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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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Unite in US talks over BA strike |
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British Airways union Unite will meet with its US counterpart Teamsters to discuss the impending strike by cabin crew. |
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EU urges faster cut of UK deficit |
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Government plans to cut the UK's budget deficit are not ambitious enough, a European Commission report will warn this week. |
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US interest rates 'to stay low' |
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The US Federal Reserve repeats its pledge to keep interest rates at "exceptionally low levels" to aid the recovery. |
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Petrol price 'to hit record high' |
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Petrol prices in the UK could hit a record average high of £1.20 a litre in the next few weeks, according to the AA. |
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Kraft says sorry for plant closure |
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The vice-president of Kraft Foods says he is "terribly sorry" for the firm's pledge to keep open Cadbury's Keynsham plant. |
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Expats lose pension freeze case |
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More than half a million UK pensioners living overseas will continue to have their pensions frozen after a court decision. |
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Npower signs Football League deal |
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Energy firm Npower signs a three-year deal worth £21m to become the new sponsor of the Football League. |
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S&P backs Greece deficit measures |
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Greece receives some positive news from the financial markets as ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) backs its economic recovery plans. |
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BA unions agree to pension cuts |
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Trade unions at British Airways agree a plan to help cut the massive deficit in its two final-salary pension schemes. |
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Champagne sales 'losing fizz' but UK is still top market |
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The UK is still the world's largest export market for Champagne despite a fall in sales, industry figures say. |
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New gloss on inflation as basket of goods displays changing tastes |
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Lip gloss and hair straighteners replace lipstick and hair dryers in the typical basket of goods used to calculate inflation. |
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Golden Goals |
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England sets out 2018 World Cup business case |
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Heeding the call |
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Irish ask for ideas to spark the recovery |
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Going bust |
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What to expect if you end up going bankrupt |
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'Sacked twice' |
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Cadbury workers' pain at Kraft's 'betrayal' |
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Stephanomics |
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The shrinking gap between Tory and Labour deficit plans |
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Soaring pay |
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But in India food prices are rising faster |
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Honda recalls 410,000 cars in US |
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Japanese car manufacturer Honda has announced it is recalling 410,000 cars in the US because of complaints about their brakes. |
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HMRC drops Portsmouth challenge |
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HM Revenue and Customs drops its legal challenge over the validity of Portsmouth football club's move into administration. |
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Shell to cut a further 1,000 jobs |
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Royal Dutch Shell says it will shed a further 1,000 jobs by the end of next year as part of its cost cutting programme. |
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First-time buyers face price rise |
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First-time buyers faced UK house prices that were 8.9% higher in January than a year earlier, government figures show. |
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Delay for hedge fund rules vote |
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European finance ministers delay plans to vote on a new regulation of hedge funds and venture capitalists. |
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Nest charges set at 0.3% of funds |
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Members of the forthcoming new state pension scheme - the National Employment Savings Trust - will be charged 0.3% of their funds each year. |
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Nord Stream secures bank funds |
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The consortium behind the planned Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Europe has secured a 3.9bn euro funding deal from 26 banks. |
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Snow storms chill US construction |
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Construction of new US homes fell in February, with blizzards in some parts of the country being partly blamed. |
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Banks may offer overdraft opt-out |
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Banks may make it easier for customers to opt out of using unauthorised overdrafts and paying fees. |
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European car sales up in February |
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New car sales in Europe rose by 3.2% in February from a year earlier, but fell 30% in Germany as its scrappage scheme ended. |
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Security fear over end of cheques |
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The abolition of cheques will push elderly people back into hoarding cash at home, campaigners tell MPs. |
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Winter 'cost small firms £7bn' |
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The worst winter in decades has cost the UK's small and medium-sized companies about £7.3bn, a study says. |
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US plans high-speed net for all |
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US regulators have unveiled the nation's first plan to give every American super-fast broadband by 2020. |
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Jackson in record Sony music deal |
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The estate of Michael Jackson agrees a deal worth $200m (£160m) with the record label Sony, US reports say. |
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Campaigners spurn Equitable plan |
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Savers in the Equitable Life insurance company denounce the limited compensation process set up by the government. |
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New credit card protection agreed |
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Credit card holders will be offered more protection from spiralling debts, but changes are watered down from original plans. |
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Second scam sucker list is seized |
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A second master list containing the names of 1,000 people targeted by fraudsters selling worthless shares is seized. |
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Europe ministers agree Greek plan |
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European finance ministers say they have agreed how they would help Greece in its financial crisis, but reveal few details. |
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US bank regulation bill unveiled |
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Democrat senators have unveiled proposed new laws that will give the US Federal Reserve more regulatory powers over US banks. |
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US industrial output rises again |
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US factory output has gone up for the eighth month in a row, despite winter storms that affected industry in the north east. |
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Rio eyes continued China demand |
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Mining firm Rio Tinto says China's demand for iron ore, copper and coal will increase dramatically during the next 15 years. |
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BA hopes to fly 60% during strike |
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British Airways has announced contingency plans to fly 60% of its customers during the first planned strike by cabin crew. |
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Calvin Klein owner buys Hilfiger |
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Private equity firm Apax partners sells Tommy Hilfiger to the owner of Calvin Klein, Philips-Van Heusen, in a deal worth 2.2bn euros. |
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California sues Toyota for faults |
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Prosecutors in California are suing Toyota, claiming the carmaker sold hundreds of thousands of vehicles it knew had defects. |
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Vauxhall gets UK loans guarantee |
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The UK announces a 300m-euro (£270m) loan guarantee for Vauxhall and Opel, the European arm of General Motors. |
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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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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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