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VIDEO: Leaving Egypt for life in Dubai
25-05-2013 Hits:3 Business News Super User
Amid dismay at Egypt's political direction and pessimism about the state of the economy, thousands of Egyptians are choosing to move abroad....
Read moreVIDEO: Can Turkey's economic boom continue?
25-05-2013 Hits:3 Business News Super User
With many Middle Eastern economies in turmoil, and doom and gloom across much of Europe, Turkey seems to be bucking the trend....
Read moreHow easy is it to hack a smart meter?
25-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
How easy is it to hack a smart meter?...
Read moreIMF chief Lagarde made key witness
24-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
A French court does not place IMF head Christine Lagarde under investigation over a payout made when she was finance minister, making her a key witness instead....
Read moreNews Corp to split in two on 28 June
24-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
News Corp announces it will officially split its publishing and entertainment businesses on 28 June, two years after the UK phone-hacking scandal involving the News of the World....
Read moreSecond RBS apology for app glitch
24-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
RBS has apologised for the second time in two months after customers were unable to login to their accounts through their mobile phone app....
Read moreVIDEO: Hugh's review: Stock markets volatile
24-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
It has been a turbulent week on the world's stock markets, with investor confidence shaken amid fears that central banks may ease their stimulus plans....
Read moreAmazon reveals fan fiction platform
24-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
Fan fiction authors will be able to publish and sell some titles in the US via new e-book platform Kindle Worlds....
Read moreVIDEO: Hermes 'will remain family-run'
24-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
Fashion house Hermes says that despite hostile takeover attempts, its will remain a family-run business....
Read moreAUDIO: 'Long way to go' for Man United
24-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
Manchester United has struck a new loan deal to cut the amount of interest it pays on its huge debts....
Read moreTV and tech, learning to live together
24-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
TV and technology are learning to live together...
Read moreLow rates 'fail to deter savers'
24-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
A lack of confidence among consumers has pushed up savings levels in the last year despite the low rates of interest available, banks say....
Read moreAUDIO: Burberry boss 'looking to Middle East'
24-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
The Today programme's Friday Boss is Burberry chief executive Angela Ahrendts....
Read moreCo-op halts new business lending
24-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
Co-operative Bank has stopped offering new business loans amid concerns over its capital position and talks with UK regulators....
Read moreVIDEO: IMF's Lagarde faces fresh questions
24-05-2013 Hits:3 Business News Super User
Christine Lagarde will find out on Friday if she will be put under formal investigation for her role in a payout made to a tycoon when she was finance minister....
Read moreJapanese stocks recover after falls
24-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
Shares in Japan have closed 0.89% higher, one day after Thursday's global sell-off in shares....
Read moreVIDEO: Fears over EU-US energy price divide
24-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
The cost of energy used to be roughly the same on both sides of the Atlantic, but the US-led revolution in shale oil and gas has sent prices tumbling....
Read moreGermany reports sluggish growth
24-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
Germany's economy barely grew in the first quarter of the year, figures show, as private consumption helped offset shrinking exports and investment....
Read moreJapanese stocks see further falls
24-05-2013 Hits:23 Business News Super User
Shares in Japan have fallen again, adding to the global sell-off in shares seen on Thursday....
Read moreManchester United cuts debt costs
24-05-2013 Hits:17 Business News Super User
Manchester United has struck a new loan deal to cut the amount of interest it pays on its huge debts....
Read moreAsian stocks bounce back after falls
24-05-2013 Hits:12 Business News Super User
Shares in Asia have recovered some of the steep falls suffered on Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei index rising 3%....
Read moreVIDEO: The book clubs that find bestsellers
24-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
Hookline Books have started a new way of finding bestsellers with book groups at the heart of the decision-making process....
Read moreGerman football model is a league apart
24-05-2013 Hits:9 Business News Super User
How German football clubs treat their fans differently...
Read moreCan watches show more than the time?
24-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User
Why have we been waiting so long for watches to catch up with smart phones?...
Read moreThe tech that's transforming gardening
24-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
The technology that's transforming gardening...
Read morePoor countries take on tax avoiders
24-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
Developing countries are trying to stop mining companies shifting billions of dollars in profits out of their countries, depriving them of much-needed tax revenue....
Read moreLatam gang of four scrap tariffs
24-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User
Four countries in Latin America - Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru - have agreed to scrap most of the tariffs on trade between their four countries....
Read moreEuro bank chief sees UK improvements
23-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi, visiting London's City district, says he sees "encouraging signs of tangible improvements" in the UK economy....
Read moreMozambique mines 'hurt locals'
23-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User
International mining companies operating in Mozambique are failing in their obligation to people displaced by coal mining, says Human Rights Watch....
Read moreTata Steel swings to a loss
23-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User
Tata Steel, one of the world's biggest steelmakers, blames weakness in Europe for a net loss in the fourth quarter and says "severely depressed" conditions are likely to persist....
Read moreConcerns over Flybe Gatwick sell-off
23-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
Business leaders and politicians are raising concerns over the future of Inverness Airport's links with London Gatwick....
Read moreJP Morgan fined £3m for failings
23-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
JP Morgan's international bank division has been fined £3m by the Financial Conduct Authority for failures in client advice and record-keeping....
