Investors’ “fiscal cliff” worries are likely to give way to more fundamental concerns, like earnings, as fourth-quarter reports get under way next week.

INTEL’S sales forecast disappointed investors and signalled the world’s biggest chip-maker may be losing market share to Advanced Micro Devices.

Scotland 32 Japan 11

Scotland started their opening match of the World Cup in impressive fashion but a Japanese side full of vigour kept Ian McGeechan’s side honest in the first half it and could have been much closer than 15-6 at the break.