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Friday, 18 May 2012, 22:41 GMT
Argentine gas exports cancelled
Spanish energy giant Repsol cancels a contract to provide gas to Argentina, in a continuing row after Buenos Aries nationalised one of its subsidiaries.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 21:13 GMT
Merkel 'suggests Greek euro vote'
Greek officials say Germany's Chancellor Merkel has suggested a euro referendum, but Berlin denies the report, as world leaders gather in the US for a G8 summit meeting.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 20:49 GMT
Facebook shares see modest debut
Facebook shares end a volatile first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing, having initially jumped more than 10%.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 20:00 GMT
Cuban offshore oil attempt fails
Spain's Repsol oil company says a first attempt to find oil off Cuba's northern coast has been unsuccessful.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 17:31 GMT
Market jitters over eurozone woes
European markets suffer a nervous session with investors unsettled by a downgrade for Spanish banks and the political crisis in Greece.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 17:19 GMT
EU 'plans for Greek exit option'
The EU Commission and European Central Bank are making contingency plans for a possible Greek exit from the euro, an EU commissioner says.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 16:35 GMT
Yahoo jumps on Alibaba deal talk
Shares in internet giant Yahoo rise 5% on reports that it is close to selling its valuable stake in Alibaba Group, the Chinese e-commerce company.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 16:11 GMT
LSE reveals strong profits rise
The London Stock Exchange bucks the economic turmoil to deliver a better-than-expected rise in annual profit.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 16:10 GMT
VIDEO: EU 'taking all neccessary action'
EU Economic Commissioner Olli Rehn has said the eurozone is taking "all neccessary action in order to overcome" the debt crisis.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 16:05 GMT
VIDEO: Concern in Spain after credit downgrade
Spaniards react to the decision by Moody's to downgrade 16 of theirs banks.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 15:48 GMT
Euro fears on the streets of Spain
Spain, feeling fragile, looks to Germany for help

Friday, 18 May 2012, 14:02 GMT
VIDEO: Spain to send in auditors
The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst on why shares in Spanish banks have staged a small recovery.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 13:36 GMT
Ticketus deal 'being terminated'
Charles Green says administrators at Rangers have told Ticketus they are terminating its contract over future ticket sales.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 13:01 GMT
JP Morgan boss to testify in US
JP Morgan chief executive Jamie Dimon will appear before a Senate committee to explain the bank's $2bn trading loss on a failed hedging strategy.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 11:38 GMT
£9k fees 'to push debt up £100bn'
A study suggests public sector debt will be pushed up by £100bn over next two decades by higher university fees.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 10:54 GMT
Debt-ridden Glens to get IFA loan
Glentoran's cash flow crisis is expected to be eased by a loan from the Irish Football Association.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 10:24 GMT
VIDEO: Should Britain build a spaceport?
A new report is recommending that the UK builds its own spaceport, to enable tourists to go into space.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 9:22 GMT
VIDEO: Eastern Europe affected by crisis
A number of emerging European countries such as Hungary had only just begun to recover from the financial crisis, but are now being hit by fresh fears over the eurozone.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 7:19 GMT
China property prices fall again
Chinese property prices continued to fall during April after the government kept policies in place to curb speculation.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 7:00 GMT
AUDIO: 'No liquidity problem' in Spain
Spanish banks, whose shares have been collapsing, have been downgraded by one of the big credit agencies. Justin Webb is in Madrid and has been speaking to Inigo Fernadez de Mesa is a junior minister at the Spanish treasury.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 4:00 GMT
China raises rare earth exports
China, the world's biggest producer of rare earths, will allow more companies to export it, after they met environment standards.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 3:53 GMT
VIDEO: Gold retains safe haven status
Amid recent financial volatility, gold prices have been rising steadily due to the precious metal's safe haven status.

Friday, 18 May 2012, 1:18 GMT
US puts tariffs on Chinese panels
The US says it will impose import tariffs of about 30% on Chinese solar companies, saying China is flooding it with subsidised products.

Thursday, 17 May 2012, 23:01 GMT
The entrepreneurs aiming to rebuild Greece
The young entrepreneurs aiming to rebuild Greece

Thursday, 17 May 2012, 23:00 GMT
Asian trading heads for online
The social networks breaking Asia's stock market traditions

Thursday, 17 May 2012, 23:00 GMT
Private rents 'increasing again'
Private rents in England and Wales went up by 0.5% in April, according to letting agency group LSL Property Services.

Thursday, 17 May 2012, 23:00 GMT
HMRC defends child benefit plan
Asking people to reveal financial information to their partners is legal, HM Revenue & Customs says, despite claims it breaks confidentiality rules.

Thursday, 17 May 2012, 22:12 GMT
Moody's downgrades Spanish banks
Ratings agency Moody's cuts the credit ratings of 16 Spanish banks, as shares in struggling lender Bankia fell another 14%.

