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EU airline emissions cap 'legal'

// EU airline emissions cap 'legal'
// October 6, 2011 at 11:23 AM

Plans to include any airline landing or taking off on EU territory in an emissions trading scheme are legal, an adviser to Europe's top court has said.


// Trading in Dexia shares suspended
// October 6, 2011 at 11:23 AM

Trading of shares in Dexia is suspended as the troubled Franco-Belgian bank negotiates the sale of its Luxembourg business.

// VIDEO: Community bakery revives Dunbar
// October 6, 2011 at 10:42 AM

A community-owned bakery in East Lothian is hailed as a prototype for Scottish towns trying to revive their high streets.

// Bank injects £75bn into economy
// October 6, 2011 at 10:11 AM

The Bank of England says it will inject a further £75bn into the economy through quantitative easing (QE) but holds interest rates at 0.5%.

// ECB to give banks emergency cash
// October 6, 2011 at 10:11 AM

The European Central Bank offers new emergency loans to banks, but holds interest rates because of inflation risks.

// Eurozone moves to bolster banks
// October 6, 2011 at 10:11 AM

The European Central Bank offers new emergency loans to banks, but holds interest rates because of inflation risks

// VIDEO: Lawson: Why euro needs to be dismantled
// October 6, 2011 at 9:21 AM

Former Chancellor Lord Lawson explained why he thinks the euro should be "dismantled" and how it was doomed to failure.

// Tributes flood in for Steve Jobs
// October 6, 2011 at 8:57 AM

World and business leaders pay tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who has died at the age of 56 from pancreatic cancer.

// VIDEO: Newspapers a 'tough, stressful business'
// October 6, 2011 at 8:23 AM

Seminars are underway ahead of the public inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal.

// Players named in 'cricket scam'
// October 6, 2011 at 8:18 AM

A further three Pakistan cricketers are named in court as being allegedly involved in a betting scam as the trial of two players for match fixing continues.

// Online traders' 'refund failings'
// October 6, 2011 at 8:15 AM

More than half of traders failed to give full refunds to customers who pulled out of online purchases during a cooling-off period, tests show.

// World pays tribute to Steve Jobs
// October 6, 2011 at 7:46 AM

'World learns of his passing on his own invention': Barack Obama

// VIDEO: Bank injects £75bn into economy
// October 6, 2011 at 7:45 AM

The Bank of England has said it will inject a further £75bn into the economy through quantitative easing (QE).

// Lone Star guilty of market fraud
// October 6, 2011 at 7:38 AM

US buyout fund Lone Star has been fined $20.9m and its former boss has been jailed over stock market manipulation.

// BBC set to cut 2,000 jobs by 2017
// October 6, 2011 at 7:37 AM

The BBC announces up to 2,000 job losses, more repeats and a focus on core services like BBC One and Radio 4, as it plans for 20% budget cuts.

// German factory data disappoints
// October 6, 2011 at 7:29 AM

German factory data shows industrial orders fell in August for the second month in row, adding to debt crisis fears

// Bank injects £75bn into economy
// October 6, 2011 at 7:26 AM

The Bank of England says it will inject a further £75bn into the economy through quantitative easing (QE).

// Japan tourism industry recovering
// October 6, 2011 at 7:20 AM

Japan's tourism industry shows signs of recovery following the devastating tsunami last March, according to a report.

// Estonia bucking EU economic trend
// October 6, 2011 at 6:57 AM

Estonia's entrepreneurs help it buck EU trends

// Estonia bucking EU economic trend
// October 6, 2011 at 6:57 AM

How Estonia's entrepreneurs are helping it buck EU trends

// VIDEO: Dealing with personal debt
// October 6, 2011 at 6:24 AM

Paul Lewis, from Radio 4's Moneybox programme, has said that if everyone in the UK paid off their credit card debt then there would be a recession.

// Sales are rising for baker Greggs
// October 6, 2011 at 5:41 AM

Sales are up for baker Greggs as Britain turns to comfort food in the face of the economic downturn.

// VIDEO: Lord Sugar remembers Steve Jobs
// October 6, 2011 at 5:35 AM

Lord Sugar remembers how his Amstrad computer company competed with Steve Jobs in the 1980s.

// Shares up on eurozone debt hopes
// October 6, 2011 at 4:44 AM

Stock markets have continued to rise, fuelled by expectations that leaders in the eurozone are preparing action to ease the bloc's debt crisis.

// House prices 'lacking direction'
// October 6, 2011 at 4:39 AM

House prices are "lacking genuine direction", says the Halifax, as it reports a 0.5% fall in values in September compared with August.

// Olympic corporate deals 'unsold'
// October 6, 2011 at 4:37 AM

With less than a year to go before the Olympics, only around a third of on-site hospitality tickets for London 2012 have been sold.

// McDonald's ocean rescue: Sea change or greenwash?
// October 6, 2011 at 3:19 AM

McDonald's plan for ocean rescue stirs eco debate

// Qantas buys 110 Airbus aircraft
// October 6, 2011 at 3:18 AM

European aircraft maker Airbus strikes a deal worth US$9.5bn (£6.2bn) with Australia's Qantas for 110 jets.

// VIDEO: Supermarket 'law shops' to open
// October 6, 2011 at 3:18 AM

Banks and supermarkets are to be able to sell consumer legal services in England and Wales for the first time following a change in law.

// Bus service reforms put forward
// October 6, 2011 at 2:56 AM

Proposals to open up the bus market to more competition are published by the Competition Commission.

// Apple 'visionary' Steve Jobs dies
// October 6, 2011 at 2:22 AM

Technology pioneer and co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, dies at the age of 56 with President Obama saying "the world has lost a visionary".

// Citic securities dips on HK debut
// October 6, 2011 at 12:55 AM

Citic Securities has fallen on its debut at the Hong Kong stock exchange as market volatility continues to dent sentiment.

// Fears surface over Chinese debt
// October 6, 2011 at 12:28 AM

Fears are growing that China may face its own debt crisis amid signs of a slowdown and an explosion in underground lending.

// VIDEO: Citigroup under pressure from Asian regulators
// October 6, 2011 at 12:12 AM

According to reports, Japan's financial regulator may penalise the US bank for the third time since 2004, after failing to sufficiently disclose the risks associated with investment products.

// VIDEO: Steve Jobs: Apple's driving force
// October 5, 2011 at 11:56 PM

Steve Jobs, the brains behind the iPod, iPhone and the iPad, who built Apple into the world's most valuable company, has died at the age of 56.

// US nears South Korea free trade
// October 5, 2011 at 11:19 PM

The free trade pact between the US and South Korea has cleared the first hurdle four years after the deal was first agreed.

// World pays tribute to Steve Jobs
// October 5, 2011 at 11:12 PM
World learns of his passing on his own invention: Barack Obama

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