Wed, 16 May 2012 16:23:57 GMT
Facebook says it will sell 25% more shares than first planned in its forthcoming flotation in response to strong demand.
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Wed, 16 May 2012 16:09:44 GMT
The Bank of England warns that the eurozone is "tearing itself apart" with the "storm" threatening the UK recovery, as it cuts its forecast for growth this year.
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Thu, 17 May 2012 02:15:50 GMT
Japan's economy grows by 1.0% between January and March compared with the previous three months, official figures show.
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Wed, 16 May 2012 19:07:08 GMT
The Federal Reserve is worried about the impact on the US economy if government spending is cut sharply, minutes of its April meeting show.
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Thu, 17 May 2012 04:29:04 GMT
Toshiba halts production of LCD televisions in Japan as demand drops, a spokesman confirms to the BBC.
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Wed, 16 May 2012 15:25:01 GMT
The euro hits a fresh four-month low against the dollar as political uncertainty in Greece fuels speculation it could leave the single currency.
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Wed, 16 May 2012 11:33:13 GMT
Greeks withdrew 700m euros ($894m; £560m) from banks in the week ending on Monday, according to the Greek president.
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Wed, 16 May 2012 16:10:26 GMT
Shares in Bankia, the part-nationalised Spanish bank, fall more than 10% after it delays the release of its first quarter results.
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Wed, 16 May 2012 09:06:47 GMT
Shares of Taiwan's HTC fall after US customs officials hold up shipments of its new smartphones over a patent dispute.
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Wed, 16 May 2012 08:27:44 GMT
Japan's biggest banks expect a tough year ahead, with two of the top three forecasting falls in profits as domestic demand for loans dampens.
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Wed, 16 May 2012 02:41:54 GMT
Sina Corp, China's largest internet portal and media website, posts a loss in the first three months of the year.
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Wed, 16 May 2012 14:29:22 GMT
UK unemployment fell by 45,000 to 2.63 million in the three months to March, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Tue, 15 May 2012 20:30:58 GMT
The European Union agrees strict new rules for banks, intended to make them safer and eliminate the need for future bailouts.
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Tue, 15 May 2012 23:12:21 GMT
A 35-carat diamond passed among Europe's royalty for four centuries, the Beau Sancy, sells for twice its reserve at auction in Switzerland.
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Mon, 14 May 2012 18:38:43 GMT
Company in China specialises in building modular high buildings in short time frames.
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Tue, 15 May 2012 14:29:28 GMT
US retail sales barely grew in April, rising 0.1% compared with a gain of 0.7% the month before, while consumer prices stayed unchanged.
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Tue, 15 May 2012 09:24:38 GMT
A free trade agreement between the US and Colombia takes effect five years after being signed, with Colombian flowers the first goods to be sent.
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Mon, 14 May 2012 15:38:08 GMT
The founder of US electronics retailer Best Buy is leaving after it was found he knew the chief executive was having an affair but did not disclose it.
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Tue, 15 May 2012 15:48:41 GMT
Greece agrees to pay off some of the investors who rejected its bond swap earlier this year.
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Tue, 15 May 2012 14:37:03 GMT
The eurozone avoids returning to recession after recording zero economic growth in the first three months of the year, figures show.
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Tue, 15 May 2012 09:11:41 GMT
Open speculation about whether Greece can remain a member of the eurozone is "damaging" for the whole of Europe, Chancellor George Osborne says.
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Tue, 15 May 2012 11:34:53 GMT
The United Nations Development Programme says Africa needs to boost agricultural productivity if it is to sustain its economic boom.
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Thu, 03 May 2012 17:58:08 GMT
Africa received its largest ever share of global foreign direct investment (FDI) last year, according to an Ernst and Young survey.
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Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:29:40 GMT
India and Russia boycott a major international trade fair in Zimbabwe in protest against the country's policy of taking control of foreign companies.
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Tue, 15 May 2012 12:01:55 GMT
India says it will cut imports of Iranian oil by 11% in the current financial year as it continues to face pressure from the US.
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Tue, 15 May 2012 11:36:21 GMT
Telecoms giant Bharti Airtel is being investigated for money laundering and violations of foreign exchange rules by Indian authorities, a minister says.
