- Obama seeks US corporate tax cut
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:36:21 GMT
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. - Greek MPs consider bailout laws
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:38:48 GMT
Protests take place outside parliament in Greece, as MPs consider emergency laws after a 130bn-euro bailout deal. - Peugeot boosted by alliance talks
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:03:48 GMT
Peugeot shares jump 12% after the carmaker confirms it is in talks about possible "co-operations and alliances". - Eurozone service sector shrinks
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:41:43 GMT
The eurozone's service sector shrinks unexpectedly in February, a survey suggests, increasing fears of a recession. - Heathrow passengers reach record
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:30:03 GMT
The number of passengers using BAA's Heathrow airport reached a record last year while losses for the company narrowed, the airport operator says. - France Telecom reports weak 2011
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:53:55 GMT
France Telecom plans to slash its payout to shareholders this year after a weak performance in 2011. - Air Asia hit by high fuel costs
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:43:32 GMT
Malaysian budget airline Air Asia reports a 56% fall in fourth-quarter profit, hurt by higher fuel costs. - South Korea wins Navy tanker deal
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:10:32 GMT
The Royal Navy selects South Korean firm Daewoo for a £452m deal to build four new fuel tankers. - EU court to rule on Acta legality
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:03:23 GMT
A controversial anti-piracy agreement is to be referred to the EU's highest court due to concerns surrounding internet freedoms. - Indian call centres 'in US fraud'
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:15:36 GMT
Indian call centres were used to swindle millions of dollars out of Americans in a debt collection fraud, say US federal officials. - Hungary may lose EU aid over debt
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:30:55 GMT
The European Commission plans to freeze 495m euros of funding for Hungary, lamenting the country's excessive budget deficit. - Nigeria rig 'may burn for months'
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:26:46 GMT
A gas-fuelled fire, with flames as high as 5m, may burn for months in waters off the Niger Delta in south-east Nigeria, a Chevron spokesperson tells the BBC. - Megaupload founder granted bail
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:24:12 GMT
The founder of shut down file-sharing website Megaupload, Kim Dotcom, is granted bail by a New Zealand court. - Share surge for Alibaba.com
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:54:48 GMT
Shares in popular Chinese e-commerce site Alibaba.com rise 43% after its parent group announces plans to take the firm private. - W Australia seeks own wealth fund
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:23:46 GMT
Western Australia says it is planning to launch a sovereign wealth fund to invest earnings from its mining boom. - Dell forecasts decline in sales
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:04:12 GMT
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. - App helps blind people send texts
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:57:31 GMT
An app designed to help blind people send text messages could have many uses for fully-sighted people too, researchers say. - Vatican to lose tax-exempt status
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:47:05 GMT
Italy's Catholic Church faces an annual multi-million euro bill over government plans to strip it of its tax-exempt status. - Wal-Mart reports stronger profits
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:07:09 GMT
The world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, reports healthy quarterly profits after a strong holiday season in its home market. - US Congress backs payroll tax cut
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:16:38 GMT
The Republican-led US House of Representatives passes a bill to renew the payroll tax cut, ending months of partisan debate on the issue. - US prices climb 0.2% in January
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:36:34 GMT
US consumer prices rose by 0.2% in January, driven by rising costs of clothes and petrol, the Labor Department says. - Countries oppose CO2 tax on jets
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:54:33 GMT
China, the US and other countries opposed to a new EU carbon tax on airlines meet in Moscow to consider possible retaliation. - TNT unveils fourth-quarter loss
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:20:56 GMT
Package delivery firm TNT Express reports a fourth-quarter loss days after rejecting a takeover bid by rival UPS, sending its shares lower. - Markets mixed on Greece bailout
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:53:28 GMT
The Dow Jones briefly tops the 13,000 mark in the US, while European markets dip after eurozone finance ministers agree to another bailout deal for Greece. - Oil price highest for nine months
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:02:12 GMT
The price of oil reaches its highest level since May 2011 on rising tensions over Iran's nuclear programme. - New West African oil discoveries
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:06:24 GMT
New oil finds off the coasts of Liberia and Sierra Leone raise hopes for rapid growth in the countries, still recovering from civil wars. - World Bank top job 'needs change'
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:34:22 GMT
The World Bank should consider appointing a non-American as its next president, a leading voice from the developing world tells the BBC. - China carmaker opens Europe plant
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:44:28 GMT
Great Wall Motor becomes the first Chinese carmaker to open an assembly plant in Europe as it aims to lift sales in the region. - Alibaba profits hit by export dip
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:52:11 GMT
Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba sees a fall in fourth-quarter profits, the first in two years as the world economic downturn hits exports. - Japan's cabinet approves tax rise
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:11:29 GMT
The Japanese cabinet approves a plan to double sales taxes in an attempt to control the soaring costs of public debts. - Clarke & IMG settle legal dispute
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:44:57 GMT
England & Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke and media giant IMG have settled their legal dispute out of court. - Man Utd cut debt and lift revenue
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:55:31 GMT
Man Utd says revenues for the last six months of 2011 increased by £18.5m on the year before to £175m, while debt was cut. - Green light for £100m golf resort
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:30:34 GMT
Plans for a £100m golf resort on Northern Ireland's north coast are given the go-ahead. - The new world of work
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:27:57 GMT
Empowering your workforce to work flexibly and remotely requires trust and accountability on both sides, says Microsoft International's president - BYOD: End of the road for the work PC?
