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IMF: UK 'long way from recovery'
22-05-2013 Hits:2 Business News Super User
The UK economy is still a long way from "a strong and sustainable recovery", the International Monetary Fund warns....
Read moreBernanke hails benefits of stimulus
22-05-2013 Hits:2 Business News Super User
US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke tells Congress that it is too soon to end the central bank's monetary stimulus programme or raise interest rates....
Read moreVIDEO: IMF: UK austerity 'drag on growth'
22-05-2013 Hits:1 Business News Super User
The UK's planned austerity measures will be a drag on economic growth, the International Monetary Fund has warned....
Read moreIreland calls for global tax action
22-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User
Ireland, criticised for its tax regime and Apple's arrangements in the country, calls for cross-border international co-operation over tax....
Read moreIMF: UK 'should offset austerity'
22-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
The UK could do more to offset the negative impact of austerity measures on the economy, the IMF has said....
Read moreTwo win sickness benefit challenge
22-05-2013 Hits:14 Business News Super User
Two people with mental health problems win their legal challenge after claiming the government test for sickness benefit would discriminate against them....
Read moreManchester City in Nike kit deal
22-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User
Manchester City launches its new kit after signing a deal with US sportswear giant Nike reported to be worth £72m ($109m) over six years....
Read moreBoE still split 6-3 on stimulus move
22-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
The Bank of England governor was outvoted once again this month, as the Bank's rate-setting committee decided against more stimulus measures....
Read moreCouple's £163,000 phone bill shock
22-05-2013 Hits:1 Business News Super User
A couple who own an electrical firm had a shock when they received a mobile phone bill for £163,000, then fought for months to have the debt cleared....
Read moreVIDEO: Miliband: Do the right thing Google
22-05-2013 Hits:1 Business News Super User
Labour leader Ed Miliband has said there needs to be transparency between countries so it is clear "how much tax is being paid and how much profit is being made" by multinational firms....
Read moreSony to discuss spin-off suggestion
22-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
Sony says it will consider a proposal from one of its biggest shareholders that it should spin off up to 20% of its entertainment business....
Read moreCameron to push EU on tax avoidance
22-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
David Cameron is to urge EU leaders to back action against tax evasion and "aggressive" tax avoidance but business warns politicians against moralising on the issue....
Read moreGovernment borrowing revised down
22-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
The government borrowed slightly less than first thought in the 2012-13 financial year, the latest official figures suggest....
Read moreVenezuela ends toilet paper shortage
22-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
Venezuela's National Assembly backs plans to import 39 million rolls of toilet paper, in an effort to relieve a chronic shortage....
Read moreElectricity bills to increase by 18%
22-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
Power NI announces that electricity bills for households and small businesses are to increase by 18% from July....
Read moreNationwide mortgage lending rises
22-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
The UK's largest building society, Nationwide, says its share of the mortgage market has reached a record high....
Read moreHong Kong probes commodities market
22-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange, which trades commodities, is being probed by the police and market regulators over alleged financial irregularities....
Read moreBad weather hits retail sales again
22-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
UK retail sales in April were 1.3% lower than in March as bad weather continued to dent spending, official figures show....
Read moreSAP in autism recruitment drive
22-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
German software company SAP says it hopes to recruit hundreds of people with autism, saying they have a unique talent for information technology....
Read moreSSE profits up after cold weather
22-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
The cold weather helps energy supplier SSE to report a rise in profits, despite disruption from heavy snow and a fine from regulators....
Read moreSSE profits increase despite snow
22-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User
Energy supplier SSE reports a rise in annual profits despite disruption from bad weather and a fine from regulators....
Read moreJapan sees 10th trade deficit in row
22-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
Japan posts its tenth straight monthly trade deficit as a weaker yen increases the cost of imports more than it helps boost exports....
Read moreCameron to warn EU summit over tax
22-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
David Cameron is to urge EU leaders to back action against the tax evasion and "aggressive" tax avoidance he says is costing all nations....
Read moreHMRC to miss tax credit fraud target
22-05-2013 Hits:17 Business News Super User
The UK tax authority's failure to hit a target of reducing tax credit fraud and error has "cost the taxpayer dear", a committee of MPs says....
Read moreIs a paperless library still a library?
22-05-2013 Hits:17 Business News Super User
Getting ready for bookless libraries...
Read moreSome Day My Prints Will Come
22-05-2013 Hits:16 Business News Super User
3D printing will revolutionise manufacturing, Peter Day argues...
Read moreRecord closing high for US shares
21-05-2013 Hits:14 Business News Super User
Shares on Wall Street picked up on Tuesday to a new all-time high as investors bet that the US central bank would continue supporting the economy....
Read moreMicrosoft unveils Xbox One console
21-05-2013 Hits:17 Business News Super User
Microsoft unveils the third generation of its video games console in an event at its headquarters at Redmond, Washington....
Read moreJP Morgan boss wins shareholder vote
21-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
JP Morgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon will keep both jobs after shareholders voted in his favour....
Read moreMan City form New York MLS franchise
21-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User
Manchester City have announced a partnership with baseball's New York Yankees to form a new Major League Soccer franchise....
