http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/companies/default.stmGet the latest BBC Companies News: in-depth news, comment and analysis of the corporate world including audio and video coverage.en-gbMon, 20 Jul 2009 13:39:13 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reusehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/15http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/companies/default.stmNissan announces that its Wearside factory will start producing batteries for electric cars, creating 350 jobs.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8158420.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8158420.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 11:04:38 GMTBusinessOpposition parties say how they would regulate banking to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8158478.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8158478.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 11:07:04 GMTBusinessSwedish banking group SEB reports a loss for the April-to-June period after being hit by heavy losses in the Baltics.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8158768.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8158768.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 09:08:46 GMTBusinessWould-be buyers of General Motor's Opel business have until later on Monday to lodge plans for the firm's future.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8158569.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8158569.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 06:50:49 GMTBusinessCIT, the troubled American bank, approves a $3bn rescue loan from major shareholders to try to avoid bankruptcy, reports say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8158512.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8158512.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 05:49:54 GMTBusinessIceland unveils a £1.3bn plan to get its banking system back on its feet after its three main banks collapsed last year.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8158744.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8158744.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 09:08:57 GMTBusinessAllied Carpets goes into administration, but 400 jobs are saved as some of its stores are sold immediately.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8156111.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8156111.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 14:48:12 GMTBusinessThe top Barclays executive behind the bank securing billions of pounds in overseas funding is set to quit, reports suggest.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8158104.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8158104.stmSun, 19 Jul 2009 14:40:30 GMTBusinessBritish Airways plans to raise more than £600m to help it weather the recession, the airline has said.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8155177.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8155177.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 16:17:03 GMTBusinessWorkers at Barclays are to be balloted for strike action over the closure of its final-salary pension scheme to existing members.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8155461.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8155461.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 16:31:32 GMTBusinessCadbury workers begin voting on possible strike action on Saturday, according the union Unite.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8157048.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8157048.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 23:35:45 GMTBusinessToymaker Mattel reports a big rise in quarterly profits, as cost cutting more than offsets a slump in sales.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8156895.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8156895.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 19:29:38 GMTBusinessInternet search engine Google sees better-than-expected quarterly results even as revenue growth slowed in the downturn.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8154955.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8154955.stmThu, 16 Jul 2009 20:57:04 GMTBusinessFriends Provident, the life insurer, has said it is interested in a deal with Resolution, a buy-out company, but only if the deal is on its terms.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8156218.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8156218.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 14:03:50 GMTBusinessGeneral Electric's earnings fell 47% to $2.9bn in the second quarter from the same period last year as the slowdown hit.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8155815.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8155815.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 11:22:08 GMTBusinessA US firm agrees to pay extra compensation to French workers who had threatened to explode gas canisters at their factory. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8156329.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8156329.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 15:34:39 GMTEuropeCitigroup and Bank of America report quarterly profits but warn that losses on consumer loans will likely continue.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8155977.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8155977.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 14:41:30 GMTBusinessPremier League clubs may face higher wage claims from European players because of the weak pound, a report says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8155677.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8155677.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 11:14:33 GMTBusinessThe first owner of the world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano, takes possession of his vehicle in the Indian city of Mumbai.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8155332.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8155332.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 14:47:38 GMTSouth AsiaCarmaker Toyota confirms it will start making a hybrid model of its Auris hatchback in the UK from mid-2010.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8155163.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8155163.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 12:02:44 GMTBusinessSpending on eating out for less than £15 a head in the UK is set to fall for the first time in 40 years, a report suggests.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8151443.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8151443.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 10:23:11 GMTBusinessA Wigan councillor wants his town's name to be emblazoned on the side of Heinz baked bean tins.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/manchester/8151400.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8151400.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 12:53:16 GMTManchesterHow are you being affected by the UK recession?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/talking_point/8150086.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/8150086.stmTue, 14 Jul 2009 17:23:39 GMTHave Your SayGoldman's success is not replicated across the sectorhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8152997.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8152997.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 19:12:22 GMTBusinessThe small firms defying the economic stormhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8148080.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8148080.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 22:19:01 GMTBusinessLittle shops lose as supermarkets get aggressivehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8148175.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8148175.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 16:13:58 GMTBusinessOne business is toasting better fortuneshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8150442.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8150442.stmTue, 14 Jul 2009 23:30:36 GMTBusinessShould the public sector share the pain of the private? http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/talking_point/8148289.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/8148289.stmTue, 14 Jul 2009 09:50:12 GMTHave Your Say