Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:45:26 GMTThe US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:33:18 GMTAround 20% of unemployed people who have been on the government's main welfare-to-work scheme, the Work Programme, for at least 6 months have been found a job, the BBC has learnt.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:53:12 GMTVirgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks, Radio 4's Money Box reveals.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:35:58 GMTThe government is looking for 12 run down High Streets in England to share £1m as a part of plans proposed by TV retail guru Mary Portas.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:01:34 GMTThe way annuities are sold is costing half a million retirees each year as much as £1bn in future pension income, the National Association of Pension Funds says.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:40:08 GMTThe chairman of 82% taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) says banker pay has been "high for too long" and needs to be corrected.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:28:56 GMTFreezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:20:17 GMTFibre optic broadband connections to at speeds of 300 Mbps will be available 'on demand' in the UK next year, BT says.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:10:08 GMTApple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:01:06 GMTThe UK's service sector grew at its fastest rate since March 2011 in January, according to a closely watched survey.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:44:16 GMTJust over one million taxpayers face a penalty of £100 for failing to submit their self-assessment tax returns on time, HM Revenue and Customs says.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:09:00 GMTFewer people were declared insolvent in 2011 in England and Wales than in 2010, but the number of companies going bust increased.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:29:21 GMTTelecoms group BT reports a sharp rise in profits, thanks largely to a jump in the number of broadband users.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:02:24 GMTThe UK will enter recession in the first half of the year as households continue to cut back, says the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:27 GMTThe Premier League and the importers of foreign satellite TV decoder boxes and cards are both claiming victory after their latest court battle
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:30:44 GMTShares in video game retailer Game Group soar by 40% after lenders revise the firm's banking arrangements.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:47:52 GMTThe eurozone's service sector grows for the first time in four months, although Spain and Italy continue to struggle.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:54:29 GMTThe sale and rent back industry has been almost completely closed down, says the Financial Services Authority.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:25:51 GMTAction has been taken against mobility aids traders following a warning from the regulator over sales of the products.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:06:35 GMTOil production is set to start in Uganda after a deal is signed between the government and London-based Tullow oil, which also draws in Chinese and French firms.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:49:50 GMTAn advertising agency for BMW pays to name Europe's cold weather "Cooper" in Germany, after the firm's Mini Cooper car, but the stunt backfires.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:02:49 GMTOfcom reports a 22% gain in the UK's average broadband download speed between May and November, but not all ISPs improved.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:12:32 GMTCriminal hackers have found ways around new security devices used for online banking, the BBC has learned.
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:38:55 GMTMPs overturn a series of defeats inflicted on the government's welfare reform bill by peers, voting to reinstate child benefit into the proposed £26,000 total cap on payments.
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:34:53 GMTSome 300 travellers with insurance claims resulting from the ash cloud disruption in May 2010 will finally have their cases resolved.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:58:29 GMTA member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee criticises banks for not lending enough to businesses and asks if they are "risk-averse jerks".
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:57:52 GMTPremier Wen Jiabao says Beijing is "considering" contributing to European rescue funds, during a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:02:47 GMTIreland's Central Bank says the country's domestic economy will remain in recession through 2012.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:21:06 GMTHungarian airline Malev ceases trading after 66 years after being ordered by the EU to repay state aid it has received.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:11:05 GMTJapanese electronics giant Panasonic forecasts a record net annual loss of $10bn for the year to March.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:53:33 GMTThe owner of the glass manufacturer Pilkington says it will close one of its three UK production lines as it cuts costs.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:22:41 GMTHarry Redknapp's admission of lying to a News of the World reporter is "extremely telling", a court is told.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:26:28 GMTTourist bookings for visits to Scotland around the time of the London Olympics are rising, it is claimed.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:49:34 GMTThe European Parliament votes after a heated debate to back a call for national sports teams to wear the EU flag on their shirts.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:36:01 GMTRBS chairman Sir Philip Hampton says chief executive Stephen Hester was 'entitled' to a near-£1million share bonus, which he later turned down.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:08:19 GMTShadow business secretary Chuka Umunna explained why Labour was looking at international lessons of good practice in finance.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:08:31 GMTJust how good is the state of UK-India trade?
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:53:03 GMTThe chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland has admitted that bankers' salaries are too high and need to come down.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:48:58 GMTSimon Jack hears from Peter Winslow, chief executive of BGL Group - the company behind compare the market.com among other businesses.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:30:52 GMTThe woman credited with foreseeing the financial crash claimed people love to bash the bankers but they were not the only ones to blame.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:46:08 GMTThe chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Sir Philip Hampton, has defended his decision to award a bonus to chief executive Stephen Hester.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:57:47 GMTGlencore, the world's biggest commodities trader, is in talks to buy Xstrata, a deal that would create a mining group worth $80bn.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:53:43 GMTDo the super-rich pay their way?
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:53:24 GMTCredit unions hope a new law will boost membership numbers
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:06:02 GMTWhy is the England-Pakistan Test match not bowling fans over?
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:23:53 GMTOut of reach of regular internet searches is a secret online world
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:05:48 GMTWrestling one of the UK's most invasive pests
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:48:09 GMTDecoding Mark Zuckerberg's letter to investors
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:06:04 GMTRolls-Royce starts up engine production in Singapore
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