Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:45:26 GMT
The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:33:18 GMT
Around 20% of unemployed people who have been on the government's main welfare-to-work scheme, the Work Programme, for at least 6 months have been found a job, the BBC has learnt.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:53:12 GMT
Virgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks, Radio 4's Money Box reveals.
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:35:58 GMT
The government is looking for 12 run down High Streets in England to share £1m as a part of plans proposed by TV retail guru Mary Portas.
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:01:34 GMT
The way annuities are sold is costing half a million retirees each year as much as £1bn in future pension income, the National Association of Pension Funds says.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:40:08 GMT
The chairman of 82% taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) says banker pay has been "high for too long" and needs to be corrected.
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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:28:56 GMT
Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:20:17 GMT
Fibre optic connections to at speeds of 300 Mbps will be available 'on demand' in the UK next year, BT says.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:10:08 GMT
Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:01:06 GMT
The UK's service sector grew at its fastest rate since March 2011 in January, according to a closely watched survey.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:44:16 GMT
Just over one million taxpayers face a penalty of £100 for failing to submit their self-assessment tax returns on time, HM Revenue and Customs says.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:09:00 GMT
Fewer people were declared insolvent in 2011 in England and Wales than in 2010, but the number of companies going bust increased.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:29:21 GMT
Telecoms group BT reports a sharp rise in profits, thanks largely to a jump in the number of broadband users.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:02:24 GMT
The UK will enter recession in the first half of the year as households continue to cut back, says the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:27 GMT
The Premier League and the importers of foreign satellite TV decoder boxes and cards are both claiming victory after their latest court battle
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:30:44 GMT
Shares in video game retailer Game Group soar by 40% after lenders revise the firm's banking arrangements.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:47:52 GMT
The eurozone's service sector grows for the first time in four months, although Spain and Italy continue to struggle.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:54:29 GMT
The sale and rent back industry has been almost completely closed down, says the Financial Services Authority.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:25:51 GMT
Action has been taken against mobility aids traders following a warning from the regulator over sales of the products.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:06:35 GMT
Oil production is set to start in Uganda after a deal is signed between the government and London-based Tullow oil, which also draws in Chinese and French firms.
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:49:50 GMT
An advertising agency for BMW pays to name Europe's cold weather "Cooper" in Germany, after the firm's Mini Cooper car, but the stunt backfires.
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:02:49 GMT
Ofcom reports a 22% gain in the UK's average broadband download speed between May and November, but not all ISPs improved.
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:12:32 GMT
Criminal hackers have found ways around new security devices used for online banking, the BBC has learned.
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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:38:55 GMT
MPs overturn a series of defeats inflicted on the government's welfare reform bill by peers, voting to reinstate child benefit into the proposed £26,000 total cap on payments.
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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:34:53 GMT
Some 300 travellers with insurance claims resulting from the ash cloud disruption in May 2010 will finally have their cases resolved.
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:58:29 GMT
A member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee criticises banks for not lending enough to businesses and asks if they are "risk-averse jerks".
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:57:52 GMT
Premier Wen Jiabao says Beijing is "considering" contributing to European rescue funds, during a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:02:47 GMT
Ireland's Central Bank says the country's domestic economy will remain in recession through 2012.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:21:06 GMT
Hungarian airline Malev ceases trading after 66 years after being ordered by the EU to repay state aid it has received.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:11:05 GMT
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic forecasts a record net annual loss of $10bn for the year to March.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:53:33 GMT
The owner of the glass manufacturer Pilkington says it will close one of its three UK production lines as it cuts costs.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:22:41 GMT
Harry Redknapp's admission of lying to a News of the World reporter is "extremely telling", a court is told.
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:26:28 GMT
Tourist bookings for visits to Scotland around the time of the London Olympics are rising, it is claimed.
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:49:34 GMT
The European Parliament votes after a heated debate to back a call for national sports teams to wear the EU flag on their shirts.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:36:01 GMT
RBS chairman Sir Philip Hampton says chief executive Stephen Hester was 'entitled' to a near-£1million share bonus, which he later turned down.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:08:19 GMT
Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna explained why Labour was looking at international lessons of good practice in finance.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:08:31 GMT
Just how good is the state of UK-India trade?
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:53:03 GMT
The chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland has admitted that bankers' salaries are too high and need to come down.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:48:58 GMT
Simon Jack hears from Peter Winslow, chief executive of BGL Group - the company behind compare the market.com among other businesses.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:30:52 GMT
The woman credited with foreseeing the financial crash claimed people love to bash the bankers but they were not the only ones to blame.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:46:08 GMT
The chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Sir Philip Hampton, has defended his decision to award a bonus to chief executive Stephen Hester.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:57:47 GMT
Glencore, the world's biggest commodities trader, is in talks to buy Xstrata, a deal that would create a mining group worth $80bn.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:53:43 GMT
Do the super-rich pay their way?
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:53:24 GMT
Credit unions hope a new law will boost membership numbers
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:06:02 GMT
Why is the England-Pakistan Test match not bowling fans over?
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:23:53 GMT
Out of reach of regular internet searches is a secret online world
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:05:48 GMT
Wrestling one of the UK's most invasive pests
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:48:09 GMT
Decoding Mark Zuckerberg's letter to investors
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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:06:04 GMT
Rolls-Royce starts up engine production in Singapore
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