BBC Business News
Ofcom plans simplified phone numbers (Sat, 18 May 2013 00:47:05 GMT)
Some people are "put off" making important calls because of confusion over the amount they will be charged, according to the telecoms regulator.
Contactless 'charging errors' at M&S (Sat, 18 May 2013 00:56:08 GMT)
Some Marks and Spencer customers say its contactless payment terminals have taken cash from cards other than the ones intended for payment.
Morrisons agrees deal with Ocado (Fri, 17 May 2013 16:32:34 GMT)
Morrisons, the UK's fourth largest supermarket chain, says it will launch online shopping by January 2014 after agreeing a tie-up with Ocado.
Europe car sales break losing streak (Fri, 17 May 2013 09:46:43 GMT)
Car sales across Europe rose in April for the first time in 18 months, helped by strong demand in the UK and by the early Easter break.
Public sector pensions face big hit (Fri, 17 May 2013 12:09:18 GMT)
Four million public sector employees will see a dramatic reduction in the overall value of their pension schemes, a new report claims.
Ofcom: 'Too many' nuisance calls (Fri, 17 May 2013 09:59:57 GMT)
UK households are receiving too many nuisance calls, according to the telecoms regulator, Ofcom.
Lloyds shares hit break-even point (Fri, 17 May 2013 11:47:30 GMT)
Lloyds Banking Group's share price passes 61.2p in morning trading, the break-even point for the government's investment in the group.
Jockey Club hits its bond target (Fri, 17 May 2013 10:20:02 GMT)
The Jockey Club hits its £15m Racecourse Bond target and extends the application window until 28 May.
Spain reports monthly trade surplus (Fri, 17 May 2013 13:31:33 GMT)
Spain records its first monthly trade surplus in more than 40 years as demand for imports dries up.
Turkish bonds yield at record low (Fri, 17 May 2013 11:34:05 GMT)
Turkish bond yields have hit new lows as investors greeted Moody's increase in the country's credit rating to investment grade.
Dell posts 79% fall in profits (Thu, 16 May 2013 21:14:23 GMT)
Dell reports a 79% fall in quarterly profits to $130m (£85m) amid falling computer sales and a takeover battle.
Hayward appointed Glencore chairman (Thu, 16 May 2013 19:24:21 GMT)
Glencore Xstrata shareholders vote to appoint Tony Hayward, BP's former chief executive, as interim chairman to replace Sir John Bond.
China's Sina Corp sees loss narrow (Fri, 17 May 2013 06:31:43 GMT)
Sina, which runs China's biggest micro-blogging site, sees losses narrow in the first three months of the year as revenues rise.
MPs challenge Google over UK tax (Thu, 16 May 2013 16:33:57 GMT)
The internet giant Google has been challenged by MPs over the way it reports its income for tax.
RBS to cut a further 1,400 jobs (Thu, 16 May 2013 14:22:25 GMT)
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to cut a further 1,400 jobs from its retail banking head office over the next two years.
Economic benefits of HS2 questioned (Thu, 16 May 2013 13:38:37 GMT)
The HS2 rail project has an estimated £3.3bn funding gap and the benefits for the economy are "unclear", the National Audit Office says.
Man lists 12,000 call menu options (Fri, 17 May 2013 10:55:05 GMT)
An IT manager who grew frustrated with call centre menus has catalogued shortcuts to thousands of phone services
HMRC wins Goldman Sachs court case (Thu, 16 May 2013 10:38:01 GMT)
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has won its case in the High Court, where it had been accused of illegally letting investment bank Goldman Sachs off part of its tax bill.
Fuel poverty gap widens (Thu, 16 May 2013 10:34:28 GMT)
The UK's so-called "fuel poverty gap" is widening, although the total number in fuel poverty has fallen, according to a government report.
Eurozone and US inflation falls (Thu, 16 May 2013 13:18:53 GMT)
Inflation in both the 17-strong eurozone bloc and the US falls to its lowest level in years.
Chancellor to stay on economic path (Wed, 15 May 2013 19:02:15 GMT)
Chancellor George Osborne tells business leaders at the CBI that he will not deviate from the government's economic road to reducing the deficit.
Bank of England upgrades forecasts (Wed, 15 May 2013 14:59:30 GMT)
The Bank of England upgrades its economic growth forecast, but separate figures show a rise in UK unemployment.
Wal-Mart and Asda see profits rise (Thu, 16 May 2013 12:22:52 GMT)
The world's biggest retailer Wal-Mart, which owns the UK chain Asda, says profits in the three months to April nudged higher.
BP asks Cameron to curb US leak cost (Thu, 16 May 2013 08:30:11 GMT)
BP appeals to Prime Minister David Cameron to intervene over the escalating compensation costs of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.
Honda to supply 2015 McLaren engines (Thu, 16 May 2013 12:17:34 GMT)
Japanese car manufacturer Honda will return to Formula 1 in 2015 as engine suppliers to the McLaren team.
Dravid 'shock' over cricket arrests (Fri, 17 May 2013 23:01:33 GMT)
India batsman Rahul Dravid is shocked after three of his Rajasthan Royals IPL stars are arrested over spot-fixing claims.
Olympic venue's future secured (Thu, 16 May 2013 13:30:25 GMT)
More than 4,500 jobs are to be created as the final venue to be permanently based in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park has its future secured.
Blatter questions summer World Cup (Thu, 16 May 2013 14:41:29 GMT)
Fifa president Sepp Blatter believes it is "not rational" to play the 2022 World Cup in the summer heat of Qatar.
VIDEO: Inside the human robot factory (Thu, 16 May 2013 23:01:13 GMT)
Roboticist Will Jackson of Engineered Arts gives a tour of his robot factory in Cornwall, and talks about recent developments in the industry.
VIDEO: Turkey's 'Italian' makeover underway (Fri, 17 May 2013 22:42:16 GMT)
At a time of economic doom and gloom across much of Europe - the credit rating for Turkey has been upgraded.
