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- RBS bank's loss doubles in 2011
- British Gas owner profits up 1%
- Stamp duty change prompts pick-up
- Credit Agricole has 3bn-euro loss
- Attacks on business snobbish - PM
- HP sales fall short of forecasts
- Yen falls to seven-month low
- Peacocks sold but 3,100 jobs lost
- Peugeot boosted by alliance talks
- CBI seeking 'targeted' tax cuts
- RBS bank's loss doubles in 2011 - State-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland reports a loss of £2bn in 2011, its fourth year of losses since the bank's bailout in 2008. | British Gas owner profits up 1% - Centrica, the owner of British Gas, says profits stayed flat due to the effect of a slump in in demand in the UK. | Stamp duty change prompts pick-up - The number of mortgage approvals for house purchases hit a two-year high in January ahead of the withdrawal of a stamp duty concession. | Credit Agricole has 3bn-euro loss - Credit Agricole reports a large loss for the three months to the end of December due to its exposure to Greek debt. | Attacks on business snobbish - PM - David Cameron is to praise business for its 'vital role' in society later and say attacks on wealth creators are motivated by "snobbery". | HP sales fall short of forecasts - Computer firm Hewlett-Packard sees a drop in first-quarter sales, as it attempts to turn itself around under new chief executive Meg Whitman. | Yen falls to seven-month low - The Japanese yen falls to its lowest level against the US dollar in seven months, positive news for Japanese exporters. | Peacocks sold but 3,100 jobs lost - Fashion retailer Peacocks is sold out of administration to Edinburgh Woollen Mill, saving 6,000 jobs, but 3,100 staff will be made redundant. | Peugeot boosted by alliance talks - Peugeot shares jump 12% after the carmaker confirms it is in talks about possible "co-operations and alliances". | CBI seeking 'targeted' tax cuts - The CBI calls on the government to give a £500m boost to business in the Budget through a series of "targeted and modest" tax cuts. | Obama seeks US corporate tax cut - US President Barack Obama proposes a cut in corporate tax and an end to tax loopholes, as part of his election-year strategy on the economy. | Bank members voted for £75bn QE - Minutes show two of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee wanted more money pumped into the economy, sending sterling down on the currency markets. | Hotels chain to create 3,000 jobs - Intercontinental hotels, which owns the Holiday Inn and Crown Plaza hotel brands, says it will create 3,000 jobs in the UK. | Greek MPs consider bailout laws - Protests take place outside parliament in Greece, as MPs consider emergency laws after a 130bn-euro bailout deal. | Air Asia hit by high fuel costs - Malaysian budget airline Air Asia reports a 56% fall in fourth-quarter profit, hurt by higher fuel costs. | South Korea wins Navy tanker deal - The Royal Navy selects South Korean firm Daewoo for a £452m deal to build four new fuel tankers. | PPI payments 'hit £1.9bn in 2011' - Banks paid out £1.9bn in compensation in 2011 for the mis-selling of payment protection insurance, a watchdog says. | App helps blind people send texts - An app designed to help blind people send text messages could have many uses for fully-sighted people too, researchers say. | Vatican to lose tax-exempt status - Italy's Catholic Church faces an annual multi-million euro bill over government plans to strip it of its tax-exempt status. | New targets for tax inspectors - Tax inspectors will target the motor trade, market stallholders and clothing sellers as they extend their campaign against tax dodgers. | Stamp price rise plans challenged - MPs challenge a regulator about plans to remove price caps on first-class stamps and raise the price limit on second class to as much as 55p. | New year drop in property sales - Home sales recorded their typical new year dip, but transactions in the first month of the year were higher than any January since 2008, figures show. | UK business confidence 'growing' - The number of UK businesses planning to increase their spending on marketing has risen sharply from last year, a survey suggests. | Eurozone service sector shrinks - The eurozone's service sector shrinks unexpectedly in February, a survey suggests, increasing fears of a recession. | Hungary may lose EU aid over debt - The European Commission plans to freeze 495m euros of funding for Hungary, lamenting the country's excessive budget deficit. | Etisalat to exit Indian venture - Abu Dhabi-based telecoms firm Etisalat says it is closing down its India operations after a recent Supreme Court order cancelled its licence. | Dell forecasts decline in sales - Dell reports an 18% drop in fourth-quarter profit and forecasts a fall in sales in the current quarter, sending it shares down in after-hours trading. | Heathrow passengers reach record - The number of passengers using BAA's Heathrow airport reached a record last year while losses for the company narrowed, the airport operator says. | Lin in 'Linsanity' trademark bid - New York Knicks basketball player Jeremy Lin files to trademark the term "linsanity", used to characterize his rapid rise to NBA stardom. | Rangers ex-chief questions Whyte - A former chairman of Rangers suggests the debt the club owes Craig Whyte should be written off under the terms of the takeover contract. | Clarke & IMG settle legal dispute - England & Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke and media giant IMG have settled their legal dispute out of court. | VIDEO: RBS reveals pre-tax losses of £766m - The Royal Bank of Scotland has reported a pre-tax loss of £766m - its fourth year of losses since the bank's bailout in 2008. | VIDEO: PPI claim 'a lot of hard work' - The Financial Services Authority has revealed that compensation to borrowers who were mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance reached nearly £2bn last year. | AUDIO: The economic tide 'is coming in' - Economist Geoffrey Dicks speaks to the Today programme's Lesley Curwen about the positive indicators of the UK's "real economy". | AUDIO: Alex's 25 years of City satire - Cartoon character Alex Masterley reflects on 25 years in the City. | VIDEO: British shoe company flourishing - As Budget day looms Steph McGovern asks Peter Taylor the Managing Director of Hotter Shoes, what he would like to see the Chancellor do to help UK PLC. | VIDEO: Could business help free schools? - Newsnight's political editor Allegra Stratton discusses the politics of putting children's education into the hands of profit-making companies. | VIDEO: Inside Apple's factory in China - ABC presenter Bill Weir has been granted exclusive access to a factory in China run by Foxconn, one of the biggest suppliers for software giant Apple. | VIDEO: CBI calls for 'targeted' tax cuts - The CBI is calling on the government to give a £500m boost to business in the Budget through a series of "targeted and modest" tax cuts. | Journey around the public sector - Public sector casualty seeks private sector job | The tax credit system changes from April 2012 - How the tax credit system will change from April | Small firms: How to expand - Your latest start-up questions answered by our panel of experts | Would a Peugeot GM alliance make sense? - Would a Peugeot-GM alliance make sense? | US turns up heat on China solar subsidies - China and US in spat over solar subsidies | Biosensors measure sporting success - The new technologies changing sport performance | Mobile money: Using your phone to transfer cash - Using your mobile phone to transfer cash |
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