Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:44:40 GMT
Department store group John Lewis reports a 9.7% rise in annual profits to £306.6m as staff share a bumper bonus.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:03:23 GMT
Network Rail maintenance workers vote in favour of strikes, bringing about the possibility of action over Easter.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:39:49 GMT
Mexican Carlos Slim Huan overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes 'rich list'.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:34:15 GMT
Union leaders representing British Airways cabin crew are meeting to decide whether to announce dates for a strike.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:52:06 GMT
The energy company Scottish Power says its gas prices will fall by around £66 a year and vulnerable customers will get extra help.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:19:14 GMT
The Red Knights group eyeing a possible bid for Manchester United says investment bank Nomura will advise it.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:33:07 GMT
The validity of Portsmouth's administration will not be challenged by HM Revenue & Customs, the BBC learns.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:30:59 GMT
Oil giant BP announces a $7bn (£4.7bn) deal that will allow it to begin exploring for oil off the coast of Brazil.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:27:22 GMT
The global airline industry will recover strongly this year, as passenger and freight numbers improve, its trade body says.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:32:12 GMT
EMI are no longer allowed to sell individual Pink Floyd tracks online, the High Court rules.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:53:07 GMT
Mobile technology that could allow prying bosses to monitor every movement of their staff is developed in Japan.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:56:52 GMT
The extra ordinary life of the man from the Pru

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:47:45 GMT
The Independent could be free under a new owner

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:30:46 GMT
New support for banks after the election?

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:55:26 GMT
Brazil exploits potential as web use spreads

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:50:59 GMT
Why intellectual property is not a luxury

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:53 GMT
Can you fit a wind turbine in a housing estate?

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:59:57 GMT
Johnston Press, the owners of the Scotsman and Yorkshire Post, sees full year pre-tax profits fall by 56% to £43m.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:12:57 GMT
The UK's fourth biggest supermarket group, Morrisons, reports a 30% rise in annual profits after it opens more stores.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:07:35 GMT
Insurers paid out £650m from 335,000 claims made as a result of damage caused by the wintry weather in the UK.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:41:44 GMT
Chinese inflation hit a 16-month high in February, leading to calls for the government to take measures to cool the economy.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:28:35 GMT
Banking group Investec is to join the FTSE 100 following the latest reshuffle of the UK stock market indexes.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:31:57 GMT
Japan's economy grew by less than first estimated in the final quarter of 2009, revised government figures show.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:18:26 GMT
Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are announced by Transport Secretary Lord Adonis.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:26:12 GMT
Carmaker Daihatsu, a subsidiary of Toyota, is recalling 274,551 vehicles in Japan because of a number of possible defects.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:48:09 GMT
Greek public and transport services grind to a halt and clashes break out during a third strike over austerity measures.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:38:57 GMT
The US government records a budget deficit of $221bn (£147.6bn) in February - the largest monthly deficit in its history.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:04:24 GMT
Further stress-testing of UK banks will take place to ensure they can survive a 'double-dip' recession, regulators say.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:31:12 GMT
Administrators at Portsmouth FC start to make employees redundant, with 85 people losing their jobs.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:48:31 GMT
Northern Rock says that it made "good progress" in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:12:37 GMT
Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, research suggests.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:52:55 GMT
Bank accounts which charge fees for extra benefits may be being mis-sold, the Financial Services Authority has warned.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:42:30 GMT
The Financial Services Authority is delaying its plans to combat the mis-selling of payment protection insurance.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:13:31 GMT
Insurance firm Standard Life reports better-than-expected profits and unveils plans for a further cost-cutting.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:06 GMT
The UK economy grew by 0.3% in the December to February period, says the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:31:20 GMT
Industrial production in the UK fell unexpectedly in January, dropping by 0.4% form December, official data has shown.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:24:17 GMT
German exports fell unexpectedly in January, with analysts saying that the cold weather that month was to blame.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:53:35 GMT
Troubled record company EMI - whose artists include Coldplay - has named former ITV boss Charles Allen as its new chairman.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:55:33 GMT
British Gas workers are to vote in a strike ballot over allegations of bullying by management, and on changes to working conditions.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:16:02 GMT
British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia offer to give up take off and landing slots in London and New York, say EU watchdogs.

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:57:37 GMT
Toyota rejects claims that faulty electronics could be behind its worldwide recall of more than eight million cars.

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:07:50 GMT
UK car sales in February were up by 26.4% compared with the same month last year, industry figures show.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:09:50 GMT
A Welsh MP echoes concerns of a former UK sports minister on the benefits of the London Olympics to the rest of the country.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:31:26 GMT
A Shanghai company denies it used sweatshop labour to produce World Cup mascots, as Fifa suspends its contract.

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