<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine</title><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:58:35 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 14:17:35 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Millions of single pensioners worst off on energy bills in 2020, figures show</title>
<description><![CDATA[Research from the Department of Energy shows that single retired people will be spending &pound;1 in every &pound;10 on gas and electricity bills by 2020.They will be the worst off social group in terms of the proportion they spend on their energy bills.Officials argue this group&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17490102-millions-of-single-pensioners-worst-off-on-energy-bills-in-2020-figures-show</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17490102-millions-of-single-pensioners-worst-off-on-energy-bills-in-2020-figures-show</guid><category>business</category><category>electricity</category><category>department-of-energy</category><category>energy-bills</category><category>electricity-bills</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:58:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling91ABB7C6-6647-3768-868D-1419AE58D615.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling91ABB7C6-6647-3768-868D-1419AE58D615.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Triple-dip slump fears revived by output slide</title>
<description><![CDATA[The UK was on the verge of an unprecedented triple-dip recession after a dire January for the nation&rsquo;s struggling manufacturers.Official figures revealed an alarming 1.5 per cent slide for the sector, the biggest slump in output since last June, when an extra day off for th&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17286862-triple-dip-slump-fears-revived-by-output-slide</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17286862-triple-dip-slump-fears-revived-by-output-slide</guid><category>business</category><category>recession</category><category>bank-of-england</category><category>uk-economy</category><category>uk-recession</category><category>triple-dip-recession</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:09:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling9873300B-C05A-B742-8B2A-AD39332D146C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling9873300B-C05A-B742-8B2A-AD39332D146C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>UK services sector bounces back to growth</title>
<description><![CDATA[Fears of a triple-dip recession have receded after Britain&rsquo;s powerhouse services sector bounced back to growth in January and confidence recovered to levels not seen for eight months.
Economists said the UK was back in growth mode after the 0.3pc dip in the final three mon&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16857234-uk-services-sector-bounces-back-to-growth</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/05/16857234-uk-services-sector-bounces-back-to-growth</guid><category>business</category><category>recession</category><category>pmi</category><category>uk-business</category><category>uk-recession</category><category>markit</category><category>triple-dip-recession</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Feb 2013 22:13:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterlingABF7453F-B82C-2E3C-2783-7B1BB0382319.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="251" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterlingABF7453F-B82C-2E3C-2783-7B1BB0382319.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>FTSE 100 suffers worst day in three months</title>
<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - The FTSE 100 suffered its biggest one-day fall in three months on Monday, as growing political uncertainty in continental Europe and a string of analyst downgrades sparked a wave of profit taking from 4-1/2 year highs.
The growing popularity of former premier Silvio &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16841380-ftse-100-suffers-worst-day-in-three-months</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/04/16841380-ftse-100-suffers-worst-day-in-three-months</guid><category>business</category><category>debt</category><category>stock-exchange</category><category>eurozone</category><category>ftse-100</category><category>debt-crisis</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2013 21:14:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>RBS close to 500m Libor settlement</title>
<description><![CDATA[Royal Bank of Scotland is set to pay more than &pound;500m to US and UK authorities as early as next week to resolve allegations it manipulated benchmark interest rates, according to people familiar with the matter.
The settlement between the US Department of Justice, US Commodi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16810636-rbs-close-to-500m-libor-settlement</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16810636-rbs-close-to-500m-libor-settlement</guid><category>business</category><category>rbs</category><category>royal-bank-of-scotland</category><category>libor</category><category>uk-financial-services-authority</category><category>libor-settlement</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 21:34:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Mortgage lending 'at strongest since crisis'</title>
<description><![CDATA[Lending in the housing market is at its healthiest since the financial crisis, according to economists.
Mortgage approvals for house purchases reached an 11-month peak in December, as lenders approved 55,785 new mortgages, against 54,011 a month earlier, according to the Bank of&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/30/16776381-mortgage-lending-at-strongest-since-crisis</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/30/16776381-mortgage-lending-at-strongest-since-crisis</guid><category>business</category><category>mortgage</category><category>mortgage-lending</category><category>bank-of-england</category><category>mortgage-approval</category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:22:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterlingC7347289-8770-69A5-04DD-580E03C6AA9C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterlingC7347289-8770-69A5-04DD-580E03C6AA9C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Tesco protects market share as pressure increases on Morrisons</title>
<description><![CDATA[The revival of Tesco is gathering pace with new industry data showing that Britain&rsquo;s biggest retailer has maintained its market share for the first time in 18 months.
