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Venezuela assumes control of bank
Venezuela's government formally takes control of the country's third largest bank - the Spanish-owned Banco de Venezuela.
Date: 07/04/2009 Hour: 06:47:54 AM 
BA to cut spending by one fifth
British Airways says it is to reduce capital spending by 20% as it faces falling passenger numbers.
Date: 07/03/2009 Hour: 04:52:08 PM 
E.On cutting gas prices by 3.3%
Energy firm E.On will cut its gas prices for domestic customers by 3.3% - an average of £25 a year - from Saturday.
Date: 07/03/2009 Hour: 04:34:26 PM 
Union's Tesco challenge defeated
Tesco shareholders vote against a call to end the alleged exploitation of workers in firms supplying meat to the supermarket group.
Date: 07/03/2009 Hour: 03:01:49 PM 
Sahara gas pipeline gets go-ahead
Nigeria, Niger and Algeria agree to build a multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline across the Sahara.
Date: 07/03/2009 Hour: 02:47:07 PM 
Europe nears gas pipeline accord
Five European governments are due to sign an agreement on 13 July for a major new pipeline from Central Asia.
Date: 07/03/2009 Hour: 02:30:21 PM 
Rogue trades cost oil broker $10m
A rogue trader at a London-based oil brokerage causes his employer to lose $10m (£6m) after making unauthorised trades.
Date: 07/03/2009 Hour: 02:19:10 PM 
Rogue trading
Can one individual have the clout to move markets?
Date: 07/03/2009 Hour: 02:18:18 PM 
Mandelson hints at Vauxhall loans
The UK is prepared to make loans or loan guarantees to help push through the sale of Vauxhall, says Lord Mandelson.
Date: 07/03/2009 Hour: 01:53:02 PM 
Construction sees sharp slowdown
The UK construction sector is expected to shrink by 16% in 2009, according to an industry body.
Date: 07/03/2009 Hour: 01:49:09 PM 
Billions in virtual cash stolen in online robbery
Details emerge of why billions in virtual cash disappeared from a virtual bank in Eve Online.
Date: 07/03/2009 Hour: 11:22:39 AM 
Japan rethinks silent hybrid cars
Japan considers adding noise-making devices to quiet hybrid cars to improve safety for blind pedestrians.
Date: 07/03/2009 Hour: 11:01:56 AM 
Eurozone retail sales post fall
Retail sales in the eurozone fell more than expected in May, a further sign of the slowing economy, data shows.
Date: 07/03/2009 Hour: 10:31:54 AM 
Mortgage repayment quickens
Homeowners in the UK paid back a record amount of their outstanding mortgage debt during the first three months of 2009.
Date: 07/03/2009 Hour: 10:28:11 AM 
Regulators eye Google book deal
US anti-trust regulators are to examine Google's $125m deal with book publishers to settle copyright issues, reports say.
Date: 07/03/2009 Hour: 10:00:46 AM 
GM awaits US ruling on sale plans
A new General Motors could emerge from bankruptcy protection soon if a US judge approves its plans to sell assets.
Date: 07/03/2009 Hour: 07:18:10 AM 
More backing for Rio cash-raising
A Rio Tinto rights issue sees strong take-up from existing holders of its Australian-listed shares - after similar UK success.
Date: 07/03/2009 Hour: 06:49:58 AM 
Feed the poor
Welfare costs to strain India's budget
Date: 07/02/2009 Hour: 11:00:54 PM 
Man's world?
Encouraging more women to work on building sites
Date: 07/02/2009 Hour: 11:00:42 PM 
IMF refuses new aid for Zimbabwe
The International Monetary Fund tells Zimbabwe it will not provide more funds until it has settled its existing $1bn debts.
Date: 07/02/2009 Hour: 07:17:39 PM 
Pension view 'not radical enough'
The author of an influential report into the future of pensions in the UK tells the BBC his proposals were not radical enough.
