http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6574555.stm" TARGET="_top">Bidding war breaks out for Boots
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:38:00 GMT
A bidding war breaks out for Alliance Boots after a rival consortium proposes a £10.8bn offer for the firm.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6578253.stm" TARGET="_top">Dow Jones sets another fresh high
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:29:11 GMT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sets yet another closing high, its third consecutive record close.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6578595.stm" TARGET="_top">Motorists hit by card clone scam
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:30:27 GMT
Thousands of motorists who bought petrol on credit cards are thought to have lost millions of pounds in a scam.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6578471.stm" TARGET="_top">Royal honour for cancer company
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 09:50:57 GMT
A company offering travel insurance for cancer patients is one of 119 companies being honoured by the Queen.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/moneybox/6579231.stm" TARGET="_top">Banks stop account discrimination
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:15:26 GMT
Two banks tell the BBC they will no longer deny high-paying internet accounts to disabled customers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6572619.stm" TARGET="_top">UK exports get beef and beer lift
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:23:31 GMT
UK food and drink exports hit a record in 2006, the first time they have hit such levels since the BSE crisis.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6573929.stm" TARGET="_top">Surge in British Gas complaints
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:37:11 GMT
Complaints over British Gas have more than doubled since last year, with billing largely to blame, Energywatch says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6578289.stm" TARGET="_top">US presses China on yuan reform
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:31:51 GMT
The US says China is not moving quickly enough to reform its currency, and this could lead to wider economic risks.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/working_lunch/6560987.stm" TARGET="_top">eBay 'sorry' over policy change
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:01:26 GMT
Auction website eBay has apologised for not giving sellers enough notice about a change to the way it lists items.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6575519.stm" TARGET="_top">Canada alarmed over Kyoto costs
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:46:30 GMT
Canada could see a recession if it were to meet its Kyoto target for reducing emissions, Canada's environment minister has warned.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6577547.stm" TARGET="_top">Nigeria fears send oil prices up
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:37:21 GMT
Oil prices are sent higher ahead of elections in Nigeria, with fears that a weak government could threaten oil supplies.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6575395.stm" TARGET="_top">Global mobile phone growth slows
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:34:14 GMT
Growth in world mobile phone shipments slowed in the first three months of 2007, led by Motorola, a report says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6574767.stm" TARGET="_top">Blackberry reveals failure cause
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:39:15 GMT
Blackberry maker RIM says an insufficiently tested software upgrade was the cause of its network failure.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6576559.stm" TARGET="_top">Foreign markets boost McDonald's
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:36:53 GMT
McDonald's sees its quarterly profits rise 22%, helped by strong international sales and a bigger US menu.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6575747.stm" TARGET="_top">Wolfowitz scandal 'needs urgency'
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:12:20 GMT
World Bank directors vow to deal urgently with the scandal enveloping the lender's boss Paul Wolfowitz.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6576421.stm" TARGET="_top">Chinese brewer's profits sparkle
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:58:11 GMT
Tsingtao, China's most famous beer, sees its half-year profits soar 77%, buoyed by growth in its home market.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6576583.stm" TARGET="_top">FirstGroup snares Greyhound deal
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:28:37 GMT
Shareholders of rail and bus firm FirstGroup backed a plan to buy US yellow school bus firm Laidlaw for £1.9bn.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6574963.stm" TARGET="_top">Sales growth slows on High Street
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:09:20 GMT
Retail sales growth in the UK slowed in March, after a strong rise in February, official figures show.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6572803.stm" TARGET="_top">House buyers 'seek parental cash'
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:20:05 GMT
The number of graduates borrowing from parents to buy a house has doubled in the past decade, a survey says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6577073.stm" TARGET="_top">Outsourcing boosts Indian firms
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:46:00 GMT
Indian firms, including Wipro, see profits surge as US and European firms outsource operations to cut costs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6574937.stm" TARGET="_top">Sony Ericsson hits the right key
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:54:08 GMT
Sony Ericsson's profits for the first three months of the year jumped on strong sales of its Walkman phones.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6575177.stm" TARGET="_top">Siemens chair leaves amid probe
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:34:05 GMT
Siemens chairman Heinrich von Pierer is to stand down, insisting he had nothing to do with the scandal at the firm.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6575267.stm" TARGET="_top">Co-op credit card to aid homeless
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:11:29 GMT
The Co-operative bank launches a credit card which donates money to homeless charity Shelter.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6573727.stm" TARGET="_top">Charity warning on child poverty
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:44:32 GMT
Targets to eradicate child poverty will not be met without more Westminster money, a charity warns.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6571043.stm" TARGET="_top">Lenders pull fixed-rate mortgages
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:20:19 GMT
Lenders start to withdraw their fixed-rate mortgage products ahead of a possible interest rate rise.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6570699.stm" TARGET="_top">Sainsbury's in disposable bag ban
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:03:48 GMT
Supermarket chain Sainsbury's has said it will ban disposable carrier bags in its stores for one day later this month.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6568849.stm" TARGET="_top">UK confused by money jargon
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:59:54 GMT
Millions of Britons are failing to save adequately for their retirement and find financial jargon impenetrable, a survey suggests.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6574543.stm" TARGET="_top">Asian stocks buoyed by US rises
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:46:45 GMT
Asian stocks rebound in Friday trading, buoyed by record highs on America's Dow Jones index and a weaker yen.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6571549.stm" TARGET="_top">Pound still above $2 despite fall
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:17:26 GMT
Sterling eases slightly against the dollar but still remains above $2 and trading close to 26 year highs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6571269.stm" TARGET="_top">Foreigners dominate UK rich list
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:40:45 GMT
Only one of Britain's top five richest people was born in the UK, the Sunday Times Rich List 2007 reveals.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6571235.stm" TARGET="_top">'Hidden' trade barriers alarm EU
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:32:34 GMT
The European Commission will tackle "hidden" global trade barriers in a fresh effort to develop export markets.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6574633.stm" TARGET="_top">Former Qwest boss guilty of fraud
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:45:05 GMT
Ex-boss of US phone group Qwest, Joseph Nacchio, is found guilty of 19 counts of insider trading.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6574923.stm" TARGET="_top">Price battle causes losses at AMD
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:53:44 GMT
Chipmaker AMD reports a bigger than expected loss, as its ongoing price war with Intel takes its toll.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6574175.stm" TARGET="_top">Google profits rise on ad revenue
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:16:02 GMT
Google has seen quarterly profits soar 69%, beating expectations, boosted by strong advertising revenue.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/editorialguidelines/advice/" TARGET="_top">Guidelines for financial journalists
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