Black Friday put a rocket up November retail figures
Retail sales were up by 6.4% in November.
Brent oil bounces back to $62 as firms cut back for 2015
Brent crude oil reached a five-year-low of $58.50 a barrel this week.
Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield and Liverpool universities risk funding and job cuts as north slips in academic research rankings
Southern institutions were winners with Oxford, UCL and Cambridge topping table.
Ruble collapse: Vladimir Putin says Western sanctions on Russia are 'absolutely illegal'
Putin lashes out at the 'aggressive' west in annual address.
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Britons use 10% less electricity thanks to low power light bulbs and vacuum cleaners
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Asian currencies mixed amid stock rally, dollar strength; Chinese yuan drops to 6-month low on data
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George Osborne slammed for claiming a false victory over EU tax bill
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Swiss central bank introduces negative deposit rates to curb appreciation in franc
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China: Home prices fall for third straight month
Slackening property market, which accounts for about 15% of China's economy, could inhibit economic growth.
UK oil industry 'close to collapse' as prices slide below $60 per barrel
Brindex warned of the damage low oil prices will cause to UK industry.
Japan readies $30bn stimulus package for country's regions
New stimulus package aims to pull the economy out of a recession triggered by the hit from a sales tax hike in April.
Pakistan: Shares partly reverse losses after Peshawar massacre, IMF approves $1.05bn aid
Higher risk appetite and firm dollar after Fed statement aided shares while weakening the currency.
Antibiotic resistance to cost up to $100tn for world economy by 2050
Problem could lead to 300 million premature deaths and reduction of 2% to 3.5% in global GDP by 2050, according to government review.
Russian ruble crisis: Panicked shoppers flood stores amid fears of rising prices after ruble collapses
Russians rush to buy retail as the ruble falls over 50% against the dollar since 2013-end.
EU to widen sanctions on 'illegally annexed' Crimea and target Russian oil and gas exploration
US set to pass similar measures against Black Sea region Russia annexed from Ukraine in March.
Ruble collapse: Freakish Russian ruble rout is unlike any currency crisis in history
Comparisons with Russian situation of 1998 or 2008 don't quite add up.
Ruble rebounds on best day since 1998
Russian ruble rallies just 24 hours after falling to an all-time low.
Ruble crisis: What Russia needs to do to save its collapsing currency and end the panic
Russian central bankers must send 'very loud, very credible signals' about stopping ruble plunge.
Ruble collapse: Russia faces deep recession warn analysts, but Medvedev plays down crisis
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has urged large Russian exporters to behave responsibly when converting rubles.
UK employment: The jobs data behind the good news headlines [Infographic]
IBTimes UK takes a look at the job market data behind the headlines.
Ruble bears left with round figures like 90/dollar, 100/dollar further south in panic: Technical analysis
Some Fibonacci levels are in focus amid Wednesday's slight rebound.
Eurozone inflation falls to five year low as pressure mounts on ECB
Eurozone inflation at just 0.3% in November.
Nigeria stocks plunge on falling oil price
Africa's biggest economy expected to grow at slower rate than previously predicted.
UK families feel economic recovery as confidence in future financial prospects hits six-year high
Markit says positive sentiment was supported by reduced pressure on savings.
Ruble collapse: Russia to be barred from emerging market share index if it pursues capital controls
Russian companies could be barred from the MSCI Emerging Markets share index.
Russian ruble collapse: central bank to investigate FX manipulation but won't suspend trading
Russian central bank working with Kremlin to avert currency crisis.
ADB lowers growth forecasts for developing Asia
Developing Asia now expected to expand by 6.1% this year and 6.2% in 2015.
UK employment hits record high as wages outstrip inflation
ONS says the total unemployment rate held at 6% in the three months to October
Global airlines on the cusp of a $12bn bonanza on oil price collapse
Oil price drop means a significant cut in jet fuel bills.
Ruble collapse continues despite Russia's emergency $7bn forex sell off
Russia's hiking of interest rates to 17% has done very little to stop the ruble going into freefall.
How low below 6000 will FTSE 100 go in 2014?
IBTimes UK's technical analyst says the FTSE100 hit key support; deeper lines seen at 5800, 5600.
Scots hold the most payday loan debt and council tax arrears
Charity StepChange warned Scots owed almost double the debt average for rest of UK.
Pimco's emerging markets fund sheds 7.9% value as Russian crisis spreads across globe
Russian corporate and sovereign bonds make up 21% of Pimco's $3.3bn Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Switzerland moves to stop Russian companies bypassing Western sanctions
Individuals and companies will be stopped from doing business in Switzerland.
Russian ruble crisis: Here's why European investors don't need to panic
European companies needn't rush to remove all operations from Russia.
Favela Nova Tuffy: Hundreds of families evicted from abandoned factory slum in Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian military police have evicted hundreds of families from an abandoned factory.
Lavrov condemns US, EU and insists 'Russia will be stronger after sanctions'
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov questioned the independence of the European Union.
Russia central bank chief Elvira Nabiullina says Russians must adapt to 'new reality' as rouble tanks
Rouble collapsed after central bank increased interest rates to 17%.
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