22 May 2013
UK retail sales in April were 1.3% lower than in March as bad weather continued to dent spending, official figures show.
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22 May 2013
The government borrowed slightly less than first thought in the 2012-13 financial year, the latest official figures suggest.
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21 May 2013
Apple boss Tim Cook defends its tax strategy at a Senate hearing, after the tech giant is accused of being among America's largest tax avoiders.
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22 May 2013
The UK tax authority's failure to hit a target of reducing tax credit fraud and error has "cost the taxpayer dear", a committee of MPs says.
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22 May 2013
German software company SAP says it hopes to recruit hundreds of people with autism, saying they have a unique talent for information technology.
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22 May 2013
Lloyds Banking Group says it will be able to meet new capital requirements without issuing new shares or securities.
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22 May 2013
The cold weather helps energy supplier SSE to report a rise in profits, despite disruption from heavy snow and a fine from regulators.
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22 May 2013
The UK's largest building society, Nationwide, says its share of the mortgage market has reached a record high.
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21 May 2013
Microsoft unveils the third generation of its video games console in an event at its headquarters at Redmond, Washington.
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22 May 2013
David Cameron is to urge EU leaders to back action against the tax evasion and "aggressive" tax avoidance he says is costing all nations.
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22 May 2013
Japan posts its tenth straight monthly trade deficit as a weaker yen increases the cost of imports more than it helps boost exports.
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22 May 2013
Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange, which trades commodities, is being probed by the police and market regulators over alleged financial irregularities.
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21 May 2013
Shares on Wall Street picked up on Tuesday to a new all-time high as investors bet that the US central bank would continue supporting the economy.
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21 May 2013
JP Morgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon will keep both jobs after shareholders voted in his favour.
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21 May 2013
Marks and Spencer reports a big fall in annual profits, as troubles in its clothing division continue.
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21 May 2013
Three former top executives from car maker Saab Automobile have been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of accounting fraud charges.
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21 May 2013
Scotland can "more than afford" to be a successful independent country, its first minister says as he launches a paper outlining the nation's economic strength.
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21 May 2013
Lack of competition in the UK cement market is costing consumers millions of pounds, the Competition Commission says.
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22 May 2013
Power NI announces that electricity bills for households and small businesses are to increase by 18% from July.
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21 May 2013
The pound falls after lower fuel prices lead to a lower-than-expected inflation rate of 2.4% for April.
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21 May 2013
The UK housing market is seeing a slight pick-up in activity with mortgage lending and prices both rising, figures suggest.
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20 May 2013
China cannot be a "free rider" when it comes to global trade, the EU's trade commissioner, Karel De Gucht, warns.
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20 May 2013
High inflation has cost the UK economy £10bn over the last three years, says an influential report, and has now become a "permanent fixture".
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18 May 2013
Tens of thousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, rally in the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new coalition government.
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19 May 2013
Launching our new weekly feature called The Boss, we take a closer look at what drives Aaron Levie, the founder and chief executive of cloud storage company Box.
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6 May 2013
Karen Weintraub explores the growth in the number of US small firms who wish to profit from making a positive difference in the developing world.
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28 Apr 2013
Magic Seasonings, the spice company run by famous US chief Paul Prudhomme, tells the BBC's Kim Gittleson about its export success.
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22 May 2013
Indian fast bowler S Sreesanth, arrested last week over allegations of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League, insists he is innocent.
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21 May 2013
Manchester City have announced a partnership with baseball's New York Yankees to form a new Major League Soccer franchise.
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21 May 2013
Dundee's board says the fans will decide whether or not to accept an American investment deal worth about £700,000.
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22 May 2013
As EU leaders gather to discuss tax evasion, non-member Switzerland is under increasing pressure to abandon its long tradition of banking secrecy.
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22 May 2013
A former refugee living on an estate in Tyneside compares life for families living on the poverty line in England and Africa.
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22 May 2013
Andrew Harding looks at an example of economic change at a shopping mall in the township of Alexandra.
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21 May 2013
Luxury air travel in private jets continues despite struggles in the global economy
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22 May 2013
Prem Sikka, Professor of Accountancy at Essex University, discusses how large companies could alter their tax arrangements.
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21 May 2013
Reggae musician-turned-entrepreneur Levi Roots explains why he is backing a government scheme to encourage more new business start ups.
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21 May 2013
The Business Secretary Vince Cable says "the big competitive threat to the Royal Mail is email".
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21 May 2013
JP Morgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon will be allowed to keep both jobs after investors voted in his favour at the bank's annual meeting.
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20 May 2013
Find out how much your cost of living is going up
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21 May 2013
Getting ready for bookless libraries
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21 May 2013
3D printing will revolutionise manufacturing, Peter Day argues
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21 May 2013
How Apple routed earnings through overseas subsidiaries
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20 May 2013
Why foreign comedians love the British comedy business
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20 May 2013
Luxury labels target Singapore's best dressed
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20 May 2013
Finding profit in poo in the Middle East
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20 May 2013
Will Microsoft's new games machine win the next console war?
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19 May 2013
The company making money from selling cassette tapes
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21 May 2013
Swiss banks creak under pressure to end trademark secrecy
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