http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business/ The latest stories from the Business section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:13:12 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business/ 120 60 15 The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16873788 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16873788 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:45:26 GMT Around 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16883641 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16883641 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:33:18 GMT Virgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks, Radio 4's Money Box reveals. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16877857 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16877857 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:53:12 GMT The 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16881291 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16881291 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:01:56 GMT The 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16873806 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16873806 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:01:34 GMT The chairman of 82% taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) says banker pay has been "high for too long" and needs to be corrected. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16866981 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16866981 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:40:08 GMT Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16883560 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16883560 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:28:56 GMT Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16877438 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16877438 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:10:08 GMT The UK's service sector grew at its fastest rate since March 2011 in January, according to a closely watched survey. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16869870 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16869870 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:01:06 GMT Just 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16874744 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16874744 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:44:16 GMT Fewer people were declared insolvent in 2011 in England and Wales than in 2010, but the number of companies going bust increased. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16868567 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16868567 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:09:00 GMT Telecoms group BT reports a sharp rise in profits, thanks largely to a jump in the number of broadband users. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16866974 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16866974 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:29:21 GMT The 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16864664 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16864664 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:02:24 GMT The Premier League and the importers of foreign satellite TV decoder boxes and cards are both claiming victory after their latest court battle http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16852324 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16852324 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:27 GMT Shares in video game retailer Game Group soar by 40% after lenders revise the firm's banking arrangements. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16868265 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16868265 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:30:44 GMT The eurozone's service sector grows for the first time in four months, although Spain and Italy continue to struggle. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16868724 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16868724 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:47:52 GMT The sale and rent back industry has been almost completely closed down, says the Financial Services Authority. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16872205 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16872205 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:54:29 GMT Action has been taken against mobility aids traders following a warning from the regulator over sales of the products. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16871683 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16871683 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:25:51 GMT Oil 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-16872987 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16872987 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:06:35 GMT An 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16852429 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16852429 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:49:50 GMT Ofcom reports a 22% gain in the UK's average broadband download speed between May and November, but not all ISPs improved. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16842463 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16842463 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:02:49 GMT Criminal hackers have found ways around new security devices used for online banking, the BBC has learned. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16812064 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16812064 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:12:32 GMT MPs 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16825646 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16825646 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:38:55 GMT Some 300 travellers with insurance claims resulting from the ash cloud disruption in May 2010 will finally have their cases resolved. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16843255 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16843255 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:34:53 GMT A 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". http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16850271 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16850271 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:58:29 GMT Premier Wen Jiabao says Beijing is "considering" contributing to European rescue funds, during a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-china-16848634 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16848634 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:57:52 GMT Ireland's Central Bank says the country's domestic economy will remain in recession through 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16850558 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16850558 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:02:47 GMT Hungarian airline Malev ceases trading after 66 years after being ordered by the EU to repay state aid it has received. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16866872 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16866872 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:21:06 GMT Japanese electronics giant Panasonic forecasts a record net annual loss of $10bn for the year to March. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16866864 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16866864 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:11:05 GMT The owner of the glass manufacturer Pilkington says it will close one of its three UK production lines as it cuts costs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16866253 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16866253 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:53:33 GMT Harry Redknapp's admission of lying to a News of the World reporter is "extremely telling", a court is told. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-16874166 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16874166 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:22:41 GMT Tourist bookings for visits to Scotland around the time of the London Olympics are rising, it is claimed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-16863780 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-16863780 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:26:28 GMT The European Parliament votes after a heated debate to back a call for national sports teams to wear the EU flag on their shirts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-16854969 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16854969 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:49:34 GMT RBS chairman Sir Philip Hampton says chief executive Stephen Hester was 'entitled' to a near-£1million share bonus, which he later turned down. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16870214 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16870214 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:36:01 GMT Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna explained why Labour was looking at international lessons of good practice in finance. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16875101 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16875101 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:08:19 GMT Just how good is the state of UK-India trade? http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9692000/9692699.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9692000/9692699.stm Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:08:31 GMT The chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland has admitted that bankers' salaries are too high and need to come down. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16881936 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16881936 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:53:03 GMT Simon Jack hears from Peter Winslow, chief executive of BGL Group - the company behind compare the market.com among other businesses. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9692000/9692671.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9692000/9692671.stm Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:48:58 GMT The woman credited with foreseeing the financial crash claimed people love to bash the bankers but they were not the only ones to blame. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16870803 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16870803 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:30:52 GMT The chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Sir Philip Hampton, has defended his decision to award a bonus to chief executive Stephen Hester. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16873632 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16873632 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:46:08 GMT Glencore, the world's biggest commodities trader, is in talks to buy Xstrata, a deal that would create a mining group worth $80bn. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16865979 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16865979 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:57:47 GMT Credit unions hope a new law will boost membership numbers http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16873350 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16873350 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:53:24 GMT Do the super-rich pay their way? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16800265 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16800265 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:53:43 GMT Why is the England-Pakistan Test match not bowling fans over? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16852315 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16852315 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:06:02 GMT Out of reach of regular internet searches is a secret online world http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16801382 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16801382 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:23:53 GMT Wrestling one of the UK's most invasive pests http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16788183 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16788183 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:05:48 GMT Decoding Mark Zuckerberg's letter to investors http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16859526 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16859526 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:48:09 GMT Rolls-Royce starts up engine production in Singapore http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16789111 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16789111 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:06:04 GMT