BUSINESS

UK and US consumers postponed buying, anticipating better deals.

Reports say JPM plans to boost bonuses for investment bankers

Rapper who is engaged to Kim Kardashian called Louis Vuitton prices "just too extreme"

Royal Bank of Scotland denies plans for 'widespread' salary increases.

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Aston confirms support and leadership for fight against piracy off Africa.

Hay Group expects workers to see an average pay rise of 3.1% in 2014.

One-size-fits-all policy may be blunt, but it is fair to everyone and manageable for a business.

Tory MP Nigel Mills attacks business secretary in deepening immigration row.

Most Singaporeans say they cannot afford to get sick.

Trade minister Lord Livingston to target small firms directly in effort to boost UK trade.

Chinese bitcoin exchange OKCoin has been accused by its users of faking trading data.

IBTimes UK looks at how religious freedom impacts on the workplace.

IPPR think tank says Bulgarian and Romanian migration in January 2014 will be different from 2004

Fondazione Monte dei Paschi owns a 33.5% stake in Tuscan bank.

Recovery First, discusses some of the issues Insolvency Practitioners face

Following the RBS banking outage and various other issues, Capgemini takes a look at IT infrastructure

Royal Mail enters London Stock Exchange index for most valuable firms.

Aerospace and defence group Rolls-Royce reveals Serious Fraud Office investigation

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) decided not to intervene on whether businesses accept bitcoins as mode payment.

Business Secretary Cable also warns on Bank of England's interest rates dilemma.

US economy expands by 4.1% in the July-September quarter.

Bradford Council had 'moral duty' to inform Bank of England about Flowers' resignation.

Discount retailer Target's data breach fears sparks extended bank hours to ease backlog.

New technology that stores data on chips makes it harder for hackers.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde says she is optimistic about US economy next year.

M&S policy allows Muslim shop assistants to refuse selling alcohol and pork

Britain's biggest department store group John Lewis posted a 4.2% year-on-year increase in sales

Apple partnered with China Mobile to sell its iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c models.