http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business/The latest stories from the Business section of the BBC News web site.en-gbFri, 24 Feb 2012 15:11:47 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse.http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business/1206015Part-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group makes a loss of £3.5bn in 2011 after setting aside £3.2bn to cover PPI claims.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17151214http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17151214Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:51:55 GMTA second official estimate of GDP confirms that the UK economy shrank by 0.2% in the last three months of 2011.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17152253http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17152253Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:53:45 GMTA pub landlady has won her court fight with the English Premier League over using a Greek TV decoder to screen games.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17150054http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17150054Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:09:34 GMTRoyal Mail just missed its delivery target for first-class post in the run-up to Christmas, new figures show.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17158953http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17158953Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:11:32 GMTApple shareholders win a greater say in selecting the firm's board of directors after the company concedes to pressure over governance.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17158047http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17158047Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:59:27 GMTBoeing says a repair to its flagship new plane, the 787 Dreamliner, will take days, not months to carry out.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17154426http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17154426Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:12:05 GMTVolkswagen profits double to 15.8bn euros in 2011 after the company delivers a record 8.2 million vehicles.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17152843http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17152843Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:44:02 GMTPayday lenders are to be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading amid concerns that customers are not being treated fairly.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17153544http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17153544Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:34:26 GMTFewer than half of all employees are now in a workplace pension scheme, official figures show.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17155411http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17155411Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:18:44 GMTFiat's boss, Sergio Marchionne, says two plants in Italy may have to close if they cannot export to the United States.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17152848http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17152848Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:49:54 GMTCredit card insurer CPP says it faces a bill of £15m after agreeing with the City watchdog to review its past sales.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17152272http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17152272Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:59:09 GMTA quarter of a million more people aged in their late 50s and early 60s are now working unpaid overtime than were a decade ago, a report says.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17150380http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17150380Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:57:06 GMTJapan's financial watchdog tells an investment firm to halt operations over worries it has lost most of the $2.3bn funds it manages.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17150887http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17150887Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:46:17 GMTProfits halve at Telefonica, owner of UK mobile network operator O2, as conditions deteriorate in Spanish telecoms market.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17151404http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17151404Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:13:43 GMTThe employment minister claims a small number of activists are trying to "destabilise" firms involved in a controversial work experience scheme.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-17150593http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17150593Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:51:36 GMTThe US targets organised crime by freezing the financial assets of two groups - Japan's Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza group and Russia's Brothers' Circle.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-17150847http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17150847Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:07:52 GMTThere will be no extra charge on students who want to pay back their loans early after they graduate, Business Secretary Vince Cable has confirmed.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17140106http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17140106Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:10:47 GMTBenefits worth billions of pounds - ranging from pension credit to jobseeker's allowance - go unclaimed each year, new figures show.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17139088http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17139088Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:15:43 GMTThe number of mortgage approvals for house purchases hit a two-year high in January ahead of the withdrawal of a stamp duty concession.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17139080http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17139080Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:36:24 GMTThe European Commission predicts that the eurozone economy will contract by 0.3% in 2012, having previously forecast 0.5% growth.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17138207http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17138207Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:26:58 GMTWelsh farmland is among the UK's most expensive, and has doubled in value in five years, according to a survey.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-17146548http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17146548Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:08:50 GMTThe Greek parliament passes a law that allows a debt write-down with private creditors - a key plank of its EU/IMF bailout agreement.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-17144128http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17144128Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:01:10 GMTEasyjet refunds a man £50 after charging him to take his dialysis machine aboard a flight to France.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-devon-17151189http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-17151189Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:10:14 GMTCasino company Wynn Macau removes co-founder Kazuo Okada in the latest twist to a long-running internal battle.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17150613http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17150613Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:05:00 GMTRoyal Bank of Scotland reports a loss of £2bn in 2011, its fourth year of losses since the bank's bailout in 2008.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17128477http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17128477Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:57:10 GMTRangers' tax bill is much greater than the £9m that forced the club into administration, BBC Scotland understands.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-17146506http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17146506Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:14:24 GMTPortsmouth administrator Trevor Birch admits the club may not have enough money to see out the season.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17137954http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17137954Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:55:52 GMTFormula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says he is "100% sure" that the Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead this year.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/17143719http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/17143719Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:03:11 GMTMichel Roux Jr said young people want instant success and do not want to stack shelves, preferring to sit on benefits.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-17153174http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17153174Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:04:53 GMTBusiness editor Robert Peston gives his analysis of Lloyds' bank results.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9699000/9699305.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9699000/9699305.stmFri, 24 Feb 2012 10:01:12 GMTMore people in their late 50s and early 60s are working unpaid overtime than they were a decade ago.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17154917http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17154917Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:40:43 GMTEd Vaizey, the Communications Minister was unaware of a "mandatory work activity" process for getting some unemployed people back to work.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/question_time/9699363.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/question_time/9699363.stmFri, 24 Feb 2012 11:12:20 GMTStephen Greenhalgh, leader of Hammersmith and Fulham Council, and Conservative MP Mark Reckless debate whether taxes should be raised on high-end property.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9699000/9699349.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9699000/9699349.stmFri, 24 Feb 2012 10:49:04 GMTMedia advertising experts told BBC Radio 5 live if they would be advising their clients to buy space in the Sun on Sunday.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17155095http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17155095Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:32:10 GMTEmployment Minister Chris Grayling defends the government's work experience schemehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_9699000/9699328.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9699000/9699328.stmFri, 24 Feb 2012 10:29:22 GMTChief executive of The Share Centre Gavin Oldham says the current generation of business leaders must remember its responsibility to future generations and should not be so focussed on the short-term.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17144813http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17144813Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:35:13 GMTCould rescuing Italy's economy sink Venice?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17075263http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17075263Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:04:53 GMTCity centre regeneration will help Coventry, says council chiefhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17094497http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17094497Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:05:01 GMTNew and shiny is not always besthttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17144512http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17144512Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:04:57 GMTDo local people benefit from African land deals?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-17116284http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17116284Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:49:46 GMTWhat can business learn from rap artists?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-17106736http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17106736Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:52:13 GMTRegulation key to save global fish stockshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17136570http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17136570Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:01:16 GMTPublic sector casualty seeks private sector jobhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17094496http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17094496Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:05:10 GMT