BBC News - Business
BBC News - Business
02/23/2012 02:11 AM
Attacks on business snobbish - PM
David Cameron is to praise business for its 'vital role' in society later and say attacks on wealth creators are motivated by "snobbery".

02/23/2012 03:58 AM
Yen falls to seven-month low
The Japanese yen falls to its lowest level against the US dollar in seven months, positive news for Japanese exporters.

02/22/2012 09:56 PM
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.

02/22/2012 05:04 PM
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.

02/22/2012 05:03 PM
Peugeot boosted by alliance talks
Peugeot shares jump 12% after the carmaker confirms it is in talks about possible "co-operations and alliances".

02/22/2012 12:01 AM
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.

02/22/2012 05:49 PM
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.

02/22/2012 06:26 PM
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.

02/22/2012 03:53 PM
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.

02/22/2012 05:38 PM
Greek MPs consider bailout laws
Protests take place outside parliament in Greece, as MPs consider emergency laws after a 130bn-euro bailout deal.