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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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Union to consider BA strike dates |
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Union leaders representing British Airways cabin crew will meet later to decide whether to announce dates for a strike. |
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Profits at John Lewis rise 9.7% |
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Department store group John Lewis reports a 9.7% rise in annual profits to £306.6m as staff share a bumper bonus. |
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Mexican shakes up world rich list |
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Mexican Carlos Slim Huan overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes 'rich list'. |
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Red Knights get advisers for bid |
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The Red Knights group eyeing a possible bid for Manchester United says investment bank Nomura will advise it. |
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BP to explore for oil in Brazil |
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Oil giant BP announces a $7bn (£4.7bn) deal that will allow it to begin exploring for oil off the coast of Brazil. |
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Morrisons profit up on new stores |
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The UK's fourth biggest supermarket group, Morrisons, reports a 30% rise in annual profits after it opens more stores. |
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Winter insurance claims hit £650m |
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Insurers paid out £650m from 335,000 claims made as a result of damage caused by the wintry weather in the UK. |
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FTSE reshuffle promotes Investec |
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Banking group Investec is to join the FTSE 100 following the latest reshuffle of the UK stock market indexes. |
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China inflation at 16-month high |
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Chinese inflation hit a 16-month high in February, leading to calls for the government to take measures to cool the economy. |
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Mobile phone that allows boss to snoop |
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Mobile technology that could allow prying bosses to monitor every movement of their staff is developed in Japan. |
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High flyer |
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The extra ordinary life of the man from the Pru |
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Independent day |
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The Independent could be free under a new owner |
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Robert Peston |
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New support for banks after the election? |
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Boosting Brazil |
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Brazil exploits potential as web use spreads |
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Bright ideas |
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Why intellectual property is not a luxury |
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Wind power? |
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Can you fit a wind turbine in a housing estate? |
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Japan's economic growth rate cut |
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Japan's economy grew by less than first estimated in the final quarter of 2009, revised government figures show. |
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High-speed rail line plan awaited |
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Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are to be published by the government later. |
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Daihatsu recalling cars in Japan |
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Carmaker Daihatsu, a subsidiary of Toyota, is recalling 274,551 vehicles in Japan because of a number of possible defects. |
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Greeks stage fresh general strike |
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Public and transport services grind to a halt in Greece as workers stage a third strike in protest at austerity measures. |
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US reports record budget deficit |
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The US government records a budget deficit of $221bn (£147.6bn) in February - the largest monthly deficit in its history. |
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Banks face harsher stress tests |
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Further stress-testing of UK banks will take place to ensure they can survive a 'double-dip' recession, regulators say. |
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Pompey axe 85 jobs to cut costs |
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Administrators at Portsmouth FC start to make employees redundant, with 85 people losing their jobs. |
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Smaller losses at Northern Rock |
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Northern Rock says that it made "good progress" in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses. |
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Banking fraud 'moves to internet' |
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Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, research suggests. |
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Packaged bank accounts warning |
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Bank accounts which charge fees for extra benefits may be being mis-sold, the Financial Services Authority has warned. |
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UK economy 'still growing weakly' |
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The UK economy grew by 0.3% in the December to February period, says the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. |
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Charles Allen to be EMI chairman |
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Troubled record company EMI - whose artists include Coldplay - has named former ITV boss Charles Allen as its new chairman. |
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Economic storm not over, says PM |
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Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced. |
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Payment protection rules delayed |
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The Financial Services Authority is delaying its plans to combat the mis-selling of payment protection insurance. |
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Standard Life enjoys profit boost |
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Insurance firm Standard Life reports better-than-expected profits and unveils plans for a further cost-cutting. |
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Top public servants' pay frozen |
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Thousands of top-earning public sector workers, including judges and NHS managers, will have their pay frozen next year. |
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UK industrial output falls back |
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Industrial production in the UK fell unexpectedly in January, dropping by 0.4% form December, official data has shown. |
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German exports fall unexpectedly |
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German exports fell unexpectedly in January, with analysts saying that the cold weather that month was to blame. |
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China's exports see big increase |
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China's exports surged 46% in February, figures show, raising hopes of a strong recovery in global trade. |
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British Gas faces strike ballot |
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British Gas workers are to vote in a strike ballot over allegations of bullying by management, and on changes to working conditions. |
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Airlines offer to give up slots |
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British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia offer to give up take off and landing slots in London and New York, say EU watchdogs. |
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EU rule change 'may cut red tape' |
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Small firms may be exempted from having to draw up and lodge annual accounts, after MEPs approve changes to European Union rules. |
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Toyota rejects electronics fears |
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Toyota rejects claims that faulty electronics could be behind its worldwide recall of more than eight million cars. |
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Car sales see continued recovery |
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UK car sales in February were up by 26.4% compared with the same month last year, industry figures show. |
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Doubts over 2012 Olympics legacy |
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A Welsh MP echoes concerns of a former UK sports minister on the benefits of the London Olympics to the rest of the country. |
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China denies World Cup sweatshop |
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A Shanghai company denies it used sweatshop labour to produce World Cup mascots, as Fifa suspends its contract. |
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