According to Kantar Worldpanel, Tesco held its share of the UK grocery market at 30.4pc in the 12 weeks to&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/29/16758656-tesco-protects-market-share-as-pressure-increases-on-morrisons</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/29/16758656-tesco-protects-market-share-as-pressure-increases-on-morrisons</guid><category>business</category><category>tesco</category><category>tesco-supermarket</category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:04:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterlingF0A6C65F-B9A9-13FB-0E71-2F2AF3DDBFE4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterlingF0A6C65F-B9A9-13FB-0E71-2F2AF3DDBFE4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Court backs Iceland over failed bank's debts</title>
<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - Iceland won a court ruling on Monday allowing it to repay billions of euros on its own terms to Britain and the Netherlands for bailing out depositors in a failed Icelandic bank.
Iceland has said it will fully repay both countries, but through a gradual process as it&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16740669-court-backs-iceland-over-failed-banks-debts</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/28/16740669-court-backs-iceland-over-failed-banks-debts</guid><category>business</category><category>european-union</category><category>iceland</category><category>landsbanki</category><category>icelandic-bank</category><category>icesave</category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:37:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>'Banks make average £139 a year on each current account'</title>
<description><![CDATA[The OFT today disclosed that banks make &pound;139 a year on each current account and said they remained poor value for customers.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said that while overdraft charges had fallen &ndash; saving customers &pound;928m between 2007 and 2011 &ndash; the&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16701524-banks-make-average-139-a-year-on-each-current-account</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16701524-banks-make-average-139-a-year-on-each-current-account</guid><category>business</category><category>banks</category><category>oft</category><category>office-of-fair-trading</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:05:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling715A149C-B386-3D52-BB26-414C6E94722D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="251" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling715A149C-B386-3D52-BB26-414C6E94722D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Apple revenue misses again, iPhone disappoints</title>
<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - Apple Inc reported quarterly revenue that slightly missed Wall Street expectations as sales of its flagship iPhone came in below target, sending its shares down more than 4 percent.
The world's largest technology company shipped 47.8 million iPhones, lower than the r&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16665522-apple-revenue-misses-again-iphone-disappoints</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16665522-apple-revenue-misses-again-iphone-disappoints</guid><category>business</category><category>apple</category><category>iphone</category><category>apple-iphone</category><category>apple-inc</category><category>apple-revenue</category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:06:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterlingD33857DC-9F18-C087-82D6-A8F40F7D364C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="86" width="130" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterlingD33857DC-9F18-C087-82D6-A8F40F7D364C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Barclays to cut hundreds of jobs at its investment bank</title>
<description><![CDATA[Staff at Barclays&rsquo; investment banking division have been put on notice that their jobs are at risk following a review of the lender&rsquo;s operations by new chief executive, Antony Jenkins.
Barclays said it had &ldquo;begun a process of consultation&rdquo; with its UK-bas&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16646928-barclays-to-cut-hundreds-of-jobs-at-its-investment-bank</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16646928-barclays-to-cut-hundreds-of-jobs-at-its-investment-bank</guid><category>business</category><category>barclays</category><category>barclays-bank</category><category>uk-jobs</category><category>barclays-jobs</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:22:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling70A0A921-E966-C430-9C1F-1FB41E5CC827.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling70A0A921-E966-C430-9C1F-1FB41E5CC827.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Bank of England report flags improving mortgage market</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mortgage lending in the British economy is improving, according to the Bank of England, as lenders cut rates and make more money available.
Rates on home purchase loans have dropped in recent months, the Bank said in its latest quarterly trends in lending report, with fixed mort&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/21/16627329-bank-of-england-report-flags-improving-mortgage-market</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/21/16627329-bank-of-england-report-flags-improving-mortgage-market</guid><category>business</category><category>mortgage</category><category>mortgage-lending</category><category>bank-of-england</category><category>uk-economy</category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:16:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling99D6F61A-8A60-72E5-B0FE-05FB6FE9FA11.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="251" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling99D6F61A-8A60-72E5-B0FE-05FB6FE9FA11.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>UK car exports at all time high</title>
<description><![CDATA[British car exports hit an all-time high in 2012, defying the eurozone crisis and assisting the government in its ambition to rebalance the economy.
