US job numbers show strong growth
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. |
Work programme on track: Grayling
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. |
New Virgin staff pay for checks
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. |
Annuity sales 'unfair and opaque'
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. |
RBS boss calls for pay correction
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. |
Europe hit by Russia gas shortage
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. |
Apple overturns Motorola's ban
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. |
Service sector sees strong growth
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. |
1.1 million face £100 tax fines
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. |
Personal insolvencies 'down 11%'
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. |
BT cuts costs to increase profits
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. |
UK recession looms, says report
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. |
Score draw in TV football case
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 |
Game shares soar on lending deal
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. |
Eurozone service sector growing
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. |
'Sale and rent back' closed down
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. |
Mobility aid sellers in spotlight
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. |
Uganda signs oil production deal
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. |
Panasonic predicts a record loss
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. |
Cold front ad for Mini backfires
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. |
