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09/02/2010 09:44 AM
House prices fall again in August
House prices fell for the second month in a row in August, according to the Nationwide building society.

09/02/2010 04:20 PM
Four power firms face sales probe
Four of the "big six" UK energy suppliers are to be investigated amid concerns of mis-selling to customers, the regulator says.

09/02/2010 04:49 PM
Dell pulls out of battle for 3Par
Dell withdraws its bid for 3Par after rival Hewlett-Packard raises its offer for the data storage company to $2.1bn.

09/02/2010 01:57 PM
RBS to cut a further 3,500 jobs
Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to cut 3,500 jobs from its technical and back office division.

09/02/2010 05:51 PM
Burger King is sold for $3.26bn
Burger King is being sold to private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26bn (£2.1bn), it has been announced.

09/02/2010 03:33 PM
Plans for more £5 notes in ATMs
All banks and building societies have put in place plans to begin dispensing £5 notes from the cash machines, a report reveals.

09/02/2010 06:08 PM
Explosion on Gulf of Mexico rig
An explosion rips through an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the blast in April that caused a huge oil spill.

09/02/2010 06:39 PM
Russia extends grain export ban
Russia will consider lifting its grain export ban only after the next year's harvest has been reaped, Vladimir Putin says.

09/02/2010 02:32 PM
ECB ups eurozone growth forecasts
The European Central Bank raises its forecast for eurozone growth for this year and next year, and keeps interest rates on hold.

09/02/2010 06:19 PM
Tube strikes on as talks collapse
Thousands of Tube workers will strike next week as talks between London Underground bosses and two unions break down.

09/02/2010 10:35 AM
Zara launches online retail store
Zara starts selling its clothes online for the first time following similar moves from Gap and Banana Republic last month.

09/02/2010 11:15 AM
Samsung releases iPad competitor
Samsung has become the latest manufacturer to enter into the tablet computer market with its Galaxy Tab.

09/02/2010 10:37 AM
Recruitment firm warns on UK jobs
Although firms are replacing employees who have left, they are not creating new jobs, the UK's largest recruitment company warns.

09/02/2010 12:34 PM
Afghan bank 'to avoid collapse'
The head of Afghanistan's Central Bank tells the BBC he will not allow the country's biggest commercial bank to collapse.

09/02/2010 12:11 PM
Cold winter boosts Gazprom profit
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom reports a threefold surge in profits for the first three months of the year, despite a sharp fall in gas prices.

09/02/2010 08:04 AM
TVs and iPads boost Currys sales
DSG International, which owns Currys and PC World, reports a 3% rise in sales, boosted by demand for TVs and iPads.

09/02/2010 04:26 PM
Record sales of smokers' pensions
Smokers and people with weight problems are buying a tailored pension income in greater numbers, according to research.

09/01/2010 05:17 PM
Ferrari recalls cars after fires
Luxury carmaker Ferrari recalls all of the 458 Italia cars made this year, following reports of the supercars catching fire.

09/02/2010 11:13 AM
Boots to dissolve pension scheme
The drug company Alliance Boots is dissolving one of its two final-salary pension schemes to 'ensure long-term security'.

09/01/2010 01:39 PM
Credit card debt is hitting banks
Banks have written off a record amount of credit card debt despite charities reporting a fall in calls from worried borrowers.

09/01/2010 02:42 PM
Higher student loan rates begin
Millions of graduates will now start paying interest on their student loans again as new interest rates come into effect.

09/02/2010 10:54 AM
Eurozone growth of 1% confirmed
The eurozone economy grew by 1% between April and June, driven by strong German growth, official figures confirm.

09/01/2010 06:52 PM
Blair 'warned on economy' in 2005
The UK should have addressed its public deficit back in 2005, former Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the BBC.

09/01/2010 03:09 PM
Wheat pushes world food prices up
UN says international food prices have risen to levels not seen since 2008, partly because of drought in Russia.

09/01/2010 08:48 PM
Apple launches MySpace challenger
Apple launches a music-based social network called Ping as part of its latest upgrade to the iTunes music software.

09/02/2010 04:30 PM
Greenpeace rig activists arrested
Four Greenpeace activists are arrested after giving up their occupation of a Scottish company's drilling rig off Greenland.

09/02/2010 09:58 AM
Pernod Ricard seeks to lift sales
Pernod Ricard says it will spend more on marketing to encourage consumption as the drinks market begins to recover.

09/01/2010 12:14 PM
Hawk-Eye firm lined up for sale
The British company behind the Hawk-Eye ball-tracking technology used in tennis and cricket is to be put up for sale.

08/31/2010 10:14 PM
Premier League spending tumbles
Spending by English Premier League clubs in the summer transfer window has tumbled 22% from last year, a report says.

08/30/2010 08:42 PM
Blackburn bidder's firm shut down
A Bahrain-based company run by the man behind a £300m takeover bid of Blackburn Rovers has been instructed to cease trading by Bahrain authorities.

09/02/2010 04:10 PM
Switching supplier 'made bills soar'
Ron Manuel agreed to switch energy supplier when he was contacted by a rival company. However, his bills ended up being higher.

09/02/2010 01:42 PM
RBS job losses 'horrific', says union
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''.

09/02/2010 09:30 AM
Online clothes shopping booming
Online clothes shopping is expected to grow to $144 billion by 2014 in western Europe according to market research company

09/02/2010 11:41 AM
Nationwide: Sellers back in market
House prices fell for the second month in a row in August, according to the Nationwide building society.

09/02/2010 04:02 PM
India's cities running out of space
Indian cities are getting bigger and there is a growing need for more housing, business space and public facilities.

09/02/2010 09:48 AM
Ofgem to investigate mis-selling
Four of the UK's biggest energy suppliers are to be investigated over concerns that customers have been mis-sold contracts.

09/02/2010 06:24 AM
Peru island makes gains from guano
An island off Peru is making money from selling bird poo to use as organic fertiliser.

09/02/2010 06:55 AM
Boom allows Brazilians a home
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.

09/02/2010 12:51 PM
Bird business
The back-breaking, ear-splitting work on Peru's guano islands

08/27/2010 03:06 PM
Paying the price
PayPal's co-founder worked so hard he would sleep in the office

09/02/2010 01:59 PM
Brazil's property boom
After years of building for others, Sergio has bought his own home

09/02/2010 11:01 AM
Winning formula?
Formula 1 sponsors form alliance to lobby the sport's power brokers

09/01/2010 11:46 PM
Saving lives
21st Century technology is helping to fight female foeticide

09/01/2010 11:36 PM
Sailing sponsorship
How an event was created around corporate hospitality

08/31/2010 09:13 PM
You're grounded
Airline compensation claims scuppered

09/01/2010 09:35 PM
Chocolate delight
The importance of Fairtrade to Kraft and Cadbury

 

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