Manufacturers exported more than 1.2m cars last year, which was an 8pc increase compared with 2011. It meant that 83pc of the 1.46&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16569490-uk-car-exports-at-all-time-high</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16569490-uk-car-exports-at-all-time-high</guid><category>business</category><category>eurozone</category><category>uk-economy</category><category>uk-cars</category><category>uk-manufacturing-industry</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:24:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling9901F047-37E0-7003-401B-E8CFEC0B017F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="251" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling9901F047-37E0-7003-401B-E8CFEC0B017F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>UK property tycoon found guilty of bank fraud</title>
<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - Two businessmen have been found guilty in London of defrauding banks of hundreds of millions of pounds to fund a lavish lifestyle and build a commercial property empire, in their second conviction for deception and forgery in 18 years.
London-based Achilleas Kallakis&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/16/16549500-uk-property-tycoon-found-guilty-of-bank-fraud</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/16/16549500-uk-property-tycoon-found-guilty-of-bank-fraud</guid><category>business</category><category>london</category><category>serious-fraud-office</category><category>achilleas-kallakis</category><category>alexander-williams</category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:53:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Inflation rate remains unchanged at 2.7%</title>
<description><![CDATA[Winter energy bill hikes helped keep the annual rate of inflation at 2.7% for the third month in a row, official figures showed today.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) was unchanged in December, although some economists predict it cou&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/15/16530261-inflation-rate-remains-unchanged-at-27</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/15/16530261-inflation-rate-remains-unchanged-at-27</guid><category>business</category><category>inflation</category><category>uk-economy</category><category>uk-inflation</category><category>retail-prices-index</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:51:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title> Economy heading for triple-dip recession, NIESR warns</title>
<description><![CDATA[Pressure mounted on the chancellor to moderate his austerity programme after analysis by a leading thinktank showed the UK economy heading for a triple-dip recession and high profile employers Honda and Jessops cut hundreds of jobs.
The National Institute for Economic and Social&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16468225-economy-heading-for-triple-dip-recession-niesr-warns</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16468225-economy-heading-for-triple-dip-recession-niesr-warns</guid><category>recession</category><category>uk-economy</category><category>uk-recession</category><category>triple-dip-recession</category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:44:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling3C9AE051-EDA5-3A53-4B70-B5AAD94CC3F8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="84" width="140" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling3C9AE051-EDA5-3A53-4B70-B5AAD94CC3F8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>FTSE 100 hits highest level since May 2008</title>
<description><![CDATA[The FTSE 100 closed at its highest level since May 2008 after an encouraging start to the US company earnings season put investors in London back in a buying mood.
Forecast-beating fourth-quarter sales from aluminium producer Alcoa, the first American firm to report its numbers,&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16435088-ftse-100-hits-highest-level-since-may-2008</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16435088-ftse-100-hits-highest-level-since-may-2008</guid><category>business</category><category>london</category><category>stock-market</category><category>ftse-100</category><category>uk-economy</category><category>fiscal-cliff</category><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jan 2013 22:00:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling9DF95F5C-5737-0D08-5B8B-4293EAD4DC6F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling9DF95F5C-5737-0D08-5B8B-4293EAD4DC6F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Sainsbury led top grocers in Christmas sales growth</title>
<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - J Sainsbury, Britain's No. 3 supermarket group, posted the highest sales growth of the so called "big four" grocers in the run-up to Christmas and was the only one to grow market share, according to data published on Tuesday.
Market researcher Kantar Worldpanel said &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/08/16417424-sainsbury-led-top-grocers-in-christmas-sales-growth</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/08/16417424-sainsbury-led-top-grocers-in-christmas-sales-growth</guid><category>business</category><category>christmas-sales</category><category>sainsbury</category><category>j-sainsbury</category><category>sainsbury-uk</category><pubDate>Tue, 8 Jan 2013 22:06:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Tax fraud at highest level since start of crisis</title>
<description><![CDATA[Tax fraud has reached its highest level since the onset of the financial crisis, as VAT evasion has exploded, costing Britain more than &pound;3bn a year.
The size of the so-called &ldquo;VAT gap&rdquo; due to fraud, the difference between the amount of tax HMRC expects to recei&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16396134-tax-fraud-at-highest-level-since-start-of-crisis</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/07/16396134-tax-fraud-at-highest-level-since-start-of-crisis</guid><category>business</category><category>tax</category><category>tax-evasion</category><category>vat</category><category>tax-fraud</category><category>hmrc</category><category>uk-taxpayer</category><category>vat-evasion</category><category>fraudtrack</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 Jan 2013 17:26:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterlingC2DE9988-FE15-7E1A-74B1-7CF0A05DAE32.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="251" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterlingC2DE9988-FE15-7E1A-74B1-7CF0A05DAE32.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Recession fears as services sector dip hits economy</title>
<description><![CDATA[Britain's economy is feared to have plunged back into the red after figures suggested the powerhouse services sector shrank last month for the first time in two years.
