AT&T CEO pay docked $2 million for T-Mobile debacle
:
What's the cost of a $4 billion gamble gone wrong?
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.::.
PC slump kills HP and Dell's bottom lines
:
Maybe HP wants to rethink that whole "we're not getting rid of the PC" decision?
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)
.::.
Judge tosses another claim in Madoff case
:
In another blow to the trustee in the Bernard Madoff case, a federal judge threw out a $20 billion lawsuit attempting to recover more of the stolen funds.
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)
.::.
Mitt Romney's plan to cut your taxes
:
In a switch to a more aggressive tax plan, Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he now favors cutting marginal tax rates for individuals by 20%.
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.::.
Obama: Slash corporate tax breaks and rates
:
After more than a year in the making, the Obama administration on Wednesday released its plan to overhaul the corporate tax code.
(
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)
.::.
Honda recalls 46,000 Odyssey minivans
:
Honda is recalling 46,000 Odyssey minivans because their power tailgates, when open, can drop unexpectedly, potentially injuring anyone standing underneath.
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.::.
Home prices at lowest point in more than 10 years
:
Home prices fell to their lowest point in more than a decade in January, which helped to lift the pace of home sales, according to a report from an industry trade group.
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)
.::.
Consumer bureau targets overdraft fees
:
The new consumer bureau said Wednesday that it plans to target a kind of bank fee that makes customers see red: Overdraft protection penalty fees on checking accounts.
(
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)
.::.
Consumer bureau targets overdraft fees
:
The new consumer bureau said Wednesday that it plans to target a kind of bank fee that makes customers see red: Overdraft protection penalty fees on checking accounts.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Stocks end lower as market takes a breather
:
U.S. stocks drifted lower Wednesday amid doubts over the latest bailout for Greece and concerns about global economic growth.
(
Read more
)
.::.
China manufacturing rises to 4-month high
:
Chinese manufacturing continues to grow at a slow pace, edging up to a 4-month high in February, according to a preliminary report issued Wednesday.
(
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)
.::.
Investors sidelined by Greece worries
:
U.S. stocks were poised for a slightly lower open Wednesday, as investors question whether Greece's newest bailout will be effective.
(
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)
.::.
Fannie, Freddie legal fees: $110 million and counting
:
A watchdog agency said Wednesday that the legal tab for former leaders of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is at least $110 million.
(
Read more
)
.::.
More Americans plan to save, not spend, their tax refund
:
Americans are going to be a lot more tightfisted with their tax refunds this year, with more people planning to save the cash they get back from Uncle Sam instead of spending it.
(
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)
.::.
Economy in recovery? Not so fast
:
Employers are hiring, manufacturing is revving up and stocks are rallying. It looks like the recovery could finally be taking hold.
(
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)
.::.
Fighting back in a tough economy
:
It's been more than four years since the financial crisis first knocked you back on your heels. You've probably been on the defensive ever since, doing your best to deflect whatever punches the economy has thrown your way. Of course, the trick to any good rope-a-dope strategy is to sit back and let your opponent tire out before you unleash your own flurry of blows.
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)
.::.
The spectrum war's winners and losers
:
This is part two of a week-long series on the cell phone capacity crunch.
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)
.::.
Chris Christie to Warren Buffett: Just 'shut up'
:
Outspoken New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had some rather harsh words for billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Tuesday.
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)
.::.
Alibaba wants to take Web unit private
:
Chinese Internet giant Alibaba, which has been in the headlines lately for its tussles with stakeholder Yahoo, wants to take its publicly traded Web portal private.
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)
.::.
Johnson & Johnson CEO resigns after series of missteps
:
Johnson & Johnson CEO Bill Weldon will step down in April, the pharmaceutical giant announced Tuesday.
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)
.::.
HP sales fall short of forecasts
:
Computer firm Hewlett-Packard sees a drop in first-quarter sales, as it attempts to turn itself around under new chief executive Meg Whitman.
(
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)
.::.
Peacocks sold but 3,100 jobs lost
:
Fashion retailer Peacocks is sold out of administration to Edinburgh Woollen Mill, saving 6,000 jobs, but 3,100 staff will be made redundant.
(
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)
.::.
Peugeot boosted by alliance talks
:
Peugeot shares jump 12% after the carmaker confirms it is in talks about possible "co-operations and alliances".
(
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)
.::.
