<?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 | World Edition</title><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/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>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:16:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright>Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/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/-/2/hi/business/economy/default.stm</link></image><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/-/2/hi/business/8356332.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8356332.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:36:15 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>Lenders cut repossession forecast</title><description>The number of homes likely to be repossessed this year will be only 48,000, the Council of Mortgage Lenders says.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8356258.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8356258.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:13:51 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46715000/jpg/_46715137_008129218-1.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/-/2/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>Medvedev calls for economy reform</title><description>President 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/-/2/hi/europe/8356122.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8356122.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:58:53 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>Poor nations vow low-carbon path</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/-/2/hi/science/nature/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>Thousands shun colour television</title><description>Almost 30,000 people across the UK still tune into their favourite programmes on black and white television sets.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/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>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/-/2/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/-/2/hi/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/-/2/hi/uk_news/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/-/2/hi/business/8353931.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8353931.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:20:21 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46707000/jpg/_46707919_008154013-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Rise in UK jobless slowing</title><description>The UK jobless total rose to 2.46 million in the three months to September, but the increase was the smallest since May 2008.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8353933.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8353933.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:35:24 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46544000/jpg/_46544714_000244472-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>EU calls for budget deficit cuts</title><description>The European Commission calls for 13 members countries to bring their budget deficits below 3% of GDP by 2014 at the latest.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/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>Iran's Guards in $2.5bn rail deal</title><description>Iran's Revolutionary Guards win a $2.5bn tender to build a railway route linking the south-eastern port of Chabahar to Iran's rail network.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8354875.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8354875.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:11:59 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46710000/jpg/_46710527_iran_afp.jpg"/></item><item><title>EU cartel fine for plastics firms</title><description>A group of plastics companies is fined 173m euros ($260m; &#163;156m) by the European Commission for price-fixing and running a cartel.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8354491.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8354491.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:18:46 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46708000/jpg/_46708941_-52.jpg"/></item><item><title>Pre-Budget report date set</title><description>The pre-Budget report, the last before a general election, will take place on Wednesday 9 December. </description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8354236.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8354236.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:31:43 GMT</pubDate><category>UK Politics</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45197000/jpg/_45197893_darling66_afp.jpg"/></item><item><title>China production and retail rise</title><description>China's industrial production rises faster than expected and Chinese people are spending more, official statistics indicate.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8353909.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8353909.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:33:41 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46706000/jpg/_46706670_gold66.jpg"/></item><item><title>El Salvador facing food shortage</title><description>About 10,000 people in El Salvador are in need of food aid after devastating floods washed away crops, a UN agency says.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8352463.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8352463.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:17:26 GMT</pubDate><category>Americas</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46706000/jpg/_46706587_008255168-1.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/-/2/hi/uk_news/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>Ex-fund managers cleared</title><description>Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers charged with fraud are found not guilty by a New York jury.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8353763.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8353763.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:30:47 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46706000/jpg/_46706527_compo_ap_226i.jpg"/></item><item><title>Students still await loan money</title><description>Thousands of students in England have still not received their loans and grants weeks after the start of term,  figures show.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/education/8352544.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8352544.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:05:41 GMT</pubDate><category>Education</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46382000/jpg/_46382486_cash66.jpg"/></item><item><title>S Korea joins carbon label scheme</title><description>South Korea becomes the latest nation to adopt an international standard on carbon labelling.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/8352479.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8352479.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:17:17 GMT</pubDate><category>Science &amp; 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Just retire, says survey</title><description>Retirement automatically makes most people feel younger and healthier, a study has found.</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/health/8352220.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8352220.stm</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:02:27 GMT</pubDate><category>Health</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42850000/jpg/_42850467_elderlywoman6649.jpg"/></item><item><title>Work it out</title><description>Why measuring unemployment is a tough job</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8355232.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8355232.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:17:07 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46711000/jpg/_46711343_006966184-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Stephanomics</title><description>Employment stats: Cause for cautious good cheer </description><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/stephanieflanders/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/stephanieflanders/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:20:53 GMT</pubDate><category>Technology</category></item><item><title>'God's gift'</title><description>How Brazil is hoping to find a fortune in oil</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8355343.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8355343.stm</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:19:33 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category></item><item><title>What culprits?</title><description>Bear Stearns Two were small fry in the sub-prime crisis</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8353935.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8353935.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:04:59 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46706000/jpg/_46706835_000209186-1.jpg"/></item><item><title>Finding work</title><description>Top tips for young jobseekers</description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/newsbeat/hi/the_p_word/newsid_10000000/newsid_10002800/10002812.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/the_p_word/newsid_10000000/newsid_10002800/10002812.stm</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:00:41 GMT</pubDate><category>The P Word</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46702000/jpg/_46702108_bbc_dragon6649.jpg"/></item><item><title>Future gazing</title><description>Is Brazil finally set to reach its full potential? </description><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8345071.stm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8345071.stm</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:42:02 GMT</pubDate><category>Business</category><media:thumbnail width="66" height="49" url="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46678000/jpg/_46678753_brazilflag_ap.jpg"/></item></channel></rss>