Read moreAUDIO: Mothercare 'expecting growth to continue'
23-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
Mothercare posted another big loss in the last financial year, but the UK retailer said it was making good progress with its turnaround plan....
Read moreDuff and Phelps: No Rangers conflict
23-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
The firm which acted as administrators for the former Rangers Football Club is cleared of any conflict of interest over its appointment....
Read moreVIDEO: How HP hopes to revive its fortunes
23-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
Hewlett-Packard shares have leapt in after-hours trading, despite quarterly results showing a seventh consecutive fall in sales....
Read moreCo-op rolls out talking cashpoints
23-05-2013 Hits:5 Business News Super User
The Co-operative Bank has become the latest to introduce talking cashpoints, for blind or partially-sighted people...
Read moreVIDEO: Demand for rapeseed oil soaring
23-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
Farmers across East Anglia are benefiting from a poor olive harvest in Spain this year....
Read moreVIDEO: UK first quarter growth confirmed
23-05-2013 Hits:8 Business News Super User
The UK's economy grew at 0.3% in the first three months of the year, official figures have confirmed....
Read moreFlybe sells Gatwick slots to Easyjet
23-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User
Flybe announces the sale of all its take-off and landing slots at Gatwick airport to Easyjet, raising concerns about links to Inverness....
Read moreVIDEO: Africa 'star performer' for SAB Miller
23-05-2013 Hits:8 Business News Super User
Faced with challenging conditions in Europe and the US, the world's second largest brewer, SAB Miller, has been looking for growth in alternative markets....
Read moreGlobal markets fall on growth fears
23-05-2013 Hits:8 Business News Super User
Global stock markets fall after weak Chinese economic data and concerns that the US Federal Reserve may scale back monetary stimulus efforts....
Read moreUK first quarter growth unchanged
23-05-2013 Hits:8 Business News Super User
The UK's economy grew at 0.3% in the first three months of the year, official figures confirm, but concerns remain over the strength of the recovery....
Read moreVIDEO: Singapore looks to profit from R&D
23-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
Singapore has been spending heavily on becoming a research and development hub, in an attempt to differentiate itself from its economic rivals in the region....
Read moreVIDEO: Toxic rice causes concern in China
23-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
A number of rice mills in the Chinese province of Hunan have been been closed down after dangerous levels of cadmium were found in samples, according to reports,...
Read moreVIDEO: Iron Man 3 is a superhero in China
23-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
Disney's Iron Man 3 film is set to become China's highest-grossing film of all time, opening the door for more business from Hollywood....
Read moreMarkets fall on China data, Fed
23-05-2013 Hits:10 Business News Super User
Global stock markets fall after weak Chinese economic data and concerns that the US Federal Reserve may scale back monetary stimulus efforts....
Read moreMothercare reports another big loss
23-05-2013 Hits:9 Business News Super User
Mothercare recorded another big loss for the last financial year, but said it was making good progress with its turnaround plan....
Read moreFrench court questions IMF chief
23-05-2013 Hits:9 Business News Super User
IMF chief Christine Lagarde arrives at a Paris court for questioning over a payout to a tycoon when she was French finance minister....
Read moreHalfords reports big drop in profits
23-05-2013 Hits:8 Business News Super User
Profits at the car parts and bicycle retailer Halfords have fallen by almost 25%, after what the company described as a "demanding" trading environment....
Read moreNissan recalls over 800,000 vehicles
23-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User
Nissan says it plans to recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide due to a faulty steering wheel....
Read moreFord to shut Australian production
23-05-2013 Hits:14 Business News Super User
Ford Motor says it will shut all its Australian manufacturing plants by October 2016, after more than 85 years making cars in the country....
Read moreTuition fee 'could be cut to £6,000'
23-05-2013 Hits:4 Business News Super User
Tuition fees in England could be limited to £6,000 per year and remain cost-neutral to universities and the Treasury, research suggests....
Read more'Gang of four' aims to shake up Latam trade
23-05-2013 Hits:9 Business News Super User
Why Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru want to form a new trade bloc...
Read moreTwitter boosts security after hacks
23-05-2013 Hits:11 Business News Super User
Micro-blogging site Twitter says it is bringing in a two-step login for users to beef up security following recent high-profile breaches....
Read moreThe growth of start-up competitions
23-05-2013 Hits:8 Business News Super User
Why so many new firms love awards...
Read moreBiting Apple: Taxing the big boys?
23-05-2013 Hits:9 Business News Super User
Europe's tax chief on how to squeeze the corporate Apples...
Read moreHewlett-Packard shares jump 12%
22-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User
Hewlett-Packard shares leap in after-hours trading, despite quarterly results showing a seventh consecutive fall in sales....
Read moreSports college plan for Don Valley
22-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User
A dedicated sports and life sciences college could be built on the site of the Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield City Council announces....
Read moreAirbnb seeks to reassure members
22-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User
Airbnb tells its members "we are not going anywhere", after a judge in New York ruled a man who rented out his apartment on the site broke the law....
Read moreVIDEO: Couple's £163,000 mobile bill shock
22-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User
An electrician and his wife had a shock when they received a mobile phone bill for £163,000, then fought for months to have the debt cleared. BBC Watchdog investigated...
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