Connaught sale saves 2,500 jobs
About 2,500 jobs are saved after administrators KPMG agree to sell most of Connaught's failed social housing group.
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Royal Mail to be floated or sold
The government is to press ahead with privatising or selling Royal Mail, following an updated review of the postal service.
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Microsoft executive to lead Nokia
Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia appoints Microsoft business manager Stephen Elop as its new head after a profits slump.
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Deutsche 'set to raise 9bn euros'
Shares in Germany's Deutsche Bank fall sharply after reports that it is planning to raise 9bn euros to shore up its finances.
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7-Eleven makes offer for Casey's
7-Eleven, the largest convenience store chain in the US, has offered $2bn to buy smaller rival Casey's General Stores.
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China imports in surprise surge
China reported a surprise surge in imports during August, leading to a fall in its trade surplus to $20bn.
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Race-row German banker quits post
A German banker at the centre of a row over comments he made about Jews and Muslims agrees to leave his post, the Bundesbank says.
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Welfare bill faces extra £4bn cut
The government is planning to reduce the annual welfare bill by a further £4bn, Chancellor George Osborne tells the BBC.
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Bmibaby luggage gauges too small
Budget airline Bmibaby has been charging customers to put bags in the hold when they are small enough for the cabin, the BBC learns.
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UK interest rates remain at 0.5%
The Bank of England keeps UK interest rates on hold at a record low of 0.5% for the 18th consecutive month.
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Spending cuts 'to hit north harder'
Industrial areas in the North East and Midlands are least resilient to economic shocks, BBC-commissioned research suggests.
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Global economy slowing, says OECD
The global economic recovery is slowing faster than forecast, but a return to recession is unlikely, an economic group says.
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Record goods trade deficit for UK
The UK's goods trade deficit widened to a record high in July after imports rose sharply and exports fell from the previous month.
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Goldman Sachs fined £17.5m by FSA
Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs is fined £17.5m by the UK's financial watchdog.
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Chote set to head Budget office
Economist and former journalist Robert Chote is to become the new head of the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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Shoppers turning to card payments
The number of cash machines in the UK has fallen and withdrawals have dropped as shoppers turn to cards, figures show.
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Income tax: Interest may be added
HM Revenue & Customs says it is impossible to tell how many taxpayers may have to pay interest as a result of tax errors.
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Fat cat pensions 'worth millions'
Directors of big companies enjoy hugely generous pensions while cutting workers' pension entitlements, the TUC alleges.
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New bank ratio 'to be set at 7%'
Central bank governors and senior regulators are to impose tighter restrictions on the level of capital banks must hold as a buffer against future losses, the BBC has learnt.
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US exports near to two-year high
The US trade gap in July narrowed thanks to increased exports of large US-made items such as aircraft.
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Spain confirms its labour reforms
Spain's government says it will keep labour market reforms agreed in June which make it cheaper to sack workers.
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Defence firm BAE cuts 1,000 jobs
BAE Systems announces it is to axe almost 1,000 jobs across the UK, with 740 to go from five sites in England.
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World Cup knocks trading at HMV
Music, computer games and book retailer HMV says that its sales were disrupted this summer by the football World Cup.
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Morrisons to test online shopping
The UK's fourth biggest grocer, Morrisons, says it hopes to trial online shopping and convenience stores next year.
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Transport plan for Games unveiled
Organisers of the 2014 Commonwealth Games unveil plans to keep athletes, spectators and staff moving during the event.
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FIA rejects new team applications
Formula 1's governing body turns down all the entries from teams hoping to fill the vacant 13th slot in 2011, with former champion Jacques Villeneuve among those to miss out.
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Nigeria arrests ex-football heads
Four Nigerian former football officials are arrested amid accusations that some $8m (£5m) went missing during the World Cup finals in South Africa.
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Virgin predicts 'fewer airlines'
Steve Ridgway of Virgin Atlantic calls for the "liberalisation and deregulation of air industry"
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Egypt's young designers cut a rug
Fashion-conscious consumers in the Middle East have more choice than ever before.
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What does the future hold for Opec?
Is Opec likely to remain a big player in the world economy for the next 50 years?
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Google instant 'risk' for small business
Search engine Google has added a new feature so that when you begin to type a word it displays results immediately.
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First spending cut areas revealed
The government has revealed the first spending cuts suggested by the public that will actually become policy.
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Obama's plans to boost economy
President Obama will continue to lay out his economic plan with a White House news conference later today
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German economy still 'fragile'
Europe editor Gavin Hewitt analyses concerns over the strength of the German economy.
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Greek shoppers get militant over prices
Activists protesting against Greece's austerity measures are trying a new form of civil disobedience.
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Vulnerable to public sector cuts?
Find out how resilient areas of England might be
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Bloodhound budgets
Are speed records indulgent or are there benefits for all?
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Deep pockets
Finding investors to delve beneath the ocean waves
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Off the dial
What happened to Mercury, as in Mercury music prize?
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Shale gas revolution
Could this rock be a new major energy source?
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