CBI seeking 'targeted' tax cuts
:
The CBI calls on the government to give a £500m boost to business in the Budget through a series of "targeted and modest" tax cuts.
(
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)
.::.
Bank members voted for £75bn QE
:
Minutes show two of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee wanted more money pumped into the economy, sending sterling down on the currency markets.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Obama seeks US corporate tax cut
:
US President Barack Obama proposes a cut in corporate tax and an end to tax loopholes, as part of his election-year strategy on the economy.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Hotels chain to create 3,000 jobs
:
Intercontinental hotels, which owns the Holiday Inn and Crown Plaza hotel brands, says it will create 3,000 jobs in the UK.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Greek MPs consider bailout laws
:
Protests take place outside parliament in Greece, as MPs consider emergency laws after a 130bn-euro bailout deal.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Air Asia hit by high fuel costs
:
Malaysian budget airline Air Asia reports a 56% fall in fourth-quarter profit, hurt by higher fuel costs.
(
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)
.::.
South Korea wins Navy tanker deal
:
The Royal Navy selects South Korean firm Daewoo for a £452m deal to build four new fuel tankers.
(
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)
.::.
PPI payments 'hit £1.9bn in 2011'
:
Banks paid out £1.9bn in compensation in 2011 for the mis-selling of payment protection insurance, a watchdog says.
(
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)
.::.
Travis Perkins profits jump 37%
:
Travis Perkins, the owner of Wickes, reports a jump in profits thanks to a strong performance in the building trade, but warned that the retail DIY market remains tough.
(
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)
.::.
EU court to rule on Acta legality
:
A controversial anti-piracy agreement is to be referred to the EU's highest court due to concerns surrounding internet freedoms.
(
Read more
)
.::.
New targets for tax inspectors
:
Tax inspectors will target the motor trade, market stallholders and clothing sellers as they extend their campaign against tax dodgers.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Indian call centres 'in US fraud'
:
Indian call centres were used to swindle millions of dollars out of Americans in a debt collection fraud, say US federal officials.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Nigeria rig 'may burn for months'
:
A gas-fuelled fire, with flames as high as 5m, may burn for months in waters off the Niger Delta in south-east Nigeria, a Chevron spokesperson tells the BBC.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Eurozone service sector shrinks
:
The eurozone's service sector shrinks unexpectedly in February, a survey suggests, increasing fears of a recession.
(
Read more
)
.::.
App helps blind people send texts
:
An app designed to help blind people send text messages could have many uses for fully-sighted people too, researchers say.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Vatican to lose tax-exempt status
:
Italy's Catholic Church faces an annual multi-million euro bill over government plans to strip it of its tax-exempt status.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Stamp price rise plans challenged
:
MPs challenge a regulator about plans to remove price caps on first-class stamps and raise the price limit on second class to as much as 55p.
(
Read more
)
.::.
New year drop in property sales
:
Home sales recorded their typical new year dip, but transactions in the first month of the year were higher than any January since 2008, figures show.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Cash offer for insulation 'help'
:
British Gas is offering £50 to anyone who can pass on the name of an elderly person or a family on benefits who needs to have their home insulated.
(
Read more
)
.::.
UK business confidence 'growing'
:
The number of UK businesses planning to increase their spending on marketing has risen sharply from last year, a survey suggests.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Hungary may lose EU aid over debt
:
The European Commission plans to freeze 495m euros of funding for Hungary, lamenting the country's excessive budget deficit.
(
Read more
)
.::.
W Australia seeks own wealth fund
:
Western Australia says it is planning to launch a sovereign wealth fund to invest earnings from its mining boom.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Dell forecasts decline in sales
:
Dell reports an 18% drop in fourth-quarter profit and forecasts a fall in sales in the current quarter, sending it shares down in after-hours trading.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Heathrow passengers reach record
:
The number of passengers using BAA's Heathrow airport reached a record last year while losses for the company narrowed, the airport operator says.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Megaupload founder granted bail
:
The founder of shut down file-sharing website Megaupload, Kim Dotcom, is granted bail by a New Zealand court.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Rangers 'treated fairly' over tax
:
The tax authorities deny claims that Rangers Football Club is being treated unfairly over its tax debts.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Clarke & IMG settle legal dispute
:
England & Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke and media giant IMG have settled their legal dispute out of court.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Fans' trust plan to buy Blackburn
:
The group director of a key Blackburn Rovers sponsor is leading plans to buy the club from Venky's through a supporters' trust.