The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index (PMI) survey showed a reading of 48.9 in December, down from 50.2 in&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16354519-recession-fears-as-services-sector-dip-hits-economy</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16354519-recession-fears-as-services-sector-dip-hits-economy</guid><category>business</category><category>recession</category><category>uk-economy</category><category>services-sector</category><category>markit</category><category>britain-economy</category><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jan 2013 22:05:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Twitter to go public in 2014 with $11bn value, according to analyst</title>
<description><![CDATA[Microblogging website Twitter could float on the stock market next year with a valuation of around $11 billion (&pound;6.8 billion), according to analysts.Twitter co-founder and chairman Jack Dorsey told CNBC late last year that the company was preparing for an initial public off&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/03/16326107-twitter-to-go-public-in-2014-with-11bn-value-according-to-analyst</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/03/16326107-twitter-to-go-public-in-2014-with-11bn-value-according-to-analyst</guid><category>business</category><category>ipo</category><category>twitter</category><category>initial-public-offering</category><category>twitter-ipo</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2013 16:50:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling1EA4D4DC-FA33-4E4D-3350-A70B9C461C87.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="120" width="160" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling1EA4D4DC-FA33-4E4D-3350-A70B9C461C87.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>IDS says tax credit fraud has reached more than £10 billion</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith says that the UK&rsquo;s tax credit system has been systematically targeted by welfare cheats from around the world that has cost UK taxpayers at least &pound;10 billion.
Writing for the Telegraph, Mr Duncan Smith says that Labou&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16267862-ids-says-tax-credit-fraud-has-reached-more-than-10-billion</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/31/16267862-ids-says-tax-credit-fraud-has-reached-more-than-10-billion</guid><category>ids</category><category>hmrc</category><category>duncan-smith</category><category>tax-credit-fraud</category><category>uk-taxpayers</category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:48:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>HMRC reports 40% surge in self-assessment tax forms filed on Christmas Day</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bigger penalties for those filing late tax returns appear to being having an effect after 1,548 people completed the forms online on December 25.
HM Revenue &amp; Customs has reported a 40pc surge in the number of people filing tax returns on Christmas Day.
It said 1,548 people&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/28/16218678-hmrc-reports-40-surge-in-self-assessment-tax-forms-filed-on-christmas-day</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/28/16218678-hmrc-reports-40-surge-in-self-assessment-tax-forms-filed-on-christmas-day</guid><category>business</category><category>tax</category><category>tax-returns</category><category>christmas</category><category>hmrc</category><category>tax-forms</category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:48:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling979E548E-BCED-FC7F-4E7A-2D1A87008677.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="251" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterling979E548E-BCED-FC7F-4E7A-2D1A87008677.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Sales shoppers set online Boxing Day record</title>
<description><![CDATA[Record numbers visited UK retail websites on Boxing Day, with analysts suggesting shoppers are also using the internet to identify bargains.
Information service Experian said UK consumers made 113 million visits to retailers' websites during 26 December.
The number of visitors &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/27/16195283-sales-shoppers-set-online-boxing-day-record</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/27/16195283-sales-shoppers-set-online-boxing-day-record</guid><category>business</category><category>online-shopping</category><category>boxing-day</category><category>boxing-day-2012</category><category>boxing-day-uk</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:39:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterlingE108DC97-FE03-7FD5-C106-B8598AB36A4D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="81" width="144" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=swiftsterlingE108DC97-FE03-7FD5-C106-B8598AB36A4D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>BAE wins 2.5 billion pounds Omani contract</title>
<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) - Britain's BAE Systems Plc signed a bigger than expected contract worth around 2.5 billion pounds ($4.1 billion) to supply aircraft to Oman, its first major deal since the collapse of a $45 billion (27.72 billion pounds) merger plan.
Europe's largest defence contracto&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Swift Sterling]]></source><link>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16072789-bae-wins-25-billion-pounds-omani-contract</link><guid>http://swiftsterling.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16072789-bae-wins-25-billion-pounds-omani-contract</guid><category>business</category><category>bae-systems</category><category>bae</category><category>oman</category><category>bae-oman-contract</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:18:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>