The outgoing Bank of England governor warns a government plan to boost the housing market with part-mortgage guarantees has no long-term place.
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Some people are "put off" making important calls because of confusion over the amount they will be charged, according to the telecoms regulator.
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Some Marks and Spencer customers say its contactless payment terminals have taken cash from cards other than the ones intended for payment.
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Morrisons, the UK's fourth largest supermarket chain, says it will launch online shopping by January 2014 after agreeing a tie-up with Ocado.
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Car sales across Europe rose in April for the first time in 18 months, helped by strong demand in the UK and by the early Easter break.
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Four million public sector employees will see a dramatic reduction in the overall value of their pension schemes, a new report claims.
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UK households are receiving too many nuisance calls, according to the telecoms regulator, Ofcom.
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Lloyds Banking Group's share price passes 61.2p in morning trading, the break-even point for the government's investment in the group.
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The Jockey Club hits its £15m Racecourse Bond target and extends the application window until 28 May.
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Spain records its first monthly trade surplus in more than 40 years as demand for imports dries up.
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Turkish bond yields have hit new lows as investors greeted Moody's increase in the country's credit rating to investment grade.
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Glencore Xstrata shareholders vote to appoint Tony Hayward, BP's former chief executive, as interim chairman to replace Sir John Bond.
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Sina, which runs China's biggest micro-blogging site, sees losses narrow in the first three months of the year as revenues rise.
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The internet giant Google has been challenged by MPs over the way it reports its income for tax.
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Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to cut a further 1,400 jobs from its retail banking head office over the next two years.
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The HS2 rail project has an estimated £3.3bn funding gap and the benefits for the economy are "unclear", the National Audit Office says.
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An IT manager who grew frustrated with call centre menus has catalogued shortcuts to thousands of phone services
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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has won its case in the High Court, where it had been accused of illegally letting investment bank Goldman Sachs off part of its tax bill.
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The UK's so-called "fuel poverty gap" is widening, although the total number in fuel poverty has fallen, according to a government report.
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Inflation in both the 17-strong eurozone bloc and the US falls to its lowest level in years.
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Chancellor George Osborne tells business leaders at the CBI that he will not deviate from the government's economic road to reducing the deficit.
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The Bank of England upgrades its economic growth forecast, but separate figures show a rise in UK unemployment.
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Dell reports a 79% fall in quarterly profits to $130m (£85m) amid falling computer sales and a takeover battle.
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The world's biggest retailer Wal-Mart, which owns the UK chain Asda, says profits in the three months to April nudged higher.
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BP appeals to Prime Minister David Cameron to intervene over the escalating compensation costs of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.
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India batsman Rahul Dravid is shocked after three of his Rajasthan Royals IPL stars are arrested over spot-fixing claims.
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Japanese car manufacturer Honda will return to Formula 1 in 2015 as engine suppliers to the McLaren team.
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More than 4,500 jobs are to be created as the final venue to be permanently based in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park has its future secured.
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Roboticist Will Jackson of Engineered Arts gives a tour of his robot factory in Cornwall, and talks about recent developments in the industry.
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At a time of economic doom and gloom across much of Europe - the credit rating for Turkey has been upgraded.
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Hugh Pym and guests discuss the Bank of England's optimistic forecasts on growth and inflation
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Europe's GDP shrank by 0.2% in the first three months of this year as politicians debate whether to carry on with austerity plans or to change course.
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Morrisons has agreed a deal with internet grocer Ocado as it prepares to offer shoppers the option to buy good online.
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Danish shipping firm Maersk Line is taking delivery of 20 of the world's largest ships, despite posting a drop in earnings.
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India's commerce minister says that the latest round of global trade talks must go on - a collapse would be "disastrous" for the world economy.
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The political week in Europe is reviewed in 60 seconds by David Thompson who looks back over the headlines from London, Strasbourg and Brussels, including the EU budget, fishing numbers, alleged price fixing in the oil market, and European staff set to go on strike.
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Should we all be more psychopathic at work?
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Fraudsters con people into handing over their plastic
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But are British firms making the most of the opportunity?
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Should we cheer or jeer at Europe's prospects?
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Send us questions on building a new business from old tech
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How will HS2 produce £48.2bn in benefits to society?
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Global icon who became a byword for marketability
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Selling online where internet speeds are painfully slow
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An apology to Rached Ghannouchi
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