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12/05/2011 07:06 AM EST
HSBC is fined a record £10.5m by the City watchdog and will pay £29.3m compensation for mis-selling investment bonds to elderly people in care.
12/05/2011 07:44 AM EST
France's Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany's Angela Merkel are to unveil proposals on the eurozone debt crisis, at the start of a critical week for the EU.
12/05/2011 05:40 AM EST
UK service sector activity picked up in November after falling in the previous month, a survey suggests.
12/05/2011 05:23 AM EST
The divide between the wages of the rich and the poor is growing in nearly all of the world's leading economies, according to think tank the OECD.
12/04/2011 07:00 PM EST
UK shoppers are embracing technology at a faster pace than those in many other countries, according to a survey of shopping habits by KPMG.
12/04/2011 07:02 PM EST
The number of qualified staff for each vacancy in the City of London is at the highest for two years, according to a financial services recruitment firm.
12/05/2011 06:28 AM EST
UK manufacturing activity has dropped in the past three months and short-term confidence has "all but fallen away", a survey suggests.
12/05/2011 05:05 AM EST
Activity in the eurozone service sector shrank further in November, led by a sharp contraction in Spain, latest surveys suggest.
12/05/2011 03:03 AM EST
Tour operator Tui Travel reports a sharp improvement in profitability despite a tough year for the travel industry as a whole.
12/05/2011 04:05 AM EST
Recruitment firm Michael Page International says lower confidence in the jobs market means it will miss analysts' profit forecasts this year.
12/05/2011 04:52 AM EST
Shares in Commerzbank drop after a report suggests that Germany is prepared to nationalise the bank if needed.
12/04/2011 08:02 PM EST
The Irish Republic's economy remains fragile and is likely to take years to recover, Taoiseach Enda Kenny warns ahead of an austerity budget.
12/04/2011 08:00 AM EST
The downgrading of Britain's growth forecasts has made the case for public sector pensions reform more urgent, Labour peer Lord Hutton tells the BBC.
12/04/2011 08:39 PM EST
Panorama looks at the tactics employed by Britain's four biggest supermarkets to convince shoppers that they are getting a bargain.
12/04/2011 07:11 PM EST
Thousands of new jobs are set to be created in the oil and gas industry, according to a new report.
12/04/2011 08:17 PM EST
China's security chief warns that the government needs better methods to deal with social unrest due to a slowing economy.
12/05/2011 05:36 AM EST
Shares in Indian retailers fall after the government puts on hold plans to open up the retail market to global supermarket chains.
12/04/2011 11:38 PM EST
The campaign group Global Witness says it is leaving the Kimberley Process, saying the scheme has failed in its aim of stopping the trade in blood diamonds.
12/03/2011 08:01 AM EST
Some banks charge "eye-watering" rates of interest - 819,100% in one case - when their customers go over their overdraft limit, research shows.
12/05/2011 08:13 AM EST
Italy's implied cost of borrowing in financial markets falls after new Prime Minister Mario Monti unveils his austerity plans.
12/04/2011 09:37 AM EST
The government is to publish new proposals to limit "unjustified and irresponsible" pay rewards in the private sector, Nick Clegg says.
12/04/2011 04:00 PM EST
Former Fifa president Joao Havelange resigns from International Olympic Committee days before ethics hearing.
12/02/2011 03:00 PM EST
The leader of Blackburn Council writes to the owners of troubled Blackburn Rovers FC calling for a meeting over "the chaos surrounding the club".
12/05/2011 02:12 AM EST
The UK's 'big four' supermarkets are accused of misleading shoppers with confusing and untrue claims about their special offers which could potentially leave them open to prosecution.
12/05/2011 07:47 AM EST
HSBC, has been fined £10.5m by the Financial Services Authority for mis-selling products to elderly customers.
12/05/2011 03:16 AM EST
Europe's largest tour operator, Tui Travel, has reported an 18% rise in full-year profit, ahead of expectations.
12/05/2011 01:12 AM EST
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are to meet to agree on joint proposals aimed at resolving the eurozone debt crisis.
12/04/2011 06:11 AM EST
The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says the coalition will bring forward proposals next month to limit executive pay increases.
12/05/2011 03:19 AM EST
The Irish government is expected to announce a rise in VAT to 23%, as part of a new austerity budget
12/03/2011 07:13 PM EST
Sir Martin Sorrell believes that his East European grandparents would not have been accepted into the UK under today's restrictions.
12/03/2011 07:22 PM EST
Robert Peston examines the decisions which led the economy in the West into financial crisis.
12/04/2011 07:02 PM EST
Why high-fliers increasingly live and work abroad
12/04/2011 07:45 PM EST
Can desert sun provide Europe with clean energy?
12/04/2011 02:53 AM EST
China is like an oil tanker - it takes a lot to shift the economy
12/03/2011 08:06 PM EST
We've seen the movie, but who is the real Mark Zuckerberg?