http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/default.stmThe latest BBC Business News: breaking personal finance, company, financial and economic news, plus insight and analysis into UK and global markets.en-gbTue, 08 Dec 2009 10:52:55 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/default.stmThe UK High Street suffered disappointing November trading, according to the British Retail Consortium.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8400139.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8400139.stmTue, 08 Dec 2009 00:01:04 GMTBusinessJapan agrees a 7.2 trillion yen ($81bn) stimulus package designed to prevent the country from slipping back into recession.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8400836.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8400836.stmTue, 08 Dec 2009 10:49:05 GMTBusinessHouse prices have risen for the fifth month in a row, says the Halifax, increasing by 1.4% in November.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8401022.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8401022.stmTue, 08 Dec 2009 09:52:26 GMTBusinessThe UK's biggest retailer, Tesco, says it saw "solid" sales growth in the third quarter, with UK like-for-like sales up 2.8%.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8400828.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8400828.stmTue, 08 Dec 2009 08:32:54 GMTBusinessIndustrial production in the UK shows no growth in October, disappointing analyst forecasts for an increase.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8401143.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8401143.stmTue, 08 Dec 2009 10:25:02 GMTBusinessBlackberry mobile handsets and internet services will be offered to individual Chinese consumers for the first time in major sales push. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8401064.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8401064.stmTue, 08 Dec 2009 10:36:04 GMTBusinessShares in computer games retailer, Game Group, fall sharply after it reports a big decline in sales.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8401068.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8401068.stmTue, 08 Dec 2009 09:36:55 GMTBusinessAn independent review calls for a huge rise in the use of water meters to encourage people to use their supply more wisely.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8400788.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8400788.stmTue, 08 Dec 2009 10:10:41 GMTBusinessDubai's stock market slides for the second consecutive day on continuing fears about leading companies' ability to repay debts.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8400868.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8400868.stmTue, 08 Dec 2009 10:31:11 GMTBusinessSome of the biggest names in the industry are paying just a fraction of the amount that gold could be worth, a Newsbeat investigation has found.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/newsbeat/hi/the_p_word/newsid_10000000/newsid_10003300/10003337.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/the_p_word/newsid_10000000/newsid_10003300/10003337.stmTue, 08 Dec 2009 07:55:12 GMTThe P WordOslo's only Michelin-listed restaurant will close before Christmas after the head chef and all the staff resigned.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8401052.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8401052.stmTue, 08 Dec 2009 09:59:46 GMTBusinessThe next government faces difficult decisions on public spending and taxhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8395966.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8395966.stmSun, 06 Dec 2009 16:01:13 GMTBusinessWill house prices go up or down in 2010?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8386796.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8386796.stmTue, 08 Dec 2009 00:09:02 GMTBusinessCan the pre-Budget Report inject new life into Labour? http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8394261.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8394261.stmSun, 06 Dec 2009 12:03:23 GMTPoliticsHow taxpayers became providers of 3m overdraftshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:22:00 GMTseparatorMake mistakes, forget ballroom dancing, be positivehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8391414.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8391414.stmTue, 08 Dec 2009 00:09:13 GMTBusinessHow can we be sure that efficiency plans save money?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/stephanieflanders/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/stephanieflanders/Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:07:33 GMTTechnologyBank corruption sees resignation of key Chavez aidehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8401020.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8401020.stmTue, 08 Dec 2009 09:16:20 GMTBusinessGoogle search results will now display information from news organisations, blogs and Twitter as soon as it is published.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8400230.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8400230.stmTue, 08 Dec 2009 00:10:11 GMTTechnologyPresident Obama says money not spent under the US bank bail-out package could be used to cut the US deficit and boost jobs.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8400745.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8400745.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 22:54:15 GMTBusinessHeathrow can expand and people can fly more without ruining carbon targets, the UK's official climate watchdog says. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8400749.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8400749.stmTue, 08 Dec 2009 10:32:11 GMTScience & EnvironmentBanking chiefs criticise reports the Treasury is planning to levy a windfall tax on the bonuses paid to some UK-based bankers.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8398189.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8398189.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 21:47:54 GMTBusinessAmazon says business has been "extremely busy" on the day when online retailers are expected to take record sales.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8398536.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8398536.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 18:35:33 GMTBusinessAlthough the US economy is improving, it is too early to say that the recovery will last, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8400622.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8400622.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 21:54:15 GMTBusinessConcerns about Greece's economy continue to grow as the country is warned it may have its credit rating cut.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8400773.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8400773.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 23:48:14 GMTBusinessLess than 30 pence in every pound spent on carbon offsets goes directly to projects to reduce emissions, a report claims.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8399740.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8399740.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 15:06:23 GMTBusinessGordon Brown plans to target "excessive" public sector pay - and to use technology to make public services more efficient.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/8398116.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8398116.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 18:57:39 GMTPoliticsThe UK energy regulator is warning gas supply firms that customers must benefit from any fall in wholesale prices.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8398594.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8398594.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 13:23:51 GMTBusinessThe Indian industrial conglomerate Tata launches a new low-cost water purifier, aimed at the rural poor.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8399692.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8399692.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 17:11:02 GMTBusinessIceland's recession deepened in the third quarter as figures show output plunged at the fastest pace on record.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8399907.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8399907.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 15:12:02 GMTBusinessThe Bank of England is to urge banks to increase the availability of £5 notes in their cash machines.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8398155.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8398155.stmSun, 06 Dec 2009 19:18:43 GMTBusinessThe Belfast office of Anglo Irish Bank is at the centre of an investigation after it inadvertently released information on 500 UK customers.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/8398851.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8398851.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 09:35:01 GMTNorthern IrelandThe amount people save has remained relatively static despite the changing economic picture, a survey finds.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8393912.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8393912.stmFri, 04 Dec 2009 11:47:27 GMTBusinessA minister in President Hugo Chavez's government resigns after his brother is arrested over banking irregularities.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8399268.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8399268.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 12:45:34 GMTAmericasOrders to German factories fell unexpectedly in October from the previous month, official figures show.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8399323.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8399323.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 12:48:11 GMTBusinessThe recession is over in Northern Ireland according to the chief economist at one of NI's 'big four' banks.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/northern_ireland/8397938.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8397938.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 06:40:23 GMTNorthern IrelandIn a BBC interview, president of the airline Emirates predicts Dubai will bounce back more quickly than the UK.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8399384.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8399384.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 13:37:50 GMTBusinessChinese annual car sales and production both exceeded 12 million units in the first 11 months of the year, state media says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8398635.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8398635.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 11:10:00 GMTBusinessThought should be given to building an extra runway at Gatwick rather than Stansted, a report by MPs suggests.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/8398093.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8398093.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 10:02:47 GMTUKFor the latest business analysis http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:29:54 GMTTechnologySilverstone agrees a 17-year deal to host the British Grand Prix from 2010, ensuring the race remains on the Formula 1 calendar.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8397777.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8397777.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 13:13:11 GMTFormula 1England officials say they believe they could deliver the most "commercially successful" 2018 World Cup.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8388788.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8388788.stmTue, 01 Dec 2009 14:10:10 GMTBusinessDr Danny Jordaan is confident that South Africa will be ready for the world cup, but admits he's "feeling the tension".http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8387006.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8387006.stmTue, 01 Dec 2009 00:15:04 GMTBusinesshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/guidelines/editorialguidelines/advice/http://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/editorialguidelines/advice/Fri, 01 Jul 2005 14:38:13 GMTBusiness