(
Read more
)
.::.
VIDEO: PPI claim 'a lot of hard work'
:
The Financial Services Authority has revealed that compensation to borrowers who were mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance reached nearly £2bn last year.
(
Read more
)
.::.
AUDIO: The economic tide 'is coming in'
:
Economist Geoffrey Dicks speaks to the Today programme's Lesley Curwen about the positive indicators of the UK's "real economy".
(
Read more
)
.::.
VIDEO: British shoe company flourishing
:
As Budget day looms Steph McGovern asks Peter Taylor the Managing Director of Hotter Shoes, what he would like to see the Chancellor do to help UK PLC.
(
Read more
)
.::.
VIDEO: Could business help free schools?
:
Newsnight's political editor Allegra Stratton discusses the politics of putting children's education into the hands of profit-making companies.
(
Read more
)
.::.
VIDEO: Inside Apple's factory in China
:
ABC presenter Bill Weir has been granted exclusive access to a factory in China run by Foxconn, one of the biggest suppliers for software giant Apple.
(
Read more
)
.::.
VIDEO: CBI calls for 'targeted' tax cuts
:
The CBI is calling on the government to give a £500m boost to business in the Budget through a series of "targeted and modest" tax cuts.
(
Read more
)
.::.
AUDIO: Work experience is 'slave labour'
:
Estelle Cooch from the Right To Work protest group says the government's work experience scheme is 'slave labour'.
(
Read more
)
.::.
VIDEO: How smaller firms survive the recession
:
Many British manufacturers have been hit by the recession, but other areas such as car production appear to be growing well.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Journey around the public sector
:
Public sector casualty seeks private sector job
(
Read more
)
.::.
The tax credit system changes from April 2012
:
How the tax credit system will change from April
(
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)
.::.
Small firms: How to expand
:
Your latest start-up questions answered by our panel of experts
(
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)
.::.
Would a Peugeot GM alliance make sense?
:
Would a Peugeot-GM alliance make sense?
(
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)
.::.
US turns up heat on China solar subsidies
:
China and US in spat over solar subsidies
(
Read more
)
.::.
Biosensors measure sporting success
:
The new technologies changing sport performance
(
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)
.::.
Mobile money: Using your phone to transfer cash
:
Using your mobile phone to transfer cash
(
Read more
)
.::.
AT&T CEO pay docked $2 million for T-Mobile debacle
:
What's the cost of a $4 billion gamble gone wrong?
(
Read more
)
.::.
PC slump kills HP and Dell's bottom lines
:
Maybe HP wants to rethink that whole "we're not getting rid of the PC" decision?
(
Read more
)
.::.
Judge tosses another claim in Madoff case
:
In another blow to the trustee in the Bernard Madoff case, a federal judge threw out a $20 billion lawsuit attempting to recover more of the stolen funds.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Mitt Romney's plan to cut your taxes
:
In a switch to a more aggressive tax plan, Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he now favors cutting marginal tax rates for individuals by 20%.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Obama: Slash corporate tax breaks and rates
:
After more than a year in the making, the Obama administration on Wednesday released its plan to overhaul the corporate tax code.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Honda recalls 46,000 Odyssey minivans
:
Honda is recalling 46,000 Odyssey minivans because their power tailgates, when open, can drop unexpectedly, potentially injuring anyone standing underneath.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Home prices at lowest point in more than 10 years
:
Home prices fell to their lowest point in more than a decade in January, which helped to lift the pace of home sales, according to a report from an industry trade group.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Consumer bureau targets overdraft fees
:
The new consumer bureau said Wednesday that it plans to target a kind of bank fee that makes customers see red: Overdraft protection penalty fees on checking accounts.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Consumer bureau targets overdraft fees
:
The new consumer bureau said Wednesday that it plans to target a kind of bank fee that makes customers see red: Overdraft protection penalty fees on checking accounts.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Stocks end lower as market takes a breather
:
U.S. stocks drifted lower Wednesday amid doubts over the latest bailout for Greece and concerns about global economic growth.
(
Read more
)
.::.
China manufacturing rises to 4-month high
:
Chinese manufacturing continues to grow at a slow pace, edging up to a 4-month high in February, according to a preliminary report issued Wednesday.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Investors sidelined by Greece worries
:
U.S. stocks were poised for a slightly lower open Wednesday, as investors question whether Greece's newest bailout will be effective.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Fannie, Freddie legal fees: $110 million and counting
:
A watchdog agency said Wednesday that the legal tab for former leaders of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is at least $110 million.
