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| BBC News - Business |
| The latest stories from the Business section of the BBC News web site. |
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| Greek leaders pause bailout talks |
| Party leaders in Greece's ruling coalition end talks on details for a crucial 130bn-euro EU rescue plan without agreement. |
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| Obama urges 'keep recovery going' |
| Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the recovery going as new data shows unemployment down to its lowest rate in three years. |
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| US job numbers show strong growth |
| The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show. |
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| New Virgin staff pay for checks |
| Virgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks, Radio 4's Money Box reveals. |
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| Europe hit by Russia gas shortage |
| Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say. |
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| 'Most' Portuguese unions back cuts |
| Most Portuguese unions back the government's structural reforms, the Portuguese economy minister, Alvaro Santos Pereira tells the BBC. |
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| Hungarian airline Malev collapses |
| Hungarian airline Malev ceases trading after 66 years after being ordered by the EU to repay state aid it has received. |
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| Apple overturns Motorola's ban |
| Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany. |
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| Oil spurs Canadian PM China visit |
| Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit China next week to discuss the future of Canada's oil products. |
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| Eurozone service sector growing |
| The eurozone's service sector grows for the first time in four months, although Spain and Italy continue to struggle. |
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| Motorola makes Apple pull devices |
| Motorola forces some 3G iPhones and iPads to be pulled from Apple's German online store after enforcing a patent injunction. |
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| Panasonic predicts a record loss |
| Japanese electronics giant Panasonic forecasts a record net annual loss of $10bn for the year to March. |
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| Megaupload bail appeal rejected |
| Kim Dotcom's bail appeal is rejected by a New Zealand Court, as US campaigners hint at legal action to prevent files being deleted. |
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| Service sector sees strong growth |
| The UK's service sector grew at its fastest rate since March 2011 in January, according to a closely watched survey. |
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| Uganda signs oil production deal |
| Oil production is set to start in Uganda after a deal is signed between the government and London-based Tullow oil, which also draws in Chinese and French firms. |
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| Interest rate 'collusion' probe |
| Swiss authorities investigate 12 US, European and Japanese banks over claims they have been fixing their interbank lending rates. |
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| Cold front ad for Mini backfires |
| An advertising agency for BMW pays to name Europe's cold weather "Cooper" in Germany, after the firm's Mini Cooper car, but the stunt backfires. |
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| China box office tipped to surge |
| China's box office takings surged 29% to $2.1bn in 2011 and are forecast to rise by around 20% this year, new figures show. |
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| Japan carmakers see US sales jump |
| Japanese carmakers report a jump in their US sales in January boosted by new models and the restoration of supply chains. |
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| American Airlines cuts 13,000 jobs |
| The loss-making parent company of American Airlines says it will shed 13,000 jobs - around 15% of its workforce. |
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| US home prices continue to drop |
| Single-family home prices in the US dropped by 0.7% in November, amid weaker consumer confidence. |
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| Hutchison to buy Orange Austria |
| Hong Kong's Hutchison 3G agrees to buy Orange Austria in a bid to expand it presence and boost market share in the country. |
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| AstraZeneca announces job losses |
| Drugs firm AstraZeneca announces a further 7,300 job cuts over the next two years as part of a new restructuring programme. |
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| Debt crisis hits Deutsche profits |
| Deutsche Bank reports a sharp fall in profits as the eurozone debt crisis takes its toll on the company's investment banking division. |
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| IMF warns of Iran oil shock risk |
| The International Monetary Fund warns of a possible 20-30% spike in oil prices if Iranian exports are disrupted. |
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| South Sudan in oil pipeline deal |
| South Sudan agrees a deal with Kenya to build an pipeline to Lamu, potentially reducing its dependence on its northern neighbour Sudan to export its oil. |
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| EU approves Iran oil imports ban |
| EU foreign ministers formally agree to an oil embargo against Iran, as Western powers reinforce their naval presence in the region. |
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| China miner gets gold price boost |
| Chinese mining group Zijin says it expects a 20% jump in profits for 2011 boosted by higher gold prices during the year. |
