BA strike talks end without deal
Talks between British Airways and Unite aimed at averting strike action by cabin crew break down without agreement.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 10:38:27 PM
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Economic storm not over, says PM
Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 10:02:44 PM
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Pompey axe 85 jobs to cut costs
Administrators at Portsmouth FC start to make employees redundant, with 85 people losing their jobs.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 07:31:12 PM
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Banks face harsher stress tests
Further stress-testing of UK banks will take place to ensure they can survive a 'double-dip' recession, regulators say.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 06:04:24 PM
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British Gas faces strike ballot
British Gas workers are to vote in a strike ballot over allegations of bullying by management, and on changes to working conditions.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 05:55:33 PM
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Warning on packaged bank accounts
Bank accounts which charge fees for extra benefits may be being mis-sold, the Financial Services Authority has warned.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 04:52:55 PM
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China to build Sri Lanka airport
China is to lend Sri Lanka just under $200m to build a second international airport in the south of the island.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 04:38:17 PM
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EU rule change 'may cut red tape'
Small firms may be exempted from having to draw up and lodge annual accounts, after MEPs approve changes to European Union rules.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 03:37:20 PM
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China denies World Cup sweatshop
A Shanghai company denies it used sweatshop labour to produce World Cup mascots, as Fifa suspends its manufacturing contract.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 03:31:26 PM
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Tough task
Economic challenge for new president in quake-hit Chile .
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 03:09:46 PM
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UK economy 'still growing weakly'
The UK economy grew by 0.3% in the December to February period, says the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 03:00:06 PM
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Airlines offer to give up slots
British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia offer to give up take off and landing slots in London and New York, say EU watchdogs.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 02:16:02 PM
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EMI names ex-ITV boss as chairman
Troubled record company EMI - whose artists include Coldplay - has named former ITV boss Charles Allen as its new chairman.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 11:53:35 AM
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Standard Life enjoys profit boost
Insurance firm Standard Life reports better-than-expected profits and unveils plans for a further cost-cutting.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 11:13:31 AM
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Oil price fall hits Tullow profit
Oil firm Tullow says profits for 2009 fell by 93% but it is optimistic after major new discoveries in Uganda and Ghana.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 11:03:51 AM
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Insurers 'face $7bn Chile bill'
The earthquake in Chile may cost the global insurance industry as much as $7bn (£4.7bn), Swiss Re estimates.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 10:43:45 AM
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UK industrial output falls back
Industrial production in the UK fell unexpectedly in January, dropping by 0.4% form December, official data has shown.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 10:31:20 AM
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German exports fall unexpectedly
German exports fell unexpectedly in January, with analysts saying that the cold weather that month was to blame.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 10:24:17 AM
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Banking fraud 'moves to internet'
Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, research suggests.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 10:12:37 AM
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Cathay Pacific returns to profit
Cathay Pacific reports a return to full-year profit as cost cutting and bets on the price of fuel pay off.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 09:59:47 AM
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Smaller losses at Northern Rock
Northern Rock says that it made "good progress" in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 09:48:31 AM
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China's exports see big increase
China's exports surged 46% in February, figures show, raising hopes of a strong recovery in global trade.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 08:36:46 AM
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£10m to get students into sport
Universities are to be given £10m of National Lottery money to encourage more students to get involved in sport.
Date: 03/10/2010 Hour: 12:56:10 AM
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Royal junk mail
Why postal reforms are good news for direct mailers
Date: 03/09/2010 Hour: 11:31:00 PM
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Dotcom Crash
10 years on from the burst Nasdaq bubble
Date: 03/09/2010 Hour: 11:27:19 PM
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Obama backs Greece on speculators
President Barack Obama has 'responded positively' to calls to clamp down on market speculators, says the Greek PM after talks.
Date: 03/09/2010 Hour: 09:27:13 PM
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Photographer Annie Leibovitz snaps up debt rescue deal
Photographer Annie Leibovitz does a deal with Colony Capital to clear huge debts that meant she may have lost her library of famous pictures.
Date: 03/09/2010 Hour: 05:42:58 PM
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Payment protection rules delayed
The Financial Services Authority is delaying its plans to combat the mis-selling of payment protection insurance.
Date: 03/09/2010 Hour: 05:42:30 PM
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Northrop and EADS exit tanker bid
Northrop Grumman and EADS pull out of bidding for a $35bn US Air Force air-to-air refuelling tanker contract.
Date: 03/09/2010 Hour: 11:34:47 AM
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Fuel fighters
Boeing wins lucrative mid-air refuelling battle
Date: 03/09/2010 Hour: 11:20:56 AM
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Legoland firm sees more visitors
Madam Tussauds, Sea Life and London Eye owners, Merlin, weathers the downturn with visitor growth and expansion plans.
Date: 03/09/2010 Hour: 09:22:04 AM
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Toyota rejects electronics fears
Toyota rejects claims that faulty electronics could be behind its worldwide recall of more than eight million cars.
Date: 03/08/2010 Hour: 11:57:37 PM
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Haiti challenge
Rebuilding a devastated economy
Date: 03/08/2010 Hour: 11:47:12 PM
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India's Essar 'planning UK float'
Indian conglomerate Essar Group is reported to be planning to float on the London Stock Exchange, a move that could raise up to $3bn.
Date: 03/08/2010 Hour: 12:11:53 PM
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Shell in joint bid for gas firm
Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina launch a joint takeover bid for Australian liquefied natural gas group Arrow Energy.
Date: 03/08/2010 Hour: 08:12:05 AM
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Fujitsu row over boss's departure
Shares in Fujitsu fall 2.7% due to a dispute with its former president over the reason for his resignation last year.
Date: 03/08/2010 Hour: 07:24:03 AM
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Lada roubles
Russia hopes a scrappage scheme will lift car industry
Date: 03/07/2010 Hour: 05:05:31 PM
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US borrowing rises unexpectedly
Borrowing by US consumers rose for the first time in a year in January according to figures released by the Federal Reserve.
Date: 03/06/2010 Hour: 12:10:45 AM
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Car sales see continued recovery
UK car sales in February were up by 26.4% compared with the same month last year, industry figures show.
Date: 03/04/2010 Hour: 10:07:50 AM
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SA starts World Cup countdown
With 100 days to the World Cup, South Africans talk about their hopes and fears for the tournament
Date: 03/01/2010 Hour: 10:28:27 PM
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Zimbabwe move on firms' ownership
A Zimbabwean law that forces companies to sell a majority stake in their businesses to indigenous people comes into effect.
Date: 03/01/2010 Hour: 11:01:19 AM
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EU: Settlement goods not Israeli
The European Court of Justice rules that Israeli goods made in Jewish settlements cannot be considered Israeli.
Date: 02/26/2010 Hour: 09:10:11 AM
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India to review economy stimulus
India's government unveils its annual budget, saying that stimulus measures introduced to boost growth must be reviewed.
Date: 02/26/2010 Hour: 09:04:11 AM
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Iraq given its largest IMF loan
The IMF is to lend Iraq $3.6bn to rebuild its infrastructure as low oil prices slash its revenue.
Date: 02/25/2010 Hour: 09:21:08 AM
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Guidelines for financial journalists
Date: 07/01/2005 Hour: 02:38:13 PM
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