This week’s business pages have been dominated by revelations of which retailers did well over Christmas and which did not. Here are a few headlines to whet your appetite.

More fallout from the leaked Panama Papers this week, as businesses and individuals scramble to distance themselves from the scandal (Bill Gates has said he’s more surprised by who’s NOT on the list). 

Post-election, probably the biggest related topic in the City is the prospect of a "Brexit" and what that might mean to investors and UK businesses.

There’s a bit of an oily theme this week, with news of American crude, talks of a merger between two of the industry’s giants, and a spat over mayonnaise (which, incidentally, is full of oil).

In advance of what is apparently the most depressing Monday of the entire year (third week in January, well known for its gloom-inducing properties) here’s some hard-nosed commercial news to take your mind off the fact that you’re broke and cold:

Take a look at this compact selection of high-profile business stories from the last week – with compelling themes of takeovers and anti-competitive behaviour, they will undoubtedly have you hooked.

It’s the story that just runs and runs; the week was again dominated by what’s been happening in Greece.

There is a bumper crop of interesting business stories this week, ready for you to read and digest.

A nuanced appreciation of the vast business world may be a bit much to hope for at this stage, but developing an interest in - and a broad understanding of - the commercial pressures and topics that will be a part of clients’ everyday lives is important.

Yesterday’s budget is on everyone’s lips, with analysis of who will benefit, who will suffer and general comment on what it means about the state of the UK economy.

In a week that has been dominated by a wealth of Magna Carta stories, there have also been business and legal stories that you need to know about.

Commercial awareness – it’s important. Read these stories to improve the level of yours.

Commerciality and business nous: these are prized skills among lawyers and exactly the kind of thing that recruiters are looking for their trainees to possess.

This round-up of the week’s commercial news includes some big stories – keep an eye on them as they develop over the holidays.

If you want to succeed in the environs of fast-paced commercial law, you need to be adaptable.

This is the first in a weekly series of news digests, collecting together some of the key business stories that you should keep an eye on for two important reasons.

Short and to the point this week – read these to improve your sense of what’s going on in the commercial world.

Commerciality remains top of many recruiters’ list of ideal traits for their future trainees – where better to develop that skill than with a small collection of topical business news stories, designed to help you to start thinking like a lawyer.

Want to get a handle on what’s happening in the commercial world and how it might affect your clients of the future? Read this collection of stories from the past couple of weeks to get a glimpse.

The high-level chit-chat taking place between politicians and business leaders in Davos this week at the annual World Economic Forum is expected to cover eight key themes, with delegates looking at robots, gender equality and terrorism.