BUSINESS

House price inflation fell to 7.2% in December on an annual basis, down from 8.5% in November, according to Nationwide.

Analysts say Brent crude could drop to $55 a barrel early next year.

In the budget announced for the next year, spending has been pegged at 860bn riyals and revenue generation at 715bn riyals.

'Political isolationism would leave us poorer' said CBI director-general John Cridland.

Moulton said he had lost £2m of his own money after City Link went into administration.

More than 2,000 staff will be made redundant on 31 December.

Greeks going back to ballot box in election that threatens to kickstart eurozone crisis again.

Russian government expects economy to shrink by 0.8% in 2015.

Former Bank of England chief said we have not 'really yet got to the heart of what went wrong'.

Documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal how the NSA struggled to hack the Tor deep web browser and its encryption

Richards warned the media should not fall into 'too few hands'.

Libya has descended into violence as Islamists and tribes fight for power in the post-Gaddafi era.

New job roles will cover all areas, from bar staff to managerial positions.

BCC boss John Longworth said UK parties should refrain from 'tawdry political tactics'.

The kingdom does not plan to make significant changes to draft regulations published in August 2014.

PM Samaras wanted Dimas as president, while radical leftist party Syriza leads national opinion polls.

Armed factions in Libya are battling for control of the Opec member.

Former chair of the US Federal Reserve said central banks now have to talk more to public.

HSBC says it sees double-digit inflation in Russia in most of 2015.

German insurer is also the lead liability insurer for Malaysian Airlines, which lost two aircraft earlier this year.

Second half performance has been crucial for all the currencies this year

Londoners bought 58,000 homes outside London in 2014, representing increase of about 50% from 2013.

Anonymous group claims responsibility for hacking Xbox Live and PSN, besides leaking 13,000 passwords including Amazon credit card details.

$2.4 bailout fund is second-largest in Russian history.

Stimulus package for country's regions aims to pull Japanese economy out of recession.

Supply glut, fuelled by US shale production and weak global demand, hits prices hard.

Gold prices could struggle in the short term and could even break below the 2014 lows in the coming months.

Central bank believes unconventional data from internet could be more timely than official figures.

The index is biased northward and charts point to 95-97 levels next year