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RBS chairman defends Stephen Hester's near-£1m bonus - The Guardian
3 Feb 2012 at 9:59am
The Guardian
RBS chairman defends Stephen Hester's near-£1m bonus
The Guardian
Royal Bank of Scotland's chairman has defended the near-£1m bonus awarded to its chief executive Stephen Hester by insisting he was doing a "great job" and paid less than his peers. Sir Philip Hampton admitted the bank had underestimated the scale of ...
Hampton: Defending Hester's bonusBBC News
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BT Profit Advances in Third Quarter as Broadband Subscriptions Increase - Blo...
3 Feb 2012 at 7:34am
Telegraph.co.uk
BT Profit Advances in Third Quarter as Broadband Subscriptions Increase
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BT Group Plc (BT/A), the UK's largest Internet service provider, raised its full-year forecast for operating profit as it gained more broadband subscribers. Full-year earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and costs from job cuts ...
BT cheers City as profits rise on broadband growthThe Guardian
BT profits jump on surge in superfast broadband demandTelegraph.co.uk
BT Profit Jumps on Cost CutsWall Street Journal
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Another day and another deal in the pipeline - The Independent
4 Feb 2012 at 12:02am
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Another day and another deal in the pipeline
The Independent
Misys, whose kit is found in banks and financial services firms across the world, is discussing a deal with Swiss counterpart Temenos. The deal followed the£50bn tie-up plans of Glencore and Xstrata, Facebook's potential $100bn flotation and Roche's ...
Misys holds $2bn merger talks with TenemosFinancial Times
Misys confirms merger talks with Swiss rival TemenosThe Guardian
Misys in all-share merger talks with Swiss rival TemenosTelegraph.co.uk
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French Connection issues second profits warning in three months - The Guardian
3 Feb 2012 at 6:36pm
The Guardian
French Connection issues second profits warning in three months
The Guardian
The high street squeeze, which has sent store chains including La Senza and Peacocks into administration in recent weeks, has forced another profits warning from fashion group French Connection. The retailer has issued a second profit warning in three ...
French Connection warns on profit againReuters UK
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Greek Official Says Barriers Remain in Talks With Creditors - New York Times
4 Feb 2012 at 7:54pm
New York Times
Greek Official Says Barriers Remain in Talks With Creditors
New York Times
ATHENS — The Greek finance minister, Evangelos Venizelos, said on Saturday that talks between the government and its foreign creditors on a second rescue deal were “on a razor's edge,” adding that though progress had been made on some levels, ...
Greece Weighs Spending Cuts as Bailout Talks Edge Toward DealWall Street Journal
America's Clinton throws weight behind euro as Greek debt deal edges closerTelegraph.co.uk
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The latest stories from the Business section of the BBC News web site.
US job numbers show strong growth
3 Feb 2012 at 9:45pm
The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show.
Work programme on track: Grayling
3 Feb 2012 at 11:33pm
Around 20% of unemployed people who have been on the government's main welfare-to-work scheme, the Work Programme, for at least 6 months have been found a job, the BBC has learnt.
New Virgin staff pay for checks
3 Feb 2012 at 11:53pm
Virgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks, Radio 4's Money Box reveals.
High Streets bid for £1m funding
4 Feb 2012 at 11:35am
The government is looking for 12 run down High Streets in England to share £1m as a part of plans proposed by TV retail guru Mary Portas.
Annuity sales 'unfair and opaque'
4 Feb 2012 at 12:01am
The way annuities are sold is costing half a million retirees each year as much as £1bn in future pension income, the National Association of Pension Funds says.
RBS boss calls for pay correction
3 Feb 2012 at 12:40pm
The chairman of 82% taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) says banker pay has been "high for too long" and needs to be corrected.
Europe hit by Russia gas shortage
4 Feb 2012 at 1:28am
Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say.
BT vow fibre optic 'game changer'
3 Feb 2012 at 7:20pm
Fibre optic broadband connections to at speeds of 300 Mbps will be available 'on demand' in the UK next year, BT says.
Apple overturns Motorola's ban
3 Feb 2012 at 4:10pm
Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany.
Service sector sees strong growth
3 Feb 2012 at 11:01am
The UK's service sector grew at its fastest rate since March 2011 in January, according to a closely watched survey.
1.1 million face £100 tax fines
3 Feb 2012 at 1:44pm
Just over one million taxpayers face a penalty of £100 for failing to submit their self-assessment tax returns on time, HM Revenue and Customs says.
Personal insolvencies 'down 11%'
3 Feb 2012 at 11:09am
Fewer people were declared insolvent in 2011 in England and Wales than in 2010, but the number of companies going bust increased.
BT cuts costs to increase profits
3 Feb 2012 at 7:29am
Telecoms group BT reports a sharp rise in profits, thanks largely to a jump in the number of broadband users.
UK recession looms, says report
3 Feb 2012 at 12:02am
The UK will enter recession in the first half of the year as households continue to cut back, says the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
Score draw in TV football case
3 Feb 2012 at 3:30pm
The Premier League and the importers of foreign satellite TV decoder boxes and cards are both claiming victory after their latest court battle
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Facebook chief faces tax bill of $1.5bn
3 Feb 2012 at 8:08pm
Money will fall due on a profit of nearly $5bn that Mark Zuckerberg plans to take on stock options he was handed in 2005
Carlyle removes class-action clause
3 Feb 2012 at 11:56pm
Group backs down after legal strategy provokes letter from senators amid opposition from investors and corporate governance activists
Bakrie vehicle moves to oust Rothschild from Bumi
3 Feb 2012 at 8:50pm
Dramatic move is a setback for the UK financier, who had pledged to clean up corporate governance at the coal miner
Dinner that put Glencore-Xstrata on the menu
3 Feb 2012 at 7:29pm
A series of issues had held up a merger, key among them the governance structure of a combined group
New York sues banks over home seizures
3 Feb 2012 at 7:54pm
The state sues three lenders over their use of a national private electronic mortgage registry, accusing them of illegal home seizures
New York Fed weighs fresh securities auction
4 Feb 2012 at 12:10am
Decision due in days on whether to sell bundled mortgage securities acquired during the AIG bail-out after successful Maiden Lane sale
Micron chief dies in small plane crash
3 Feb 2012 at 11:40pm
Steve Appleton, chairman and chief executive of the US chipmaker, was killed in an aircraft crash in Boise, Idaho
BP safety committee chief to leave board
3 Feb 2012 at 8:13pm
The impending departure of Sir William Castell is the latest shake-up at the top of the oil group since the Gulf of Mexico disaster
Super Bowl lends some muscle to global brands
3 Feb 2012 at 5:34pm
International audience remains small, but the growth of social networks and the internet means ads shown during the game can go viral worldwide
Google refuses to halt privacy policy change
3 Feb 2012 at 5:16pm
Search engine asked to halt implementation of new privacy policy while impact on users is examined