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:00:49 GMT
Tablets, smartphones and budget cutting mean more of us will be using our own devices at work - whether we like it or not - Viewpoint: The changing nature of work
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:04:46 GMT
Slogging 24/7 in hyper-connected 'swarms' where the barriers between personal and professional life have disappeared - is this the future of work? - Evolve and fight for sales or die
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:01:45 GMT
Former England under-21 hockey player and entrepreneur Denys Shortt gives his top tips for running a successful business. - Singapore pushes 'entrepreneurial nation'
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:02:26 GMT
Singapore is unequivocally the start-up centre of South East Asian region, but there's still a long way to go to overcome cultural barriers. - Africa's land of business opportunities
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:28:53 GMT
Running a small company in Africa can be a tough business, but the rewards and opportunities are many, say the continent's entrepreneurs. - PPI payments 'hit £1.9bn in 2011'
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:32:11 GMT
Banks paid out £1.9bn in compensation in 2011 for the mis-selling of payment protection insurance, a watchdog says. - New targets for tax inspectors
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:10:13 GMT
Tax inspectors will target the motor trade, market stallholders and clothing sellers as they extend their campaign against tax dodgers. - Stamp price rise plans challenged
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:53:46 GMT
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. - VIDEO: Inside Apple's factory in China
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:49:01 GMT
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. - VIDEO: New PlayStation Vita is tested
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:58:33 GMT
Against increasingly strong competition, two Newsbeat listeners test Sony's new hand-held console, the PlayStation Vita to see if it's any good. - VIDEO: Can HP return to its former glory?
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:38:11 GMT
Can the once mighty technology giant Hewlett Packard return to its former glory? - VIDEO: Tech jobs pick up in Taiwan
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:51:37 GMT
Taiwan is due to release its latest unemployment figures, expected to be boosted by a recovery in the technology sector. - VIDEO: Will bailout deal in Greece add up?
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:33:06 GMT
As Greece faces more spending cuts after agreeing to a bailout deal of 130bn euros, the BBC's Hugh Pym reports on how the deal is likely to work out. - VIDEO: Apple trade-mark hearing begins
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:18:55 GMT
A Chinese company fighting Apple Inc. over its use of the iPad trademark in China took its complaints to a Shanghai court. - VIDEO: Dallara confident on Greece deal
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:06:20 GMT
Charles Dallara, managing director of the International Institute of Finance (IIF), talks to Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman about private sector acceptance of the Greek eurozone deal. - VIDEO: 'Greece will not exit the euro'
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:01:32 GMT
Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says Greece will not default nor exit the euro after after agreeing to 130bn euro bailout. - Biosensors measure sporting success
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:01:57 GMT
The new technologies changing sport performance - US turns up heat on China solar subsidies
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:02:54 GMT
China and US in spat over solar subsidies - Analysis: Land grab or development opportunity?
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:13:01 GMT
Could leasing land to foreign firms help reduce African poverty? - Philippines in fresh tourism push
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:44:37 GMT
The Philippines woo tourists with new slogan - Finding the office of the future
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:36:08 GMT
Where do you see your office in future? - Asia debates more rights for domestic workers
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:02:43 GMT
Asia split on more rights for domestic workers - Alibaba and Yahoo's valuation hurdle
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:02:26 GMT
Alibaba and Yahoo deal said to have hit valuation hurdle