(
Read more
)
.::.
More Americans plan to save, not spend, their tax refund
:
Americans are going to be a lot more tightfisted with their tax refunds this year, with more people planning to save the cash they get back from Uncle Sam instead of spending it.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Economy in recovery? Not so fast
:
Employers are hiring, manufacturing is revving up and stocks are rallying. It looks like the recovery could finally be taking hold.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Fighting back in a tough economy
:
It's been more than four years since the financial crisis first knocked you back on your heels. You've probably been on the defensive ever since, doing your best to deflect whatever punches the economy has thrown your way. Of course, the trick to any good rope-a-dope strategy is to sit back and let your opponent tire out before you unleash your own flurry of blows.
(
Read more
)
.::.
The spectrum war's winners and losers
:
This is part two of a week-long series on the cell phone capacity crunch.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Chris Christie to Warren Buffett: Just 'shut up'
:
Outspoken New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had some rather harsh words for billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Tuesday.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Alibaba wants to take Web unit private
:
Chinese Internet giant Alibaba, which has been in the headlines lately for its tussles with stakeholder Yahoo, wants to take its publicly traded Web portal private.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Johnson & Johnson CEO resigns after series of missteps
:
Johnson & Johnson CEO Bill Weldon will step down in April, the pharmaceutical giant announced Tuesday.
(
Read more
)
.::.
HP sales fall short of forecasts
:
Computer firm Hewlett-Packard sees a drop in first-quarter sales, as it attempts to turn itself around under new chief executive Meg Whitman.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Peacocks sold but 3,100 jobs lost
:
Fashion retailer Peacocks is sold out of administration to Edinburgh Woollen Mill, saving 6,000 jobs, but 3,100 staff will be made redundant.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Peugeot boosted by alliance talks
:
Peugeot shares jump 12% after the carmaker confirms it is in talks about possible "co-operations and alliances".
(
Read more
)
.::.
CBI seeking 'targeted' tax cuts
:
The CBI calls on the government to give a £500m boost to business in the Budget through a series of "targeted and modest" tax cuts.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Bank members voted for £75bn QE
:
Minutes show two of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee wanted more money pumped into the economy, sending sterling down on the currency markets.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Obama seeks US corporate tax cut
:
US President Barack Obama proposes a cut in corporate tax and an end to tax loopholes, as part of his election-year strategy on the economy.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Hotels chain to create 3,000 jobs
:
Intercontinental hotels, which owns the Holiday Inn and Crown Plaza hotel brands, says it will create 3,000 jobs in the UK.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Greek MPs consider bailout laws
:
Protests take place outside parliament in Greece, as MPs consider emergency laws after a 130bn-euro bailout deal.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Air Asia hit by high fuel costs
:
Malaysian budget airline Air Asia reports a 56% fall in fourth-quarter profit, hurt by higher fuel costs.
(
Read more
)
.::.
South Korea wins Navy tanker deal
:
The Royal Navy selects South Korean firm Daewoo for a £452m deal to build four new fuel tankers.
(
Read more
)
.::.
PPI payments 'hit £1.9bn in 2011'
:
Banks paid out £1.9bn in compensation in 2011 for the mis-selling of payment protection insurance, a watchdog says.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Travis Perkins profits jump 37%
:
Travis Perkins, the owner of Wickes, reports a jump in profits thanks to a strong performance in the building trade, but warned that the retail DIY market remains tough.
(
Read more
)
.::.
EU court to rule on Acta legality
:
A controversial anti-piracy agreement is to be referred to the EU's highest court due to concerns surrounding internet freedoms.
(
Read more
)
.::.
New targets for tax inspectors
:
Tax inspectors will target the motor trade, market stallholders and clothing sellers as they extend their campaign against tax dodgers.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Indian call centres 'in US fraud'
:
Indian call centres were used to swindle millions of dollars out of Americans in a debt collection fraud, say US federal officials.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Nigeria rig 'may burn for months'
:
A gas-fuelled fire, with flames as high as 5m, may burn for months in waters off the Niger Delta in south-east Nigeria, a Chevron spokesperson tells the BBC.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Eurozone service sector shrinks
:
The eurozone's service sector shrinks unexpectedly in February, a survey suggests, increasing fears of a recession.
(
Read more
)
.::.
