UK consumer spending rises as 'Black Friday' crosses Atlantic - Visa

LONDON (Reuters) - British consumer spending grew strongly in November after many big retailers adopted U.S.-style "Black Friday" promotions, payments company Visa Europe said on Monday, suggesting spending for 2014 as a whole may rise at its fastest rate since 2010. Echoing other data which have pointed to the robustness of Britain's economic recovery, Visa's UK expenditure index showed household spending rose at its fastest annual rate since August, up 2.0 percent after inf