Read moreApple's Tim Cook defends tax claim
21-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User
Apple chief executive Tim Cook has defended the tech giant's tax strategy during a Senate grilling....
Read moreVIDEO: Apple chief hits back in tax row
21-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User
CEO Tim Cook has spoken out in defence of Apple, after a Senate committee accused the company of using "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes....
Read moreVIDEO: Investors show faith in JP Morgan boss
21-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
JP Morgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon will be allowed to keep both jobs after investors voted in his favour at the bank's annual meeting....
Read moreApple tax: The Irish connection - Senate
21-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
How Apple routed earnings through overseas subsidiaries...
Read moreCement firms warned over competition
21-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
Lack of competition in the UK cement market is costing consumers millions of pounds, the Competition Commission says....
Read moreIndia cricketers' remand extended
21-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User
A court in India extends custody of three cricketers, arrested last week over allegations of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL)....
Read moreVIDEO: Apple 'avoided $1m tax per hour'
21-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
A Senate committee has accused Apple of using "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes....
Read moreMan Utd earns £60m in TV money
21-05-2013 Hits:10 Business News Super User
Manchester United earned a record £60.8m in Premier League television revenue this season on their way to their 20th English title....
Read moreBank Danamon stake sale approved
21-05-2013 Hits:9 Business News Super User
Singapore's DBS Group receives long-awaited regulatory approval to buy a 40% stake in Indonesia's Bank Danamon...
Read moreApple's Tim Cook to defend tax claim
21-05-2013 Hits:10 Business News Super User
Apple chief executive Tim Cook is expected to defend the tech giant's tax strategy during a Senate grilling....
Read morePound falls after dip in inflation
21-05-2013 Hits:8 Business News Super User
The pound falls after lower fuel prices lead to a lower-than-expected inflation rate of 2.4% for April....
Read moreData suggests housing market pick-up
21-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User
The UK housing market is seeing a slight pick-up in activity with mortgage lending and prices both rising, figures suggest....
Read moreVIDEO: Why did UK inflation rate fall?
21-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User
The UK's inflation rate fell to 2.4% in April, according to the Office for National Statistics, down from 2.8% in March....
Read moreAsia boost to Burberry profits
21-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User
UK fashion brand Burberry reports a larger-than-expected rise in annual profits after a strong performance in Asia....
Read moreScotland 'can afford independence'
21-05-2013 Hits:8 Business News Super User
Scotland can "more than afford" to be a successful independent country, its first minister says as he launches a paper outlining the nation's economic strength....
Read moreFormer Saab cars chiefs arrested
21-05-2013 Hits:8 Business News Super User
Three former top executives from car maker Saab Automobile have been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of accounting fraud charges....
Read moreVIDEO: Levi Roots: Mentor key to my success
21-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User
Reggae musician-turned-entrepreneur Levi Roots explains why he is backing a government scheme to encourage more new business start ups....
Read moreSharp jump in Royal Mail profits
21-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User
Royal Mail's annual profits more than double, helped by strong growth in parcel deliveries as more people shop online....
Read moreVIDEO: JP Morgan boss Dimon faces revolt
21-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User
JP Morgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon is facing a shareholder revolt as investors prepare to vote on whether he should be allowed to keep both jobs....
Read moreAUDIO: Royal Mail is 'a declining business'
21-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User
The Business Secretary Vince Cable says "the big competitive threat to the Royal Mail is email"....
Read moreVIDEO: Developers turn to indie games
21-05-2013 Hits:8 Business News Super User
Games developers are turning their focus towards indie games designed for smart phones or tablets, rather than traditional consoles....
Read moreClock ticks on Swiss banking secrecy
21-05-2013 Hits:8 Business News Super User
Swiss banks creak under pressure to end trademark secrecy...
Read moreGames numbers 50% below target
21-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
The organisers of the World Police and Fire Games confirm the number of athletes who have signed up to take part so far is almost 50% below the 10,000 target....
Read moreVIDEO: Private jets flying high in downturn
21-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
Luxury air travel in private jets continues despite struggles in the global economy...
Read moreVodafone sales hit by European slump
21-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User
Vodafone's full-year sales slip for the first time in eight years as tough economic conditions in Europe take their toll on customers....
Read moreMarks and Spencer sees profits fall
21-05-2013 Hits:9 Business News Super User
Marks and Spencer reports a big fall in annual profits, as troubles in its clothing division continue....
Read moreG4S chief Nick Buckles steps down
21-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
Nick Buckles, the chief executive of global security group G4S, is to step down from his position at the end of May....
Read moreBack-to-work scheme failing, say MPs
21-05-2013 Hits:10 Business News Super User
A scheme to help the unemployed find work appears to be failing the most disadvantaged jobseekers, MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee say....
Read moreVIDEO: Stamp collecting big business in Asia
21-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
The UK-based experts in stamp collecting, Stanley Gibbons, recently opened its first office in Singapore to take advantage of growing interest in the hobby in Asia....
Read moreVIDEO: Asia gets into stamp collecting
21-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User
The UK-based experts in stamp collecting, Stanley Gibbons, recently opened its first office in Singapore to take advantage of growing interest in the hobby in Asia....
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