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AUDIO: Peston: Rock loss 'not a disaster'
Friday, May 18, 2012 3:26:06 AM CST
A report published by the National Audit Office into the creation and sale of Northern Rock reveals that the government is likely to lose £2bn overall by the time all the assets are wound down. The BBC's business editor Robert Peston has the details.
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VIDEO: EU 'taking all neccessary action'
Friday, May 18, 2012 10:10:01 AM CST
EU Economic Commissioner Olli Rehn has said the eurozone is taking "all necessary action in order to overcome" the debt crisis.
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VIDEO: Eurozone in spotlight at G8 talks
Saturday, May 19, 2012 11:36:28 AM CST
The leaders of the G8 group of the world's most powerful economies say they want debt-stricken Greece to remain in the eurozone.
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VIDEO: Facebook shares see modest debut
Friday, May 18, 2012 3:11:10 PM CST
Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38.
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VIDEO: Should Britain build a spaceport?
Friday, May 18, 2012 4:24:53 AM CST
A new report is recommending that the UK builds its own spaceport, to enable tourists to go into space.
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VIDEO: 'Business leaders should work harder'
Friday, May 18, 2012 3:55:28 AM CST
Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie has said British business leaders should work harder to get the UK out of the current economic downturn.
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VIDEO: From prison to Belfast distillery
Friday, May 18, 2012 7:01:39 AM CST
A notorious Belfast prison that held IRA inmates during the worst of the city's sectarian troubles is to be transformed into a whiskey distillery.
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VIDEO: UK signs pig deal with China
Friday, May 18, 2012 3:49:14 AM CST
The government has signed a multi-million pound deal to export British pork to China.
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AUDIO: Re-ignite growth, urges CEO
Friday, May 18, 2012 1:10:38 AM CST
Vassilios Katsos Pharmathen Pharmaceuticals CEO has told the BBC that he doesn't believe anyone should wish to exit from the euro
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AUDIO: Do unions work better in the private sector?
Friday, May 18, 2012 3:10:36 AM CST
Both management and unions have welcomed the deal that saved the Ellesmere Port Vauxhall car plant, and which saw changes to the working arrangements at the plant. Why did these talks go so smoothly, while those in the public sector are being more problematic?
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VIDEO: UK 'going through national pay cut'
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 5:05:26 AM CST
Britain has been going through a "national pay cut" with most people not having a rise in two years, the City AM editor said.
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VIDEO: G8 leaders gather in the US
Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:57:52 PM CST
World leaders are gathering at Camp David in the US, for talks dominated by the unresolved crisis in the eurozone.
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VIDEO: Facebook shares due to go on sale
Friday, May 18, 2012 1:19:16 AM CST
One of the biggest floatation ever seen on world stock markets will take place today when shares in the social networking site Facebook go on sale.
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AUDIO: Taxman targets online traders
Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:53:26 AM CST
HMRC is targeting people who use sites such as eBay and Amazon to sell items online at a profit.
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VIDEO: Japan may deregulate blowfish
Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:20:41 PM CST
Tokyo authorities are considering relaxing rules on the preparation of blowfish, which can be poisonous.
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VIDEO: Spanish banks face credit ratings cut
Thursday, May 17, 2012 4:15:47 PM CST
Ratings agency Moody's has cut the credit ratings of 16 Spanish banks, a further blow to a country that is struggling to deal with the bad debts of its banking sector.
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VIDEO: Ad boss on Facebook's power
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 7:36:12 PM CST
Sir Martin Sorrell explains to Rory Cellan-Jones the strengths and weaknesses of Facebook when it comes to advertising, as the company prepares to float on the stock exchange.