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BBC News | Business | UK Edition |
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The latest BBC Business News: breaking personal finance, company, financial and economic news, plus insight and analysis into UK and global markets. |
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January chill for housing market |
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Activity in the UK housing market was frozen by the snowy weather although prices continued to rise, surveyors say. |
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Shop sales 'worst for 15 years' |
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UK retail sales described as 'awful' as icy weather and the unsteady economy keep shoppers at home. |
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BSkyB to sell most of ITV stake |
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The pay-TV group BSkyB has given up its court fight over ITV and has cut its stake to meet competition rules. |
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Ofgem label shows 'green' power |
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The power regulator, Ofgem, is bringing in a new scheme that forces supplier to prove they are cutting emissions. |
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Olympic firms in £1bn loan pledge |
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Lloyds Bank says it is earmarking a special fund to alert businesses around the country to Olympic-related opportunities. |
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Administration for Ethel Austin |
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Clothing retailer Ethel Austin and its sister firm Au Naturale go into administration, raising fears about the future of 3,700 staff. |
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UK firms 'cut dividends by £10bn' |
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Shareholders in UK companies saw their dividend payments cut by £10bn last year, according to a report. |
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More pay freezes expected in 2010 |
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Workers face a second year of pay freezes despite rising inflation and the UK's emergence from recession, a report says. |
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Ex-Merrill boss takes over at CIT |
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The former chief executive of Merrill Lynch, John Thain, was at the heart of the bonus row - now he has a new job as boss of US lender CIT. |
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Former BP boss admits fears about publicly revealing his sexuality |
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Former BP chief Lord Browne, admits knowledge of his sexuality could have prevented him from landing the top job at the oil firm. |
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Price of loyalty |
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Do shoppers or retailers gain the most? |
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Ghosn's goal |
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Nissan-Renault's head plans an electric-car future. |
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Expert advice |
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How to go about getting the mortgage you want |
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Hewitt on Europe |
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Is the euro being stretched to breaking point? |
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dot.Rory |
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Who else will use BT's broadband network? |
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Business elan |
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France rediscovers its entrepreneurial spirit |
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Pensioners warned over tax codes |
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Pensioners have been warned to look out for mistakes in the millions of tax code notices being sent out by HM Revenue & Customs. |
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Xstrata resumes dividend payments |
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Mining group Xstrata is to resume dividend payments despite reporting a drop in full-year profits. |
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Toyota 'planning recall of Prius' |
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Toyota is planning to recall the latest model of its flagship Prius cars because of braking problems, reports from Japan say. |
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SAP chief Leo Apotheker resigns |
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The chief executive of SAP unexpectedly resigns after his contract is not renewed, the company says. |
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Tullow close to Ugandan oil deal |
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Heritage Oil says the sale of its assets in Uganda to the UK's Tullow Oil will be approved "imminently". |
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Japanese brewers call off merger |
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Japanese brewing and food groups Kirin and Suntory call off merger talks having failed to agree terms. |
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Nokia dismisses US legal action |
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Nokia says it will defend itself "vigorously" against a class action filed in New York alleging the firm misled investors. |
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Santander fault hits customers |
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A power cut knocked out cash machine and online services for customers with Santander bank on Sunday. |
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Ex-IMF economist warns on debt |
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Britain should be seen in the same category of highly indebted countries such as Greece, a leading economist says. |
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IT glitch causes more tax errors |
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Revenue staff tip off Radio 4's Money Box that there are more tax code problems than their bosses are admitting to. |
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Goldsmith backs BAE deal |
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The former attorney general says he "strongly supported" the plea bargain made by BAE Systems to end corruption investigations. |
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Personal insolvency 'record high' |
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The number of people who were declared insolvent in England and Wales hit a record high in the last quarter of 2009, figures show. |
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BA: £50m loss beats expectations |
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British Airways says it made a loss of £50m ($79m) in the three months to December 2009, which was smaller than expected. |
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Housing shortage 'risks crowding' |
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Millions of people living in overcrowded conditions, due to a home shortage, a housing body warns. |
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Challenge to debt payoff tactics |
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People who face losing their homes because of debts on credit cards or loans could get greater protection. |
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Toyota boss apologises for recall |
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Toyota President Akio Toyoda apologises for the recall of millions of cars and pledges to target quality control. |
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West Ham seek financial backers |
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West Ham United's owners ask professional investors for a cash injection of up to £40m in the east London football club. |
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House prices rise another 0.6% |
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UK house prices are up for the seventh month in a row - rising by 0.6% in January, the Halifax says. |
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British Gas cuts gas prices by 7% |
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British Gas announces it is cutting standard gas prices by an average of 7%, with immediate effect. |
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Older Toyotas will be fixed first |
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Older cars will be given priority when Toyota UK starts repairs on cars recalled owing to accelerator pedal concerns. |
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Indian economy 'to grow by 7.2%' |
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India's fast economic growth forecast for this year raises the chance that state support could be withdrawn. |
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Surprise fall in US unemployment |
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The US unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in January, to its lowest level in five months, official figures show. |
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China to put duties on US chicken |
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China is to enforce anti-dumping duties on US chicken imports, accusing poultry firms of exporting at unfairly low prices. |
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'Outrage' as deal ends BAE probes |
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Campaigners express anger as defence group BAE Systems strikes a deal to end UK and US investigations into its affairs. |
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Profit warning hits Icap shares |
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Shares in money broker Icap slump 19.5% on Friday after it warns its full-year profits would fail to meet market expectations. |
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Cadbury shares to be de-listed |
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Kraft Foods is to remove Cadbury shares from the London Stock Exchange on 8 March in the latest stage of its takeover. |
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Groups 'express Pompey interest' |
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Portsmouth are approached by "two or three" groups interested in taking over the club, claims executive director Mark Jacob. |
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Paintings hang on Superbowl bet |
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Two art galleries have staked the loan of a painting on the outcome of the US Super Bowl between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts. |
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