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| Air India asked to pay fuel bill |
| Air India assures it will pay its dues for jet fuel to three state-owned oil firms by Friday after its fuel supplies are cut. |
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| Sony reports further heavy losses |
| Japanese electronics giant Sony reports another quarterly loss after sales were hit by lower production following the floods in Thailand. |
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| England players go unsold at IPL |
| Seven England players and Ireland batsman Kevin O'Brien fail to attract bids at the Indian Premier League auction. |
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| Score draw in TV football case |
| The Premier League and the importers of foreign satellite TV decoder boxes and cards are both claiming victory after their latest court battle |
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| Olympics 'boosting' Scots tourism |
| Tourist bookings for visits to Scotland around the time of the London Olympics are rising, it is claimed. |
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| Viewpoint: The connected workforce |
| Google's Sebastien Marotte on the internet giant's predictions that the cloud, mobile and social media are going to radically alter the way we work |
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| India's richest shrine goes green |
| India’s Tirupati Temple has adopted a range of green technologies - and the shrine is now trading carbon credits. |
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| Threat landscape is 'constantly evolving' |
| Threat landscape is constantly evolving, says McAfee chief technology office. |
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| What drives US entrepreneurship? |
| What is the secret behind the high number of successful business start-ups in the US? We talk to three American business people. |
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| Financial risks: Danger or opportunity? |
| During a financial crisis the instinctive reaction is to take cover but, according to some people, that is the perfect time to take risks. |
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| How to build an empire out of a bikini |
| Jacqueline De Biase, 49, describes how an idea to start making her own bikinis at home 30 years ago blossomed into one of Brazil's leading bikini brands. |
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| Annuity sales 'unfair and opaque' |
| The way annuities are sold is costing half a million retirees each year as much as £1bn in future pension income, the National Association of Pension Funds says. |
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| 1.1 million face £100 tax fines |
| Just over one million taxpayers face a penalty of £100 for failing to submit their self-assessment tax returns on time, HM Revenue and Customs says. |
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| Personal insolvencies 'down 11%' |
| Fewer people were declared insolvent in 2011 in England and Wales than in 2010, but the number of companies going bust increased. |
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| VIDEO: Saudi awards for private businesses |
| Saudi Arabia is awarding bursaries to young Saudis to help them start their own businesses. |
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| VIDEO: Tourists staying away from Egypt |
| Twelve months on from the revolution in Egypt, the country's tourism industry is continuing to struggle. |
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| VIDEO: Hormuz closure threat to shipping |
| The Middle East's experts on maritime security are meeting in Abu Dhabi this week and talk of Iran's threats of closing the Strait of Hormuz will feature prominently. |
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| VIDEO: Manufacturing jobs aid US economy |
| The manufacturing sector in United States has been contributing to the improving labour market in the world's largest economy. |
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| VIDEO: Will cricket make money in UAE? |
| Tope level international cricket is being played in the UAE - but will it make money? |
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| VIDEO: Small eurozone service sector growth |
| The BBC's Jamie Robertson on growth in the eurozone - and Spanish plans to raise more capital. |
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| AUDIO: UK share of exports to India 'below Italy' |
| Just how good is the state of UK-India trade? |
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| VIDEO: Euro for Poland 'once it is safe' |
| Poland's Finance Minister, Jacek Rostowski, tells Stephen Sackur why his country has yet to join the Eurozone. |
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| Tales of woe from the roaming professionals |
| When working in a new country can prove unlucky |
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| People problems plague Gulf start-ups |
| Staffing issues plague Gulf start-ups |
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| Credit unions hoping to widen net |
| Credit unions hope a new law will boost membership numbers |
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| VIDEO: Do the super-rich pay their way? |
| Do the super-rich pay their way? |
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| Test cricket on sticky wicket in Middle East |
| Why is the England-Pakistan Test match not bowling fans over? |
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| Rolls-Royce opens Singapore plant |
| Rolls-Royce starts up engine production in Singapore |
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| The internet's secret black market |
| Out of reach of regular internet searches is a secret online world |
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| Giving an invasive water pest the bullet |
| Wrestling one of the UK's most invasive pests |
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