David Cameron is to praise business for its 'vital role' in society later and say attacks on wealth creators are motivated by "snobbery".
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The Japanese yen falls to its lowest level against the US dollar in seven months, positive news for Japanese exporters.
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Computer firm Hewlett-Packard sees a drop in first-quarter sales, as it attempts to turn itself around under new chief executive Meg Whitman.
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Fashion retailer Peacocks is sold out of administration to Edinburgh Woollen Mill, saving 6,000 jobs, but 3,100 staff will be made redundant.
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Peugeot shares jump 12% after the carmaker confirms it is in talks about possible "co-operations and alliances".
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The CBI calls on the government to give a £500m boost to business in the Budget through a series of "targeted and modest" tax cuts.
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Minutes show two of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee wanted more money pumped into the economy, sending sterling down on the currency markets.
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US President Barack Obama proposes a cut in corporate tax and an end to tax loopholes, as part of his election-year strategy on the economy.
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Intercontinental hotels, which owns the Holiday Inn and Crown Plaza hotel brands, says it will create 3,000 jobs in the UK.
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Protests take place outside parliament in Greece, as MPs consider emergency laws after a 130bn-euro bailout deal.
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Malaysian budget airline Air Asia reports a 56% fall in fourth-quarter profit, hurt by higher fuel costs.
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The Royal Navy selects South Korean firm Daewoo for a £452m deal to build four new fuel tankers.
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Banks paid out £1.9bn in compensation in 2011 for the mis-selling of payment protection insurance, a watchdog says.
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Travis Perkins, the owner of Wickes, reports a jump in profits thanks to a strong performance in the building trade, but warned that the retail DIY market remains tough.
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A controversial anti-piracy agreement is to be referred to the EU's highest court due to concerns surrounding internet freedoms.
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Tax inspectors will target the motor trade, market stallholders and clothing sellers as they extend their campaign against tax dodgers.
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An app designed to help blind people send text messages could have many uses for fully-sighted people too, researchers say.
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Italy's Catholic Church faces an annual multi-million euro bill over government plans to strip it of its tax-exempt status.
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MPs challenge a regulator about plans to remove price caps on first-class stamps and raise the price limit on second class to as much as 55p.
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Home sales recorded their typical new year dip, but transactions in the first month of the year were higher than any January since 2008, figures show.
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British Gas is offering £50 to anyone who can pass on the name of an elderly person or a family on benefits who needs to have their home insulated.
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The number of UK businesses planning to increase their spending on marketing has risen sharply from last year, a survey suggests.
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The eurozone's service sector shrinks unexpectedly in February, a survey suggests, increasing fears of a recession.
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The European Commission plans to freeze 495m euros of funding for Hungary, lamenting the country's excessive budget deficit.
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Dell reports an 18% drop in fourth-quarter profit and forecasts a fall in sales in the current quarter, sending it shares down in after-hours trading.
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The number of passengers using BAA's Heathrow airport reached a record last year while losses for the company narrowed, the airport operator says.
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The founder of shut down file-sharing website Megaupload, Kim Dotcom, is granted bail by a New Zealand court.
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New York Knicks basketball player Jeremy Lin files to trademark the term "linsanity", used to characterize his rapid rise to NBA stardom.
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A former chairman of Rangers suggests the debt the club owes Craig Whyte should be written off under the terms of the takeover contract.
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England & Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke and media giant IMG have settled their legal dispute out of court.
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The Financial Services Authority has revealed that compensation to borrowers who were mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance reached nearly £2bn last year.
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Economist Geoffrey Dicks speaks to the Today programme's Lesley Curwen about the positive indicators of the UK's "real economy".
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As Budget day looms Steph McGovern asks Peter Taylor the Managing Director of Hotter Shoes, what he would like to see the Chancellor do to help UK PLC.
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Newsnight's political editor Allegra Stratton discusses the politics of putting children's education into the hands of profit-making companies.
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ABC presenter Bill Weir has been granted exclusive access to a factory in China run by Foxconn, one of the biggest suppliers for software giant Apple.
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The CBI is calling on the government to give a £500m boost to business in the Budget through a series of "targeted and modest" tax cuts.
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Estelle Cooch from the Right To Work protest group says the government's work experience scheme is 'slave labour'.
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Many British manufacturers have been hit by the recession, but other areas such as car production appear to be growing well.
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Public sector casualty seeks private sector job
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How the tax credit system will change from April
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Your latest start-up questions answered by our panel of experts
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Would a Peugeot-GM alliance make sense?
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China and US in spat over solar subsidies
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