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Mon, 14 May 2012 10:30:35 GMT
Japan Airlines, which went bankrupt two years ago, posts an annual net profit of 186.6bn yen ($2.3bn; £1.5bn) thanks to cost cuts.
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Tue, 15 May 2012 16:09:53 GMT
India's cricket authorities suspend five IPL players who are being investigated for corruption after a sting by undercover TV reporters.
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Tue, 15 May 2012 16:14:08 GMT
Russian tycoon Anton Zingarevich's takeover of Reading is still not completed, two months after the original target date.
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Mon, 14 May 2012 12:26:35 GMT
Next season's Heineken Cup final will be staged at the Aviva Stadium while Dublin will also host the Amlin Challenge Cup decider.
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Mon, 14 May 2012 23:00:45 GMT
Technology - like social media and internet telephony - has helped the Philippines to overtake India as the world's call centre capital.
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Thu, 10 May 2012 23:00:38 GMT
The social web and mobile technologies have accelerated the rate at which relationships develop, information is shared and influence takes hold, says Salesforce.com's Marc Benioff
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Mon, 07 May 2012 23:01:17 GMT
Companies are embracing HTML5 to let them create visually-interesting and interactive websites and apps, says Ian Hardy
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Mon, 14 May 2012 01:48:42 GMT
As part of our continuing series looking at starting up and running businesses around the world, Rob Walsh, commissioner of the New York City Department of Small Business Services, explains the situation in his city, and the work of his department.
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Sun, 06 May 2012 23:29:11 GMT
Ever more academics and scientists in the US are honing their entrepreneurial skills.
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Wed, 09 May 2012 23:01:10 GMT
A technological start-up firm makes it big by keeping its recruits happy.
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Wed, 16 May 2012 13:02:13 GMT
Airlines are likely to be told they must pay compensation to passengers whose flights are delayed by three hours or more.
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Wed, 16 May 2012 09:39:58 GMT
There was a big rise in mortgage lending in March, as the stamp duty holiday for first-time buyers came to an end, lenders say.
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Tue, 15 May 2012 10:05:44 GMT
The number of working days lost to sickness fell again in 2011, the Office for National Statistics has said.
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Thu, 17 May 2012 01:36:12 GMT
Sir Martin Sorrell explains to Rory Cellan-Jones the strengths and weaknesses of Facebook when it comes to advertising, as the company prepares to float on the stock exchange.
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Thu, 17 May 2012 00:36:08 GMT
Benoit Coueure, from the European Central Bank, has been speaking about their decision to provide a loan of more than a trillion euros to hundreds of banks.
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Wed, 16 May 2012 02:39:50 GMT
China's largest internet portal Sina Corp has posted a loss for the first three months of 2012.
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Wed, 16 May 2012 11:44:57 GMT
Consumers in the Middle East spend five times as much on perfume as their European counterparts, but international companies are starting to compete with local oud-makers.
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Wed, 16 May 2012 16:23:43 GMT
The Indian central bank has been intervening in currency markets to buy the rupee, after it sank to a five month low against the US dollar.
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Wed, 16 May 2012 07:40:13 GMT
What are the economic implications of the decision to leave or stay in the eurozone that Greece has to make? Andrew Balls, of PIMCO, a global investment firm, and Carsten Brzeski from ING bank in Brussels, debate the question.
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Wed, 16 May 2012 01:03:40 GMT
The Indian central bank has been intervening in currency markets to buy the rupee, after it sank to a five month low against the US dollar.
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Wed, 16 May 2012 16:35:41 GMT
The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst on fears of euro exit contagion across Europe - and India's central bank steps in to prop up the rupee.
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Wed, 16 May 2012 17:00:07 GMT
The dual identities of Bo Xilai's brother
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Thu, 17 May 2012 00:36:26 GMT
The day the ECB saved the Eurozone's banks
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Wed, 16 May 2012 23:31:58 GMT
How an ageing population threatens China's economy
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Wed, 16 May 2012 23:26:03 GMT
The Swiss Army knife had to adapt after the events of 9/11
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Wed, 16 May 2012 23:09:31 GMT
How a Greek euro exit could affect you
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Wed, 16 May 2012 23:10:03 GMT
How to ask your boss for a pay rise
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Wed, 16 May 2012 23:09:15 GMT
The red tape mountain facing new businesses
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