BUSINESS

Britain's Public Accounts Committee's annual report on tax collection says HMRC is too corporate friendly.

Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger outlines Edward Snowden's most important revelations.

Scottish farmers would get more help from EU subsidies if Westminster rule ends says top minister

South Africa's gold production has plummeted 83% in ten years.

US snooping scandal fugitive's offer to help Brazil probe meets lukewarm response.

Bank of England MPC says chancellor's fiscal measures in Autumn Statement barely change UK outlook.

Investigations into mortgage securities sold by RBS and Credit Suisse making progress.

European Commission launches anti-trust probe into Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Plant Deal

Warren Buffet earned $12.7bn in 2013 and has net worth of $59.1bn at year end.

The CEO of Certivox has branded the collaboration between Lavabit and Silent Circle to provide widespread end-to-end email encryption as illogical.

The BoE says it will also issue a £10 note featuring Jane Austen around 2017.

UK Prime Minister brings forward plans to restrict benefits for EU citizens ahead of feared influx of Romanian and Bulgarian workers.

A ban on Chinese financial institutions handling bitcoin sees digital currency value crash 50% in a single week.

The ONS says there were 2.39 million unemployed people in the three months to October.

Mr Putin has agreed to buy billions of dollars worth of Ukrainian government bonds, and reduce the price of gas exports.

US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke to speak at 19:30GMT.

Despite loss, National Audit Office declares Lloyds shares sell off as value for money for taxpayers.

Japanese Nikkei outperforms regional indices.

Whitman has seen her symbolic $1 base salary boosted considerably to $1.5m.

Treasury's FinCEN sent letters to bitcoin businesses that are defined as money transmitters.

GM subsidiary Holden earlier announced its exit would affect 2,900 jobs in Australia.

Stanley Fischer is tipped to become Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve

Chairman Ben Bernanke will maintain the quantitative easing programme on track say analysts

Despite fracking fears, UK's Cameron warns European Commission President Barroso against more regulation.

Kantar says more than half of British households shop at Aldi and Lidl.

IT professionals in the UK believe a major attack on some part of the critical national infrastructure is imminent.

The ICO says the penalty comes after 4,031 complaints were made.

US manufacturers accuse Goldman Sachs, JPM and London Metal Exchange of driving up aluminium prices.