Nick Clegg unveils £100m garden city for Bicester ahead of Autumn Statement
Clegg says the Oxfordshire town will get 'significant' funding from the government.
UK fraudsters' gains from phone scams rise threefold to £23.9m
Financial Fraud Action UK survey finds 17% jump in 'vishing' in just one year.
Ineligible foreign private college students handed £5.4m in grants and loans
Hodge warned the government of the 'extraordinary' rate of expansion of private colleges.
Aussie dollar off 4-year low on better building permits data as RBA keeps rates unchanged
Australian dollar rises on positive data on building permits and current account deficit.
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Democracy costing Hong Kong dearly
Support for the Occupy Central movement and its offshoots is widely reported to be less than 20 per cent and there is no doubt that the disruption has caused very serious economic damage
Russian rouble in worst fall since financial crisis of 1998
The currency has fallen in line with tumbling oil prices.
Moody's cuts Japan's credit rating on doubts about fiscal targets and debt reduction
Moody's has cut rating by one notch to A1 from Aa3.
Eurozone manufacturing grinds to a standstill
The region's economic troubles continue, with manufacturing in the big three contracting.
Aussie dollar slumps to new 4-year low as China NBS PMI drops ahead of RBA review
TD Securities inflation data and China Markit PMI lower than expected.
UK manufacturing over-performs in November
Recovery continues to be domestically-led.
Hong Kong: Police use batons and pepper spray on protesters near government headquarters
Pro-democracy activists clash with baton-wielding police outside government headquarters.
Cyber Monday: 10 million to begin Christmas shopping online as deals drive gift-buying
Royal Mail says that 22% of online shoppers have held off until December.
Pound plummets to new 14-month low ahead of BoE review and autumn forecast
Sterling under pressure against dollar as market awaits BoE meeting.
Ed Miliband: UK government's 'payless' economic recovery cost Treasury £116.5bn
The Labour leader is expected to attack the government over the 'cost of living crisis'.
Government goes to war on congestion with £15bn 'roads revolution'
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin is set to unveil the plan in parliament today.
Oil prices plunge to five year low in longest losing streak since the credit crisis
Oil now hovers around $64, down from triple digit highs five years ago.
Rising calls for further policy easing as China's manufacturing activity weakens
China's purchasing managers' index declined to 50.3 in November, while HSBC PMI fell to 50.0.
China Beats Japan to Become World's Second-Largest Stock Market
The capitalisation of the Chinese stock market increased by 33% in 2014 reaching $4.48 trillion.
Cyber Monday: John Lewis and Burberry Provide Shining Example for All Brands to Follow
Amazon predicts busiest shopping day ever - but firms have to tailor their approach to thrive.
Central Banks Watch: Major G10, Emerging Economies to Set Rates Next Week
Four major G10 economies and that many major emerging economies are set to decide rates in the first week of December.
Oil Prices Drop 18% Amid Fears of a Growing Glut
Moody's lowers its pricing outlook for Brent and WTI crude oils for 2015 and 2016.
Black Friday: Online Sales Surge as Shops Stay Quiet in US
Black Friday has been busiest US shopping day in US in terms of sales and traffic since 2005.
Europe's Ideological War: Battle Over Spending and Stimulating Demand or Shrinking Public Sectors
This week's rhetoric on inflation shows the European Commission is being pulled apart by horses.
Barclays Customer Complaints Drop in Third Quarter
Complaints dropped by 7% in third quarter of 2014.
Opec: Oil Prices Are Falling Fast and This is Why
Opec countries maintaining output, global demand slump, and US shale production puts pressure on the market
UK Consumer Confidence Remains Steady in November says GfK
UK Consumer confidence rated at -2 by GfK in November 2014.
Eurozone Inflation Hits 5-Year Low as European Commission Calls for Austerity
Pressure ratcheting up on ECB to deliver decisive action.
Black Friday: Tesco Deals Website Crash Yet Another Blunder by Ailing Supermarket Monster
Tesco adds Black Friday deals website meltdown to its ever-growing list of woes.
HSBC Touts Australia as UK's Stepping Stone to China
An HSBC conference call also highlighted opportunities for infrastructure build-out down under.
Eurozone Inflation Slows On Energy Price Deflation But Euro Edges Upwards
Italian CPI inflation accelerated in November while Greece's GDP growth rose in Q3.
France Faces Huge Fine For Missing Budget Targets
Italy, Spain and Austria also in line for penalisation if they do not implement austerity.
Black Friday Frenzy in Britain and the US: Photos of Shoppers Fighting for TVs
Photos of shoppers fighting for flat screen TVs at Asda in Wembley.
Bitcoin Rates Fall on Black Friday as Digital Currency Merchants Offer Big Discounts
Bitcoin is trading at $359.61, down 2.58% or $9.53, as at 10:45 am GMT.
UK House Prices Increase at Lowest Level in Nearly a Year
Nationwide said house prices rose 8.5% in the year to November
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