19 May 2012
The leaders of the G8 group of major economies say they want Greece to remain in the eurozone, and commit to promoting growth.
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18 May 2012
Facebook shares end a volatile first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing, having initially jumped more than 10%.
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18 May 2012
Greek officials say Germany's Chancellor Merkel has suggested a euro referendum, but Berlin denies the report, as world leaders gather in the US for a G8 summit meeting.
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18 May 2012
Shares in internet giant Yahoo rise 5% on reports that it is close to selling its valuable stake in Alibaba Group, the Chinese e-commerce company.
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17 May 2012
The taxpayer could lose about £2bn once the assets of collapsed bank Northern Rock are wound down, the National Audit Office estimates.
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18 May 2012
JP Morgan chief executive Jamie Dimon will appear before a Senate committee to explain the bank's $2bn trading loss on a failed hedging strategy.
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18 May 2012
The UK agrees a £50m trade deal to sell pork to China, the world's biggest market for pig meat, where parts such as offal and trotters are more popular.
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17 May 2012
Asking people to reveal financial information to their partners is legal, HM Revenue & Customs says, despite claims it breaks confidentiality rules.
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18 May 2012
Spain's Repsol oil company says a first attempt to find oil off Cuba's northern coast has been unsuccessful.
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18 May 2012
The London Stock Exchange bucks the economic turmoil to deliver a better-than-expected rise in annual profit.
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18 May 2012
Spanish energy giant Repsol cancels a contract to provide gas to Argentina, in a continuing row after Buenos Aries nationalised one of its subsidiaries.
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18 May 2012
Pubs group Mitchells & Butlers reports a sharp slowdown in sales, saying the recent wet weather has led to fewer customers.
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18 May 2012
The EU Commission and European Central Bank are making contingency plans for a possible Greek exit from the euro, an EU commissioner says.
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18 May 2012
Perth transport group Stagecoach is to buy parts of a US bus firm for about £100m, helping it expand its operations.
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18 May 2012
A study suggests public sector debt will be pushed up by £100bn over next two decades by higher university fees.
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17 May 2012
Private rents in England and Wales went up by 0.5% in April, according to letting agency group LSL Property Services.
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17 May 2012
Gas and electricity price rises at the end of last year are expected to have pushed 400,000 more households in England into fuel poverty.
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18 May 2012
European markets suffer a nervous session with investors unsettled by a downgrade for Spanish banks and the political crisis in Greece.
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18 May 2012
Chinese property prices continued to fall during April after the government kept policies in place to curb speculation.
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17 May 2012
The cost of borrowing on the international money markets rise sharply for Spain as investors fear further financial turmoil in Europe.
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17 May 2012
Ratings agency Moody's cuts the credit ratings of 16 Spanish banks, as shares in struggling lender Bankia fell another 14%.
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17 May 2012
Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port car plant will build a new Astra car in a deal that means huge investment and the creation and support of thousands of jobs.
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18 May 2012
The US says it will impose import tariffs of about 30% on Chinese solar companies, saying China is flooding it with subsidised products.
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18 May 2012
Charles Green says administrators at Rangers have told Ticketus they are terminating its contract over future ticket sales.
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18 May 2012
Glentoran's cash flow crisis is expected to be eased by a loan from the Irish Football Association.
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18 May 2012
Sierra Leone's football league resumed on Friday, less than a week after suspending operations because of a shortage of funds.
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18 May 2012
A report published by the National Audit Office into the creation and sale of Northern Rock reveals that the government is likely to lose £2bn overall by the time all the assets are wound down. The BBC's business editor Robert Peston has the details.
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18 May 2012
EU Economic Commissioner Olli Rehn has said the eurozone is taking "all neccessary action in order to overcome" the debt crisis.
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19 May 2012
The leaders of the G8 group of the world's most powerful economies say they want debt-stricken Greece to remain in the eurozone.
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18 May 2012
Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38.
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18 May 2012
A new report is recommending that the UK builds its own spaceport, to enable tourists to go into space.
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18 May 2012
Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie has said British business leaders should work harder to get the UK out of the current economic downturn.
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18 May 2012
A notorious Belfast prison that held IRA inmates during the worst of the city's sectarian troubles is to be transformed into a whiskey distillery.
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18 May 2012
The government has signed a multi-million pound deal to export British pork to China.
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18 May 2012
Spain, feeling fragile, looks to Germany for help
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18 May 2012
Offering shoes and handbags as security for a loan
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19 May 2012
Egypt's economic crisis sets major task for country's next leader
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17 May 2012
The young entrepreneurs aiming to rebuild Greece
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17 May 2012
The social networks breaking Asia's stock market traditions
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16 May 2012
How to ask your boss for a pay rise
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16 May 2012
How a Greek euro exit could affect you
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