<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><?xml-stylesheet title="XSL_formatting" type="text/xsl" href="/shared/bsp/xsl/rss/nolsol.xsl"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss"><channel><title>BBC News | Business | Economy | UK Edition</title><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/economy/default.stm</link><description>The latest Economy News from the BBC: breaking news on the global and UK economy and international investments including audio and video coverage.</description><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:26:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright>Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse</copyright><docs>http://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/</docs><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>BBC News</title><url>http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif</url><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/economy/default.stm</link></image><item><title>Eurozone emerges from recession</title><description>The eurozone economy has emerged from recession after growing between July and September, figures show.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8358227.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8358227.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:39:39 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46198000/jpg/_46198627_frenchshoopers2_226_afp.jpg"/></item><item><title>US trade gap widens unexpectedly</title><description>The US trade deficit widened unexpectedly in September by the largest amount in 10 years to $36.5bn, figures show.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8359198.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8359198.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:48:40 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45212000/jpg/_45212796_dollars66.jpg"/></item><item><title>Asia 'leading world out of slump'</title><description>Asia is leading the world out of recession, leaders say at the start of an Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8358175.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8358175.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:53:39 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46721000/jpg/_46721604_008217118-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>UK climate targets 'unachievable'</title><description>UK government plans to make carbon emission cuts of 80% by 2050 are impossible to achieve, according to an analysis.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8358077.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8358077.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:17:36 GMT</pubDate><category>Science &amp; Environment</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45159000/jpg/_45159677_plankton_spl_66.jpg"/></item><item><title>Amazon deforestation 'record low'</title><description>The rate of deforestation in the Amazon drops by 45% to the lowest on record, Brazil's government says.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8358094.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8358094.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:38:41 GMT</pubDate><category>Americas</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45053000/jpg/_45053200_07ef8b94-e61b-4bea-98f5-071ce2129742.jpg"/></item><item><title>High-risk mortgage lending rapped</title><description>Some specialist mortgage lenders are so reckless that as many as 60% of their borrowers are in arrears, the City regulator says.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8359159.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8359159.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:20:21 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46727000/jpg/_46727876_003927364-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Big profit from nature protection</title><description>Money invested in protecting nature can bring huge financial returns, according to a study backed by the UK.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8357723.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8357723.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:12:38 GMT</pubDate><category>Science &amp; Environment</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46720000/jpg/_46720267_coralfish226i.jpg"/></item><item><title>Airport upbeat despite huge fall</title><description>The owners of Prestwick airport say they are upbeat about their future prospects despite a huge fall in passenger numbers.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8358907.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8358907.stm</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:15:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Glasgow, Lanarkshire and West</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45473000/jpg/_45473623_plane66.jpg"/></item><item><title>Oil rise 'could derail recovery'</title><description>The International Energy Agency says that if the recent rise in oil prices continues it "risks derailing the recovery".</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8356332.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8356332.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:18:27 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46715000/jpg/_46715330_007418758-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Russian economy grows strongly</title><description>Russia's economy grew by 13.9% from July to September compared with the previous quarter, the statistics agency says.
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Dmitry Medvedev says Russia's old economic model no longer works, as he gives his state of the nation speech.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8356122.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8356122.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:23:51 GMT</pubDate><category>Europe</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46716000/jpg/_46716059_008266692-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Low-carbon path for poor nations</title><description>Poor countries vulnerable to climate change plot a low-carbon future and challenge richer states to match them.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8354872.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8354872.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:09:08 GMT</pubDate><category>Science &amp; Environment</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46711000/jpg/_46711005_maldivesunderwaterap226i.jpg"/></item><item><title>Surprise rise in Australian jobs</title><description>A surprisingly strong increase in Australia's October jobs figures leads to talk of a December interest rate rise.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8356129.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8356129.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:20:25 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46714000/jpg/_46714533_-7.jpg"/></item><item><title>Irish pass bad bank rescue plan</title><description>The Irish parliament approves legislation to establish a "bad" bank to suck up problem loans in the country's troubled banking sector.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8357684.stm</link><guid 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on black and white television sets.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/8355519.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8355519.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:48:30 GMT</pubDate><category>Scotland</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46712000/jpg/_46712254_001547235-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Boost for Chinese football league</title><description>China's troubled football league says it has enjoyed its best attendances as well as healthy sponsor revenues.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8357397.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8357397.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:10:42 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46719000/jpg/_46719183_footballaction_afp66.jpg"/></item><item><title>OFT to study corporate insolvency</title><description>An investigation into practice of corporate insolvency in the UK is launched by the Office of Fair Trading.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8356512.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8356512.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:52:20 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46715000/jpg/_46715584_007930616-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Storm blamed for Brazil power cut</title><description>A severe storm is blamed for widespread power cuts in Brazil which lasted more than five hours, the government says.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8355294.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8355294.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:06:04 GMT</pubDate><category>Americas</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46712000/jpg/_46712335_008260269-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>People in debt 'go without food'</title><description>Almost half of people seeking debt advice from Citizens Advice Scotland have gone without food or fuel to pay what they owe.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/8355815.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8355815.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:40:22 GMT</pubDate><category>Scotland</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46713000/jpg/_46713508_007135110-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>UK recovery 'only just starting'</title><description>The UK economy has "only just started" along its road to economic recovery, says Bank of England governor Mervyn King.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8353931.stm</link><guid 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of GDP by 2014 at the latest.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8354438.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8354438.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:51:12 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46710000/jpg/_46710698_-66.jpg"/></item><item><title>Aer Lingus chief 'ill informed'</title><description>The chief executive of Belfast City Airport says the remarks of the Aer Lingus chief were "ill informed".</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/8354374.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8354374.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:46:17 GMT</pubDate><category>Northern Ireland</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46711000/jpg/_46711874_004659733-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Switzerland heralds legal 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