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 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:54:38 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/video_and_audio/business/ 120 60 15 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 Anglo-Swedish drugs maker AstraZeneca has announced a further 7,300 job cuts over the next two years as part of a new restructuring programme. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16851758 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16851758 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:21:19 GMT Dr Josef Ackermann has warned of a "time-bomb" from wealth and income inequality. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16857319 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16857319 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:44:41 GMT The "Pret Effect" term came after London Mayor Boris Johnson wondered aloud why there were never any British people working for the sandwich chain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16853659 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16853659 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:48:44 GMT The past year has been quite a challenging one for the global economy, with the US and European debt crises, the turbulence of the Arab Spring and the tsunami in Japan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16853218 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16853218 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:11:13 GMT