Date: 07/02/2009 Hour: 06:06:50 PM 
US job losses worse than expected
The number of jobs lost in the US last month came in at 467,000, which is much more than had been expected.
Date: 07/02/2009 Hour: 04:28:54 PM 
Euro interest rates kept on hold
The European Central Bank keeps its key interest rate unchanged at 1% following its monthly meeting.
Date: 07/02/2009 Hour: 01:33:06 PM 
Nigerian gas firm Nigaz gets web all of a twitter about 'racist name'
A new joint-venture energy firm between Nigeria and Russia has got online communities twittering, after the governments choose the name Nigaz.
Date: 07/02/2009 Hour: 12:14:14 PM 
Crackdown on credit card cheques
Unwanted credit card cheques will be banned and a new post created to help consumers get refunds, the government says.
Date: 07/02/2009 Hour: 12:12:21 PM 
EADS wins giant Saudi border deal
Defence and aerospace group EADS wins a contract worth an estimated $2.27bn (£1.4bn) to help Saudi Arabia improve its border security.
Date: 07/02/2009 Hour: 11:56:53 AM 
EU blamed for German bank woes
A German minister blames the European Union for problems in the state Landesbank banking system.
Date: 07/02/2009 Hour: 11:55:24 AM 
Burning out
Budget busts mean damp squibs in the US on 4 July
Date: 07/02/2009 Hour: 11:29:44 AM 
Pensions 'threat' to Royal Mail
Failure to resolve the Royal Mail's huge pension deficit threatens the UK's universal postal service, it has been claimed.
Date: 07/02/2009 Hour: 11:27:52 AM 
California in 'fiscal emergency'
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal emergency in California to deal with a $24.3bn (£14.5bn) deficit.
Date: 07/02/2009 Hour: 11:20:35 AM 
Mexico's woes
US downturn and swine flu batter Mexico's economy
Date: 07/02/2009 Hour: 10:02:41 AM 
Indian growth of 7% 'is possible'
Economic growth of 7% in India is possible this year, according to a report from the country's finance ministry.
Date: 07/02/2009 Hour: 09:10:37 AM 
RBS boss to delay selling shares
Royal Bank of Scotland says chief executive Stephen Hester will not cash in shares worth up to £3.4m for a further two years.
Date: 07/02/2009 Hour: 08:48:06 AM 
Hitachi to sell batteries to GM
Hitachi says it will supply lithium-ion batteries to General Motors to power the company's hybrid cars from next year.
Date: 07/02/2009 Hour: 07:04:17 AM 
Rio Tinto cash-raising supported
Rio Tinto announces that there has been strong support from shareholders for its huge cash-raising exercise.
Date: 07/02/2009 Hour: 06:42:44 AM 
Lost tunes
Rare music sleuths make a monkey of the major labels
Date: 07/01/2009 Hour: 11:02:00 PM 
Chinese manufacturing increases
China's manufacturing sector grew in June, at a slightly faster pace than in the previous month.
Date: 07/01/2009 Hour: 12:11:42 PM 
India's exports continue to fall
India's exports fell in May for the eighth month in a row as overseas demand for goods continued to shrink in the global recession.
Date: 07/01/2009 Hour: 11:11:34 AM 
SAB reaches black ownership deal
SABMiller is to allocate 10% of shares in its South African unit to black investors, employees and community groups.
Date: 07/01/2009 Hour: 10:05:37 AM 
Oil companies reject Iraq's terms
Several of the companies bidding for contracts to operate Iraq's oil and gas fields reject the oil ministry's terms.
Date: 06/30/2009 Hour: 02:34:06 PM 
China's 'huge Zimbabwe loan'
China agrees to give Zimbabwe a loan of $950m (£573m) to help revive its wrecked economy, says Prime Minister Tsvangirai.
Date: 06/30/2009 Hour: 12:58:43 PM 
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Date: 02/12/2009 Hour: 05:29:13 PM 
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