http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/europe/default.stmBBC Your Money: news, comment and analysis on personal finance, Your Money guides, and UK house price search.en-gbWed, 27 Oct 2010 16:28:04 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/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/-/2/hi/business/europe/default.stmShareholders in the Italian carmaker Fiat have agreed to spin off its non-car assets, splitting the business into two.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-11332892http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11332892Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:29:03 GMTBusinessEurope proposes rules to curb trading in complex financial products, that it says currently operates in a "Wild West territory".http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-11305040http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11305040Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:38:00 GMTBusinessCredit ratings agency Moody's downgrades the Irish Republic's sovereign bond rating.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10681046http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10681046Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:53:57 GMTBusinessChinese premier Wen Jiabao says his country intends to continue buying euro assets despite recent fears over Europe's debts.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/business-10661748http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10661748Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:42:07 GMTBusinessGreece successfully sells government bonds in its first return to the money markets since May's emergency loan.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10613250http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10613250Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:23:38 GMTBusinessRatings agency Moody's downgrades Portugal's sovereign debt citing its public finances and weak growth prospects.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10610673http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10610673Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:17:22 GMTBusinessUK inflation rates slows again in June, to 3.2% from 3.4% in May, but remains well above the Bank of England's 2% target.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10611668http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10611668Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:20:39 GMTBusinessEU finance ministers back Estonia's bid to become the eurozone's 17th member in January 2011.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10611399http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10611399Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:13:07 GMTBusinessBritish luxury goods store Burberry enjoys 24% revenue growth during the first three months of the financial year.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10609785http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10609785Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:27:16 GMTBusinessAvtovaz, Russia's leading carmaker, returns to profitability in the April-June period thanks to a Russian car scrappage scheme.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10611477http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10611477Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:52:45 GMTBusinessThe European Commission's Michel Barnier cautiously welcomes a financial rescue fund proposed by Italian bank Unicredit.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10603339http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10603339Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:26:52 GMTBusinessThe Vatican reports its third consecutive loss, despite a 9% rise in donations from Catholic Church congregations.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10590214http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10590214Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:29:09 GMTBusinessThe ECB holds eurozone interest rates at a record low of 1% for the 14th month running, as expected.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10552826http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10552826Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:11:34 GMTBusinessThe European Parliament backs a new deal to allow US anti-terror investigators to access Europeans' bank data.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10552630http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10552630Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:26:59 GMTEuropeThe European Court of Justice rules that the Portuguese state's "golden share" in Portugal Telecom is unjustified.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10551530http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10551530Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:08:16 GMTBusinessAnglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata has announced a huge expansion of a copper mine in southern Peru.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10535376http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10535376Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:08:37 GMTBusinessBarcelona fail to pay their players in June, their club president reveals.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/europe/8797183.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8797183.stmWed, 07 Jul 2010 13:21:42 GMTEuropeThe US government asks troubled oil giant BP to tell it of any major asset sales or merger deals in advance.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10535023http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10535023Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:06:45 GMTBusinessThe German government agrees to raise charges for state healthcare, earning an extra 6bn euros a year.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10527998http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10527998Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:45:58 GMTBusinessMost Iran Air jets will be banned from flying to the EU because of safety concerns, the European Commission says.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10529236http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10529236Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:51:37 GMTEuropeGreece's Finance Minister, George Papaconstantinou, says the country cut its deficit by 42% in the last six months.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10510415http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10510415Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:04:19 GMTBusinessA customs union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will come into force on Tuesday after Minsk ratifies a key customs code.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10507601http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10507601Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:02:07 GMTBusinessFrance's economy minister says results of tests to see if Europe's banks can cope with more shocks will be published on 23 July.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10501902http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10501902Sun, 04 Jul 2010 11:27:32 GMTBusinessTate & Lyle announces a deal to sell its sugar business to American Sugar Refining for £211m in cash.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10472258http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10472258Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:45:46 GMTBusinessThe European Union agrees a deal placing new limits on bankers' bonuses, linking them to salaries and long-term performance.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10468718http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10468718Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:01:32 GMTBusinessThe Portuguese government uses special voting rights to block a bid by Spain's Telefonica to buy Brazil's leading mobile phone company.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10467960http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10467960Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:07:46 GMTBusinessBP is fined $5.2m (£3.5m) for making false reports about energy output from US Native American lands.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10461597http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10461597Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:15:47 GMTBusinessThe EU paid illegal subsidies to aircraft giant Airbus, the WTO rules, in the latest twist in a long-running dispute.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10463761http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10463761Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:48:42 GMTBusinessEU banks borrow less than expected from the European Central Bank, easing fears over financial institutions' liquidity.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10460181http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10460181Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:18:42 GMTBusinessThe Irish Republic officially moved out of recession in the first quarter of 2010 as GDP grew by 2.7%, official figures show.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10460207http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10460207Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:08:37 GMTBusinessDrug company AstraZeneca sees its shares rise sharply after winning a US patent battle.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10457805http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10457805Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:43:14 GMTBusinessGerman unemployment falls from 7.7% to 7.5% in June, as its exports are helped by a healthier global economy.