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UK food prices show 8.3% increase

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:07:46 GMT
UK food prices have risen by 8.3% on average since January, with meat and fish up 23%, according to a study for the BBC.


US jobless rate near 5-year high

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:58:26 GMT
The US economy sheds 84,000 jobs last month, more than expected, raising the jobless rate to a near five-year high.


Properties 'on market for longer'

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:09:52 GMT
Most properties for sale in the UK have now been on the market for more than 90 days without finding a buyer.


Global stock markets still jumpy

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:58:38 GMT
Fears about a global economic slowdown continue to weigh on stock markets, with Japan's main share index falling nearly 3%.


Nokia expects market share loss

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:57:08 GMT
Nokia lowers its predicted market share for the third quarter, sending its shares plummeting.


Smoking ban hits JD Wetherspoon

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:03:22 GMT
The UK smoking ban and slow consumer spending knocks pub group JD Wetherspoon's full year pretax profits down 11%.


Easyjet's passenger numbers rise

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:52:19 GMT
Easyjet says the number of passengers it flew in August this year rose 24% on August 2007.


Informa shuns private equity bid

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:34:25 GMT
Publisher Informa's shares fall after it rebuffs a reduced takeover bid from private equity firms.


Slump hits Bentley car production

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:30:02 GMT
Four thousand staff at Crewe-based carmaker Bentley are going down to a three-day week as demand slumps.


Housing dip 'slows divorce rate'

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:48:05 GMT
Research suggests that couples are less likely to get divorced during a slowdown in the housing market.


Charity shops boosted as shoppers try to beat credit crunch

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:24:35 GMT
Charity shops beat the economic slowdown as shoppers look for value away from the traditional high street chains.


Party over?

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:31:32 GMT
Can organic farming survive rising food prices?


Google is 10

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:29:19 GMT
What is the secret behind Google's huge success?


Voices & Vision

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:34:52 GMT
The Winter of Discontent, 30 years on


Gloom or boom?

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:02:13 GMT
Is it make or short break for UK budget hotels?


Robert Peston

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:26:52 GMT
Why extra taxes on energy firms just won't happen


Taking a pounding

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:19:32 GMT
Sterling's decline hits key shares in the BBC Global 30


BHP stops ore output after deaths

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:29:42 GMT
BHP Billiton suspends all iron ore production in Western Australia after the deaths of two workers in the space of ten days.


Energy companies 'hike dividends'

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:13:55 GMT
The "big six" energy suppliers increased their dividends to shareholder by 19% last year, research shows.


One Laptop signs up with Amazon

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:23:44 GMT
Online retailer Amazon will help the One Laptop Per Child organisation with its plans to sell its XO laptop in the US.


Pakistan 'needs help' on economy

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:46:22 GMT
Pakistan needs a "substantial" injection of external funds if it is to stabilise its economy, an IMF official says.


HMV reports weaker sales growth

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:30:14 GMT
Entertainment retailer HMV sees sales growth fall off sharply in the last three months.


UN says wealthy failing the poor

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:52:49 GMT
The world's wealthiest countries are failing to deliver money promised to poor countries, a UN report says.


Chavez takes over fuel transport

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:14:09 GMT
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez approves a plan to take over the firms that distribute fuel to households and petrol stations.


Russian invasion spooks investors

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:17:01 GMT
Russia's stock market loses more than 30% of its value as foreign investors pull out after the country's intervention in Georgia.


Talks over Tata Nano car deadlock

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:12:53 GMT
Talks are held in the Indian city of Calcutta to try to end a row over the building of the world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano.


Bank keeps UK interest rate at 5%

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:16:05 GMT
The Bank of England holds interest rates at 5% for a fifth month as it balances a weak economy and high inflation.


Benn denies fuel bill cave-in

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:34:59 GMT
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn denies ministers "caved in" to energy firms over cash rebates for soaring fuel bills.


'Millions bullied' in workplaces

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:40:00 GMT
One in seven people have been bullied at work, with higher earners more likely to face problems, according to new research.


House prices in double-digit fall

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:21:16 GMT
UK house prices recorded an annual fall of 10.9% in August leaving the average home costing £174,178, says the Halifax.


New car sales 'hit by downturn'

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:22:56 GMT
New UK car registrations last month were at their lowest level for any August since 1966, figures show.


BP moves to settle Russia dispute

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:21:40 GMT
BP signs an agreement with its Russian partner aimed at solving a festering dispute at joint venture TNK-BP.


PM rules out one-off fuel payment

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:02:35 GMT
Gordon Brown confirms the government will not be giving consumers a one-off payment to help with rising fuel bills.


Mortgage rates 'continue to fall'

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:21:24 GMT
The Abbey is the latest lender to reduce interest rates on its mortgages during the longest period of cuts since the credit crunch began.


Pension scheme in £1 billion deal

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:13:04 GMT
The Cable & Wireless pension scheme has struck a deal with the Pru to guarantee the pension payments of its 5,000 pensioners.


Three insurance bosses are banned

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:25:52 GMT
Insurance customers could have been left without the cover they paid for after directors misused clients' money.


Slowdown 'to hit poor countries'

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:00:25 GMT
The global slowdown will take its toll on growth in developing countries, the UN agency Unctad says.


Job market jitters add to US woes

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:25:43 GMT
Downbeat US employment ad retail data adds to economic jitters despite more positive figures from the service sector.


UK work week among EU's longest

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:42:32 GMT
UK workers are among the hardest working people in Europe, with only Romanians and Bulgarians putting in longer hours, new research shows.


Eurozone rates on hold at 4.25%

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:28:37 GMT
The European Central Bank keeps eurozone interest rates at 4.25% after its latest meeting.


Premier Inn bolsters Whitbread

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:33:37 GMT
Sales at Whitbread rise, with its Premier Inn budget hotels doing well as the weak economy hits corporate travel budgets.


Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:09:44 GMT
Electronics firm Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptop computers worldwide because of wiring faults that may cause overheating.


Boeing workers decide to strike

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:48:29 GMT
Assembly workers at Boeing have voted to go on strike following a dispute over pay and benefits.


Guidelines for financial journalists

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 14:38:13 GMT


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