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ECB board member dampens quantitative easing hopes

ECB Executive Board member Sabine Lautenschlaeger said on Saturday she saw little room for further easing of monetary policy.

Workers at Wal-Mart, America’s largest retailer, stage a massive Black Friday strike calling for higher wages and better working conditions.

Crude oil prices hit a four-year low after the decision of the Opec oil producers’ cartel not to cut output.

The costs and queues at grottos and other Christmas treats

All Black Friday is doing in the U.K. is bringing forward sales, and probably at higher prices, say some analysts and executives.

The Russian rouble weakened to more than 50 to the U.S. dollar in late Friday trade

Black Friday is less intense this year in the US after many stores opened earlier on Thursday.

Police are called to supermarkets across the UK amid crowd surges as people hunt for “Black Friday” offers.

Airlines are soaring on lower oil prices, but other stocks are also seeing big boosts after OPEC’s decision not to cut rates.

Shares in energy stocks fall further as investors continue to react to the sharp fall in oil prices following Thursday’s Opec meeting.