http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/video_and_audio/business/ The latest stories from the Business section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:25:12 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://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/ 15 Ron Manuel agreed to switch energy supplier when he was contacted by a rival company. However, his bills ended up being higher. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11164511 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11164511 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:10:44 GMT Royal Bank of Scotland has said it is planning to cut 3,500 jobs as part of its plans to halve its administration centres across the UK. Siobhan Endean of Unite called the job losses ''horrific'' and said union members ''are paying the price for decisions by senior bankers''. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11164945 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11164945 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:42:39 GMT Online clothes shopping is expected to grow to $144 billion by 2014 in western Europe according to market research company http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11161723 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11161723 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:30:00 GMT House prices fell for the second month in a row in August, according to the Nationwide building society. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11164403 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11164403 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:41:25 GMT Indian cities are getting bigger and there is a growing need for more housing, business space and public facilities. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11167983 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11167983 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:02:45 GMT Four of the UK's biggest energy suppliers are to be investigated over concerns that customers have been mis-sold contracts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11163426 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11163426 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:48:31 GMT An island off Peru is making money from selling bird poo to use as organic fertiliser. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11156842 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11156842 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:24:26 GMT The property market in Brazil is booming, as the country enjoys rapid economic growth - and it has enabled thousands of people to buy their first home. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11157714 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11157714 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:55:47 GMT Tatarstan has discovered a new money-making opportunity: providing services to its Muslim community. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11113357 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11113357 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:23:11 GMT Apple has launched a new social network feature called Ping for its iTunes software. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11159606 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11159606 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:07:23 GMT The boss of Kraft UK visits Fairtrade farmers in Ghana and talks about plans for Cadbury in the UK. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11153646 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11153646 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:49:59 GMT The US government made a mistake in allowing Lehman Brothers to fail according to the former chief executive of the bank. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11160159 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11160159 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:15:07 GMT After years of promising us TV over the internet, American media and technology companies are suddenly making bold moves to make it happen and ensure there success when it does. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11152103 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11152103 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:43:28 GMT A 17 year old from Lincolnshire has become the world's youngest airline boss http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11157648 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11157648 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:09:18 GMT Canadian mining firm Potash has hit back at pressure over a potential takeover, accusing its would-be buyers of acting unethically. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11158509 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11158509 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:08:54 GMT The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is extending its remit to cover the online realm. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11151205 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11151205 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:13:18 GMT The government is creating cash incentives for people who generate their own power. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11149092 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11149092 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:20:17 GMT The Australian economy grew at its fastest pace in three years in the second quarter of the year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11154030 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11154030 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:30:56 GMT CD and album sales used to account for 70% of the revenue of the Indian music industry. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/11152784 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/11152784 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:22:13 GMT Mobile firm Orange is rolling out High Definition (HD) technology which it says offers higher quality voice calls. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11148685 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11148685 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:16:32 GMT According to a Russian government official about one fourth of the 900,000 people in Russian jails are accountants, entrepreneurs, legal advisers or mid-level managers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11112681 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11112681 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:22:50 GMT A team of divers has begun to salvage dozens of bottles, of what is thought to be the world's oldest champagne, from a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11148844 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11148844 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:22:11 GMT Could the privatisation of the Port of Dover mean it could end up in French hands? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11135298 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11135298 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:48:28 GMT The BBC looks at what the affect of Cadbury's only using Fairtrade cocoa to make its Dairy Milk bars has meant for cocoa farmers in Ghana. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11139512 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11139512 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:34:02 GMT Ryanair is ceasing services from Belfast City Airport from 31 October, the airline has announced. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-11139849 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11139849 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:08:47 GMT US Congressman Barney Frank tells Stephen Sackur why he thinks Democrats are suffering in the polls ahead of the mid-term elections. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/8958192.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/8958192.stm Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:34:48 GMT One community that has seen first hand the effects of expansion is Mumbai's fishermen. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11139105 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11139105 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:20:44 GMT Carrefour of France has just announced it made an $85m net profit in the first half of the year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11136202 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11136202 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:46:32 GMT Mike Smedley of KPMG claims a third of pension schemes in the UK's biggest companies are so under-funded they cannot be restored to health. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_8956000/8956377.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8956000/8956377.stm Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:19:33 GMT The republic is facing some serious challenges, as its main oil field is now well past its peak, and extracting oil is becoming more and more difficult. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11112440 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11112440 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:22:24 GMT One of America's biggest dollar-store chains, Dollar General, is expected to report strong profits for the past three months http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11137409 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11137409 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:54:22 GMT There are some cities in Europe which feel as though they have a sushi restaurant on almost every corner. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11135787 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11135787 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:45:13 GMT In the Mexican city of Monterrey, which used to be considered one of the safest urban areas in Latin America, more people are taking to the roads in armoured vehicles as drug-related violence takes its toll. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8955232.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8955232.stm Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:18:26 GMT A new budget hotel run like a no-frills airline has opened its doors. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11114802 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11114802 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:57:45 GMT Professor Tim Lang explains why Ginsters pasties take a 250 mile round trip to get from the factory to the Tesco store next door http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_8954000/8954266.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8954000/8954266.stm Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:40:38 GMT The recession has hit many companies in the UK hard, but one jam-making company in Essex is refusing to let the gloom dampen their operation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11128643 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11128643 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:49:28 GMT UK gets only 8 public holidays a year, compared to Indonesia which gets 20. Asian countries enjoy the most public holidays compared to the rest of the world. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-11132857 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11132857 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:50:10 GMT The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has upgraded its forecast for the UK's short term economic prospects, but said interest rates must be kept low to aid recovery. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11131303 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11131303 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:33:39 GMT In August 2008 the then chancellor Alistair Darling warned that Britain faced its worse downturn in 60 years, but how has the economy fared since then? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11128007 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11128007 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:53:52 GMT The Canadian owners of Blackberry, Research in Motion, have offered an olive branch to the Indian government in the bitter battle over e-mail secrecy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11128793 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11128793 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:28:26 GMT Motorists considering buying an electric car are being warned that they can be more expensive to run than conventional petrol vehicles. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11118552 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11118552 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:01:25 GMT Lap-dance club owner Peter Stringfellow and university researcher Dr Belinda Brooks-Gordon discuss the findings of university research which reveals that one in four lap-dancers has a degree. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11120165 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11120165 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:39:58 GMT The multi-union chairman at Teesside's mothballed Corus steel plant has welcomed the news that a deal has been agreed to sell the site. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11113316 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11113316 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:17:08 GMT Jay Chiu is the chief executive of Grandworks, a construction company that employs immigrant workers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11097453 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11097453 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:30:35 GMT Jenin, in the West Bank, was a dangerous place to live during the second intifada - but now the town is booming. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11112662 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11112662 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:26:06 GMT Boeing is delaying delivery of its first new-generation 787 Dreamliner aircraft until early 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11113529 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11113529 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:02:08 GMT Click's Spencer Kelly takes a look at some of the tools that can help you work away from the office. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/click_online/8949933.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/8949933.stm Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:30:40 GMT Global wheat prices have skyrocketed after the worst drought on record resulted in Russia banning all wheat exports from 15 August. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11109248 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11109248 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:22:25 GMT Lesley Curwen talks to Friday boss Gudjon Reynisson, who runs Britain's oldest toy store, Hamleys. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_8948000/8948608.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8948000/8948608.stm Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:29:09 GMT