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10458450http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10458450Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:27:49 GMTBusinessGlobal stock markets have fallen sharply amid concerns over European banks and the health of the global economy.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10444577http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10444577Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:37:55 GMTBusinessThe founder of the Swiss watchmakers Swatch has died at the age of 82, the company has announced.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10441563http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10441563Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:02:55 GMTBusinessFrench company Total says it has stopped petrol deliveries to Iran, amid growing pressure over Iran's nuclear programme.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10437336http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10437336Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:24:06 GMTMiddle EastSocial networking in Russia will grow further due to the country's size, climate and big pool of engineering talent, a leading investor tells the BBC.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10417928http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10417928Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:15:50 GMTBusinessAs world leaders arrive in Toronto for G8 and G20 meetings, Europe is told it must focus on growth as well as cutting spending.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10411167http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10411167Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:39:53 GMTBusinessA US food innovation firm that used to be part of chemicals giant ICI is sold in a $1.3bn deal.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10364119http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10364119Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:12:57 GMTBusinessRussian gas monopoly Gazprom begins to cut supplies to Belarus over its debt after President Dmitry Medvedev orders the cuts.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10362731http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10362731Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:50:05 GMTEuropeNorway's Acergy announces an acquisition that will create a major new oil and gas engineering firm.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10363797http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10363797Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:48:58 GMTEuropeSpain is taking the right measures for economic stability, the head of the International Monetary Fund says on a visit to Madrid.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10349212http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10349212Sat, 19 Jun 2010 11:07:17 GMTBusinessRating agency Moody's downgrades BP's credit rating, adding to concerns over the outlook for the beleaguered firm.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10349162http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10349162Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:25:49 GMTBusinessRussia will abolish capital gains tax on long-term direct investment from next year, President Dmitry Medvedev says.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10349679http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10349679Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:00:01 GMTBusinessSpanish bank Santander submits an offer to buy more than 300 branches from Royal Bank of Scotland.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10347897http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10347897Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:43:12 GMTBusinessRussia's largest carmaker and maker of the Lada, Avtovaz, says its loss doubled in 2009 due to poor sales during the financial crisis.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10339435http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10339435Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:20:31 GMTBusinessEU leaders agree to publish "stress tests" of banks next month to show investors where any potential risks lie.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10333921http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10333921Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:33:27 GMTEuropeThe Spanish government's cost of borrowing hits a new record amid renewed concerns over its economy and public finances. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10331351http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10331351Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:50:18 GMTEuropeVauxhall and Opel withdraw applications for 1.8bn euros (£1.5bn) of government help, citing long delays.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10331695http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10331695Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:14:51 GMTBusinessFrance's retirement age will be raised from 60 to 62 over the next eight years as part of sweeping pension reforms.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10326002http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10326002Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:57:46 GMTBusinessBrazil, India, China and Russia will enjoy an agricultural boom over the next decade as output stagnates in Western Europe.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10320149http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10320149Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:42:14 GMTBusinessFitch Ratings, one of the three big credit rating agencies, has downgraded BP following the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10318547http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10318547Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:06:29 GMTBusinessRupert Murdoch's News Corporation launches a bid to take full control of satellite broadcaster BSkyB.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10316087http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10316087Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:13:19 GMTBusinessSwitzerland's parliament has voted to approve a deal to provide the US with information on tax evasion.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10316799http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10316799Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:37:16 GMTBusinessGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy renew calls for a global bank tax.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10314743http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10314743Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:37:04 GMTBusinessGreek government bonds are downgraded four notches to "junk" status by Moody's credit rating agency.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10308395http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10308395Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:06:34 GMTBusinessThe price of oil jumps as rising stock markets help to boost confidence in the global economic recovery.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10312721http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10312721Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:21:55 GMTBusinessThe new fiscal watchdog reduces growth projections for the UK economy, but says the deficit will not be as bad as forecast.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10305906http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10305906Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:10:11 GMTBusinessPresident Obama's comments about the BP oil spill are not "anti-British", the US ambassador to London says.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10303619http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10303619Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:59:28 GMTUK PoliticsBP shares fall more than 9% as its directors discuss whether to suspend dividends to shareholders.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10306446http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10306446Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:45:46 GMTBusinessThe French and German leaders are meeting to try to smooth over rifts on economic policy only days ahead of an EU summit.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10307734http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10307734Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:09:08 GMTEuropeThe ECB has held eurozone interest rates at a record low of 1% for the 10th month running, as expected.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10284667http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10284667Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:45:08 GMTBusinessEurope's debt crisis has created "hurdles" on the path to economic growth, the World Bank has warned.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10278752http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10278752Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:46:25 GMTBusinessGerman Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle says he has rejected a request for state aid by General Motors for its Opel division.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/news/10278447http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10278447Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:51:13 GMTBusiness