in-worst-year-since-2011.html

Banking culture review: Treasury defends FCA decision to scrap study - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/dec/31/banking-culture-review-john-mcdonnell-urges-george-osborne

FTSE 100 ends 2015 among world's worst performing markets - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/dec/31/ftse-100-ends-2015-among-worlds-worst-performing-markets

Adrift barge secured after evacuation of North Sea oil platforms - The Globe and Mail :: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/european-business/staff-at-north-sea-rig-partially-evacuated-after-fatal-accident-statoil-says/article27966899/

UPDATE 1-US Mint's silver coin sales hit record in 2015, gold sales up 53 pct - Reuters :: http://www.reuters.com/article/usmint-coins-idUSL1N14K19D20151231

S&P 500 sees first annual loss since 2008 - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/99311d08-af97-11e5-993b-c425a3d2b65a.html