Thursday, 17 May 2012, 18:06 GMT
Stadium retail park plan approved
Controversial plans for a community stadium and retail development in York are approved by councillors.

Thursday, 17 May 2012, 15:46 GMT
Can Facebook crack China?
Can Facebook crack the Chinese market?

Thursday, 17 May 2012, 15:12 GMT
VIDEO: Top tips for starting up a business in Greece
Panos Papadopoulos, co founder of software company Bugsense, gives his top tip for starting up a company in Greece

Thursday, 17 May 2012, 14:33 GMT
Buffett in newspaper investment
Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company of legendary investor Warren Buffett, invests in 63 local newspapers in the south-eastern US.

Thursday, 17 May 2012, 11:28 GMT
Pinterest to get $100m investment
Social networking service Pinterest is to receive $100m in funding, prompting analysts to value the two-year-old firm at up to $1.5bn.

Thursday, 17 May 2012, 11:12 GMT
Jobs boost as UK gets Astra deal
Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port car plant will build a new Astra car in a deal that means huge investment and the creation and support of thousands of jobs.

Thursday, 17 May 2012, 10:17 GMT
China Mobile in talks with Apple
China Mobile, the main mobile service provider in China and the largest in the world by users, could soon offer its customers Apple's iPhone.

Thursday, 17 May 2012, 10:16 GMT
Spain's cost of borrowing jumps
The cost of borrowing on the international money markets rise sharply for Spain as investors fear further financial turmoil in Europe.

Thursday, 17 May 2012, 9:50 GMT
France questions EU fiscal pact
France's new finance minister reiterates that the country's new socialist government will not ratify the European Union's fiscal pact.

Thursday, 17 May 2012, 6:40 GMT
Chinese gold demand hits record
Chinese demand for gold hit a record in the first quarter of 2012 and it remains the world's biggest market for gold, the World Gold Council says.

Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 23:31 GMT
China's ageing economic time bomb
How an ageing population threatens China's economy

Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 23:26 GMT
Swiss Army knife adapts to remain a cutting-edge tool
The Swiss Army knife had to adapt after the events of 9/11

Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 23:09 GMT
Brazil's business labyrinth of bureaucracy
Anyone wanting to set up a new business in the country of the moment should be warned that one of the world's worst red tape mountains faces them.

Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 17:00 GMT
Dual identities of a princeling
The dual identities of Bo Xilai's brother

Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 9:06 GMT
HTC shares dip on shipment delay
Shares of Taiwan's HTC fall after US customs officials hold up shipments of its new smartphones over a patent dispute.

Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 15:48 GMT
Greece pays bond swap hold-outs
Greece agrees to pay off some of the investors who rejected its bond swap earlier this year.

Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 14:29 GMT
US April retail sales in slowdown
US retail sales barely grew in April, rising 0.1% compared with a gain of 0.7% the month before, while consumer prices stayed unchanged.

Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 11:34 GMT
Africa 'must boost food output'
The United Nations Development Programme says Africa needs to boost agricultural productivity if it is to sustain its economic boom.

Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 9:24 GMT
Colombia-US trade pact in force
A free trade agreement between the US and Colombia takes effect five years after being signed, with Colombian flowers the first goods to be sent.

Monday, 14 May 2012, 23:00 GMT
Tech powers Philippines call centre success
Technology - like social media and internet telephony - has helped the Philippines to overtake India as the world's call centre capital.

Monday, 14 May 2012, 15:38 GMT
Best Buy loses second top boss
The founder of US electronics retailer Best Buy is leaving after it was found he knew the chief executive was having an affair but did not disclose it.

Monday, 14 May 2012, 1:48 GMT
Viewpoint: Why New York City is best for small businesses
As part of our continuing series looking at starting up and running businesses around the world, Rob Walsh, commissioner of the New York City Department of Small Business Services, explains the situation in his city, and the work of his department.

Thursday, 10 May 2012, 23:00 GMT
Welcome to the social revolution
The social web and mobile technologies have accelerated the rate at which relationships develop, information is shared and influence takes hold, says Salesforce.com's Marc Benioff

Monday, 07 May 2012, 23:01 GMT
HTML5 takes the internet by storm
Companies are embracing HTML5 to let them create visually-interesting and interactive websites and apps, says Ian Hardy

Sunday, 06 May 2012, 23:29 GMT
US scientists who mean business
Ever more academics and scientists in the US are honing their entrepreneurial skills.

Thursday, 03 May 2012, 17:58 GMT
Africa foreign investment surges
Africa received its largest ever share of global foreign direct investment (FDI) last year, according to an Ernst and Young survey.

Friday, 27 April 2012, 12:29 GMT
Trade fair in Zimbabwe boycotted
India and Russia boycott a major international trade fair in Zimbabwe in protest against the country's policy of taking control of foreign companies.

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