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BBC Business News

BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The latest BBC Business News: breaking personal finance, company, financial and economic news, plus insight and analysis into UK and global markets.


BA strike talks end without deal
Talks between British Airways and Unite aimed at averting strike action by cabin crew break down without agreement.


Winter insurance claims hit £650m
Insurers paid out £650m from 335,000 claims made as a result of damage caused by the wintry weather in the UK.


Mexican shakes up world rich list
Mexican Carlos Slim Huan overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes 'rich list'.


Smaller losses at Northern Rock
Northern Rock says that it made "good progress" in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses.


US reports record budget deficit
The US government records a budget deficit of $221bn (£147.6bn) in February - the largest monthly deficit in its history.


Banking fraud 'moves to internet'
Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, research suggests.


Pompey axe 85 jobs to cut costs
Administrators at Portsmouth FC start to make employees redundant, with 85 people losing their jobs.


Banks face harsher stress tests
Further stress-testing of UK banks will take place to ensure they can survive a 'double-dip' recession, regulators say.


Warning on packaged bank accounts
Bank accounts which charge fees for extra benefits may be being mis-sold, the Financial Services Authority has warned.


Photographer Annie Leibovitz snaps up debt rescue deal
Photographer Annie Leibovitz does a deal with Colony Capital to clear huge debts that meant she may have lost her library of famous pictures.


Mobile phone that allows boss to snoop
Mobile technology that could allow prying bosses to monitor every movement of their staff is developed in Japan.


High flyer
The extra ordinary life of the man from the Pru


Independent day
The Independent could be free under a new owner


Bright ideas
Why intellectual property is not a luxury


The Latin web
Brazil exploits potential as web use spreads


Robert Peston
How much stress can the banks take?


Wind power?
Can you fit a wind turbine in a housing estate?


UK economy 'still growing weakly'
The UK economy grew by 0.3% in the December to February period, says the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.


EMI names ex-ITV boss as chairman
Troubled record company EMI - whose artists include Coldplay - has named former ITV boss Charles Allen as its new chairman.


UK industrial output falls back
Industrial production in the UK fell unexpectedly in January, dropping by 0.4% form December, official data has shown.


Economic storm not over, says PM
Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.


EU rule change 'may cut red tape'
Small firms may be exempted from having to draw up and lodge annual accounts, after MEPs approve changes to European Union rules.


Airlines offer slots in EU probe
British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia offer to give up take off and landing slots in London and New York, say EU watchdogs.


China's exports see big increase
China's exports surged 46% in February, figures show, raising hopes of a strong recovery in global trade.


Cardiff given tax bill deadline
Cardiff City are given eight more weeks by the High Court to settle an outstanding tax bill.


British Gas faces strike ballot
British Gas workers are to vote in a strike ballot over allegations of bullying by management, and on changes to working conditions.


Budget to be held on 24 March
This year's Budget will be held on Wednesday 24 March, Chancellor Alistair Darling confirms.


Top public servants' pay frozen
Thousands of top-earning public sector workers, including judges and NHS managers, will have their pay frozen next year.


Standard Life enjoys profit boost
Insurance firm Standard Life reports better-than-expected profits and unveils plans for a further cost-cutting.


Insurers 'face $7bn Chile bill'
The earthquake in Chile may cost the global insurance industry as much as $7bn (£4.7bn), Swiss Re estimates.


Oil price fall hits Tullow profit
Oil firm Tullow says profits for 2009 fell by 93% but it is optimistic after major new discoveries in Uganda and Ghana.


Cathay Pacific returns to profit
Cathay Pacific reports a return to full-year profit as cost cutting and bets on the price of fuel pay off.


Payment protection rules delayed
The Financial Services Authority is delaying its plans to combat the mis-selling of payment protection insurance.


Npower will cut gas bills by 7%
Energy company Npower is to cut domestic gas bills by 7% from 26 March, following price cuts by other suppliers.


'Sharp cut' in pensions deficit
A sharp cut has been reported in the deficit of final salary pension schemes in the private sector, figures show.


'Low morale' hits tax authority
Low morale and poor leadership is affecting performance at HM Revenue and Customs, a report by MPs says.


German exports fall unexpectedly
German exports fell unexpectedly in January, with analysts saying that the cold weather that month was to blame.


Obama backs Greece on speculators
President Barack Obama has 'responded positively' to calls to clamp down on market speculators, says the Greek PM after talks.


UK trade gap widens in January
The UK goods trade deficit with the rest of the world widens in January, causing the pound to dip below $1.50.


Aer Lingus to make 670 job cuts
Aer Lingus announces plans to lay off 670 staff, including nearly a quarter of its cabin crew, as part of restructuring plans.


EU concern over end of tanker bid
Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.


BA strike action talks continuing
Talks aimed at averting strike action by BA cabin crew are continuing at the TUC, after a deadline was extended.


Toyota rejects electronics fears
Toyota rejects claims that faulty electronics could be behind its worldwide recall of more than eight million cars.


Car sales see continued recovery
UK car sales in February were up by 26.4% compared with the same month last year, industry figures show.


China denies World Cup sweatshop
A Shanghai company denies it used sweatshop labour to produce World Cup mascots, as Fifa suspends its contract.


£10m to get students into sport
Universities are to be given £10m of National Lottery money to encourage more students to get involved in sport.