App helps blind people send texts
:
An app designed to help blind people send text messages could have many uses for fully-sighted people too, researchers say.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Vatican to lose tax-exempt status
:
Italy's Catholic Church faces an annual multi-million euro bill over government plans to strip it of its tax-exempt status.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Stamp price rise plans challenged
:
MPs challenge a regulator about plans to remove price caps on first-class stamps and raise the price limit on second class to as much as 55p.
(
Read more
)
.::.
New year drop in property sales
:
Home sales recorded their typical new year dip, but transactions in the first month of the year were higher than any January since 2008, figures show.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Cash offer for insulation 'help'
:
British Gas is offering £50 to anyone who can pass on the name of an elderly person or a family on benefits who needs to have their home insulated.
(
Read more
)
.::.
UK business confidence 'growing'
:
The number of UK businesses planning to increase their spending on marketing has risen sharply from last year, a survey suggests.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Hungary may lose EU aid over debt
:
The European Commission plans to freeze 495m euros of funding for Hungary, lamenting the country's excessive budget deficit.
(
Read more
)
.::.
W Australia seeks own wealth fund
:
Western Australia says it is planning to launch a sovereign wealth fund to invest earnings from its mining boom.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Dell forecasts decline in sales
:
Dell reports an 18% drop in fourth-quarter profit and forecasts a fall in sales in the current quarter, sending it shares down in after-hours trading.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Heathrow passengers reach record
:
The number of passengers using BAA's Heathrow airport reached a record last year while losses for the company narrowed, the airport operator says.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Megaupload founder granted bail
:
The founder of shut down file-sharing website Megaupload, Kim Dotcom, is granted bail by a New Zealand court.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Rangers 'treated fairly' over tax
:
The tax authorities deny claims that Rangers Football Club is being treated unfairly over its tax debts.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Clarke & IMG settle legal dispute
:
England & Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke and media giant IMG have settled their legal dispute out of court.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Fans' trust plan to buy Blackburn
:
The group director of a key Blackburn Rovers sponsor is leading plans to buy the club from Venky's through a supporters' trust.
(
Read more
)
.::.
VIDEO: PPI claim 'a lot of hard work'
:
The Financial Services Authority has revealed that compensation to borrowers who were mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance reached nearly £2bn last year.
(
Read more
)
.::.
AUDIO: The economic tide 'is coming in'
:
Economist Geoffrey Dicks speaks to the Today programme's Lesley Curwen about the positive indicators of the UK's "real economy".
(
Read more
)
.::.
VIDEO: British shoe company flourishing
:
As Budget day looms Steph McGovern asks Peter Taylor the Managing Director of Hotter Shoes, what he would like to see the Chancellor do to help UK PLC.
(
Read more
)
.::.
VIDEO: Could business help free schools?
:
Newsnight's political editor Allegra Stratton discusses the politics of putting children's education into the hands of profit-making companies.
(
Read more
)
.::.
VIDEO: Inside Apple's factory in China
:
ABC presenter Bill Weir has been granted exclusive access to a factory in China run by Foxconn, one of the biggest suppliers for software giant Apple.
(
Read more
)
.::.
VIDEO: CBI calls for 'targeted' tax cuts
:
The CBI is calling on the government to give a £500m boost to business in the Budget through a series of "targeted and modest" tax cuts.
(
Read more
)
.::.
AUDIO: Work experience is 'slave labour'
:
Estelle Cooch from the Right To Work protest group says the government's work experience scheme is 'slave labour'.
(
Read more
)
.::.
VIDEO: How smaller firms survive the recession
:
Many British manufacturers have been hit by the recession, but other areas such as car production appear to be growing well.
(
Read more
)
.::.
Journey around the public sector
:
Public sector casualty seeks private sector job
(
Read more
)
.::.
The tax credit system changes from April 2012
:
How the tax credit system will change from April
(
Read more
)
.::.
Small firms: How to expand
:
Your latest start-up questions answered by our panel of experts
(
Read more
)
.::.
Would a Peugeot GM alliance make sense?
:
Would a Peugeot-GM alliance make sense?
(
Read more
)
.::.
US turns up heat on China solar subsidies
:
China and US in spat over solar subsidies
(
Read more
)
.::.
Biosensors measure sporting success
:
The new technologies changing sport performance
(
Read more
)
.::.
Mobile money: Using your phone to transfer cash
:
Using your mobile phone to transfer cash
(
Read more
)
.::.