British Broadcasting Corporation

BBC News Updated every minute of every day

watch One-Minute World News
News Front Page
Africa
Americas
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Middle East
South Asia
UK
Business
Market Data
Economy
Companies
Health
Science & Environment
Technology
Entertainment
Also in the news
-----------------
Video and Audio
-----------------
Programmes
Have Your Say
In Pictures
Country Profiles
Special Reports

Related BBC sites
Business

Page last updated at 14:20 GMT, Friday, 17 July 2009 15:20 UK

Google logo
Google sees quarterly profit up
Internet search engine Google sees better-than-expected quarterly results even as revenue growth slowed in the downturn.
Google's light brigade
Google revenue grows sharply
Hardware firms back Google OS

A BHP Billiton heavy earth mover Rio 'very concerned' about staff
Rio Tinto voices concern about its employees detained in Shanghai amid accusations of bribery and spying.

General Electric General Electric earnings tumble
General Electric's earnings fell 47% to $2.9bn in the second quarter from the same period last year as the slowdown hit.

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Stealing power Power rangers
Trying to stop electricity theft in India's slums
Singapore taxi Singapore dream
Taxi drivers struggle as people cut back on luxuries
Campaigner Elga Tenaglia Explosive mix
How an Italian vineyard became a battleground


VIDEO AND AUDIO NEWS
A resort Canary Islands hit by recession

Jaguar Land Rover new model
The Lofoten Islands Oil and gas debate over Norway's islands

Antwerp diamond sales lose lustre


MORE FROM BUSINESS

ECONOMY
More factories 'are freezing pay'
Gloomy outlook for mortgage costs
Poor countries 'need to change'
Ukraine's economy 'to shrink 15%'

COMPANIES
Allied Carpets in administration
Barclays workers in strike ballot
Friends revives Resolution tie-up
World's cheapest car to hit roads

UK YOUR MONEY
Call for airline charges clean-up
Retailers miss plastic bag target
Amex axes pension contributions
Holiday protection levy goes up

AFRICA
E Africa customs union boosted
Sahara gas pipe gets go-ahead

AMERICAS
IBM increases earnings forecasts
Copa places $1bn Boeing 737 order

ASIA PACIFIC
Nokia shares slide as profits hit
China grows faster amid worries
EUROPE
Business travel falls at Eurostar
OECD sees hard times for Russia

MIDDLE EAST
Yemenia 'may cancel Airbus order'
Giant Saudi border deal agreed
SOUTH ASIA
UK rail inquiries moving to India
Strike affects Indian tea region

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
A man walks by a billboard promoting a new shopping centre in Beijing - 12 June 2009 Spending boost
Can China's savers be persuaded to open their wallets?
Liliana Rajkovic Cutting costs
The 1990s hardships help Serbians survive
Bathroom factory Socialist factories
Venezuela's government enters manufacturing
TAKING THE PULSE
recession logo Making sense of the recession: the cost of food and fuel, and the global impact

MARKET DATA - 15:32 UK

FTSE 100
4400.33up
 38.49 0.88%
Dax
4993.16up
 35.97 0.73%
Cac 40
3227.19up
 27.51 0.86%
Dow Jones
8699.50down
 -12.32 -0.14%
Nasdaq
1876.84down
 -8.19 -0.43%
BBC Global 30
4657.40up
 33.96 0.73%
Data delayed by at least 15 minutes
open Marketwatch ticker
OTHER TOP BUSINESS STORIES
One-time gain bolsters Citigroup
Oil declines below $62 a barrel
Troubled CIT 'talks with lenders'
BA announces plan to raise £600m
Renault suffers sharp sales fall
Ghana gets $600m loan from IMF
Tax rise 'to hike footballer pay'
ALSO IN THE NEWS
Sears Tower No more Sears Tower - the Chicago landmark is renamed

US property tycoon Donald Trump Donald Trump fails to spark legal battle over extent of his wealth

Robert Peston Robert Peston's blog: Keep up-to-date with the latest business analysis

Curbing bank executives' enthusiasm
Can non-execs cure banks' madness and badness?
How long will China finance America?
HOW WE WORK
Guidelines for financial journalists

TV AND RADIO NEWS PROGRAMMES
listen World Business News
listen Business Daily
listen Global Business

The Money Programme
The Bottom Line
WATCH/LISTEN NOW
More programmes | Podcasts

MOST POPULAR STORIES

From Business in the past week

ELSEWHERE ON THE BBC

The Adult Season, click here to find out more.

Skip to top

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Explore the BBC

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.
Americas Africa Europe Middle East South Asia Asia Pacific