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HMRC to miss tax credit fraud target
22-05-2013 Hits:13 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:13 Business News Super User
Getting ready for bookless libraries...
Read moreSome Day My Prints Will Come
22-05-2013 Hits:13 Business News Super User
3D printing will revolutionise manufacturing, Peter Day argues...
Read moreRecord closing high for US shares
21-05-2013 Hits:12 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:14 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:4 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:4 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:4 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:4 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:4 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:3 Business News Super User
How Apple routed earnings through overseas subsidiaries...
Read moreCement firms warned over competition
21-05-2013 Hits:4 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:5 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:3 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:8 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:7 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:7 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:6 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:5 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:5 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:5 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:6 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:6 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:5 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:5 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:4 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:4 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:7 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:6 Business News Super User
Swiss banks creak under pressure to end trademark secrecy...
Read moreGames numbers 50% below target
21-05-2013 Hits:3 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:3 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:4 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:6 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:4 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:9 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:3 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....
Read moreVIDEO: Singapore's passion for fashion
21-05-2013 Hits:6 Business News Super User
Singapore is becoming an attractive destination for Europe's luxury fashion brands - designer Carolina Herrera is hoping to cash in on its interest in high fashion....
Read moreVIDEO: Combating Dubai's raw sewage woes
21-05-2013 Hits:9 Business News Super User
The fast pace of development in Dubai has meant that infrastructure has often failed to keep up - but the problem of tackling sewage has been improved by processing firms adopting new technology...
Read moreTech finds profit in poo in Dubai
21-05-2013 Hits:12 Business News Super User
Finding profit in poo in the Middle East...
Read moreForeign comedians stand up for the UK
21-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User
Why foreign comedians love the British comedy business...
Read moreNew Xbox readies for video games war
21-05-2013 Hits:10 Business News Super User
Will Microsoft's new games machine win the next console war?...
Read moreCalculate your inflation rate
21-05-2013 Hits:16 Business News Super User
The BBC's new inflation calculator works out your own household's rate...
Read moreInflation secrets of the TV families
21-05-2013 Hits:3 Business News Super User
Inflation secrets of the TV families...
Read moreApple 'among US's big tax avoiders'
20-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User
Apple is accused of being "among America's largest tax avoiders" by a Senate committee, who says the company avoided paying billions of dollars in US taxes....
Read moreVIDEO: Yahoo to buy Tumblr for £700m
20-05-2013 Hits:7 Business News Super User
Tumblr, the blogging site set up by a 20 year old only six years ago, has been bought by the internet giant Yahoo for more than £700 million....
Read moreApple 'among largest tax avoiders'
20-05-2013 Hits:12 Business News Super User
Apple is accused of being "among America's largest tax avoiders" by a Senate committee, who says the company avoided paying billions of dollars in US taxes....
Read moreLuxury labels' designs on South East Asia
20-05-2013 Hits:16 Business News Super User
Luxury labels target Singapore's best dressed...
Read moreTumblr 'will boost Yahoo revenue'
20-05-2013 Hits:9 Business News Super User
Yahoo says its $1.1bn (£723m) purchase of blogging platform Tumblr will boost its revenue as soon as 2014....
Read moreChina 'can't be free rider on trade'
20-05-2013 Hits:9 Business News Super User
China cannot be a "free rider" when it comes to global trade, the EU's trade commissioner, Karel De Gucht, warns....
Read moreAUDIO: A decade of chip and pin
20-05-2013 Hits:9 Business News Super User
It is a decade since the first person in the UK used a chip and pin card to pay for goods....
Read moreAUDIO: BCC: Support UK manufacturing
20-05-2013 Hits:10 Business News Super User
The British Chambers of Commerce say the number of small and medium sized business actively exporting has risen - but there needs to be better support for UK manufacturing....
Read moreVIDEO: Wikipedia founder on Yahoo's Tumblr deal
20-05-2013 Hits:10 Business News Super User
The BBC talks to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales about Yahoo's acquisition of Tumblr, in a $1.1bn deal....
Read moreActavis agrees Warner Chilcott deal
20-05-2013 Hits:13 Business News Super User
US drugs maker Actavis, itself the subject of bid speculation, agrees to buy Dublin-based rival Warner Chilcott for $8.5bn (£5.6bn) including debt....
Read moreVIDEO: 'Little more fairness' from US firms on tax
20-05-2013 Hits:8 Business News Super User
Financial expert Martin Lewis said it was "time we had a little more fairness" from American firms such as Amazon, Starbucks and Google over their tax affairs in the UK....
Read moreHow Tumblr fell into Yahoo's hands
20-05-2013 Hits:10 Business News Super User
Why Yahoo thinks blogging platform Tumblr is worth more than $1bn...
Read moreTumblr takeover: Sex, jokes and gifs
20-05-2013 Hits:11 Business News Super User
Why Yahoo thinks blogging platform Tumblr is worth more than $1bn...
Read moreVIDEO: The future Ethiopia only dreamed of
20-05-2013 Hits:9 Business News Super User
George Alagiah reports on how Ethiopia has overcome adversity and is now showing some of the fastest growth rates in the world....
Read moreTax credits scam email warning
20-05-2013 Hits:8 Business News Super User
People who receive tax credits are being warned about scam emails being sent out by fraudsters in an attempt to gather card details and passwords....
Read moreFirstGroup stock hit by rights issue
20-05-2013 Hits:11 Business News Super User
Transport company FirstGroup has announced a £615m rights issue in a bid reduce its debt after its full year profit dropped by over a third....
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