VIDEO: Quick sale 'plays on vulnerability'

RSS icon01:02pm 7 August 2013

As the Office of Fair Trading investigates three "quick sale" companies, the BBC hears from a woman who says one firm tried to knock 40% off the price it had offered for her flat.

Canada's soaring life expectancy 'presents DB pension challenge'

RSS icon01:00pm 7 August 2013

Women in Canada can expect to live to almost 90 years old and men nearly as long, posing challenges for pension fund sponsors.

Vodafone announces 4G launch in UK

RSS icon12:10pm 7 August 2013

Vodafone has revealed that its 4G service will roll out in London on 29 August, with prices starting at £26 per month.

Vodafone announces 4G launch in UK

RSS icon12:10pm 7 August 2013

Vodafone has revealed that its 4G service will roll out in London on 29 August, with prices starting at £26 per month.

Sterling recovers poise after BoE guidance

RSS icon11:12am 7 August 2013

Japan’s yen rallies, hitting a six-week high against the dollar, as investors seek safety amid uncertainty over central bank outcomes

Did Carney guide Canada to growth?

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Did Mark Carney guide Canada to growth?

Did Carney guide Canada to growth?

RSS icon11:08am 7 August 2013

Did Mark Carney guide Canada to growth?

AUDIO: 'Need to work quickly' on airport plans

RSS icon11:03am 7 August 2013

Views on airport expansion submitted to the government-appointed Airports Commission have been wide ranging and interesting, the panel's chairman Sir Howard Davies has said.

AUDIO: 'Need to work quickly' on airport plans

RSS icon11:03am 7 August 2013

Views on airport expansion submitted to the government-appointed Airports Commission have been wide ranging and interesting, the panel's chairman Sir Howard Davies has said.

VIDEO: Will 'forward guidance' help me?

RSS icon10:52am 7 August 2013

The new governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, is unveiling a new strategy of "forward guidance". The BBC asks how it might affect people with mortgages.

VIDEO: Will 'forward guidance' help me?

RSS icon10:52am 7 August 2013

The new governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, is unveiling a new strategy of "forward guidance". The BBC asks how it might affect people with mortgages.

Fed taper to test demand for Treasuries

RSS icon10:13am 7 August 2013

Demand for the latest Treasury issuance will go a long way to determining whether the bond market has priced in the prospect of less easing

VIDEO: UK air expansion ideas 'imaginative'

RSS icon10:12am 7 August 2013

The government appointed Airports Commission has said proposals put forward ways to increase Britain's capacity have been "imaginative and thoughtful."

AUDIO: Today programme business round-up

RSS icon09:49am 7 August 2013

Business news with Simon Jack including reports.

AUDIO: Today programme business round-up

RSS icon09:49am 7 August 2013

Business news with Simon Jack including reports.

Lone Ranger to cost Disney millions

RSS icon09:35am 7 August 2013

Walt Disney warns its Lone Ranger summer film will lose between $160m-$190m as heavy spending on promotion fails to bring returns.

Lone Ranger to cost Disney millions

RSS icon09:35am 7 August 2013

Walt Disney warns its Lone Ranger summer film will lose between $160m-$190m as heavy spending on promotion fails to bring returns.

Simple solution to UK productivity puzzle

RSS icon09:20am 7 August 2013

Most, but not all, of the recent decline in productivity in the UK can be explained by the depth and duration of the recent slowdown

Carney to unveil new Bank strategy

RSS icon09:17am 7 August 2013

The new Bank of England governor is set to unveil a strategy under which it will promise to keep interest rates at a set level until certain economic conditions are met.

Precious metals groups tarnish FTSE

RSS icon09:16am 7 August 2013

Investors sell off mining shares for a second day, with poor results from precious metals groups driven by the falling gold price

Precious metals groups tarnish FTSE

RSS icon09:16am 7 August 2013

Investors sell off mining shares for a second day, with poor results from precious metals groups driven by the falling gold price

ICBC closes in on Standard Bank deal

RSS icon07:51am 7 August 2013

A large Standard Bank contingent in Beijing suggests the two sides are close to agreeing Chinese bank’s purchase of the S African lender’s commodity arm

VIDEO: 'Quick house sale' firms investigated

RSS icon07:51am 7 August 2013

Three "quick sale" companies that promise to sell properties for struggling homeowners are to be formally investigated by a regulator.

VIDEO: Investment in Africa: boom or burden?

RSS icon07:38am 7 August 2013

As foreign investment pours into Africa, the relationship between those bringing the money and the local Africans is not always rosy.

VIDEO: Investment in Africa: boom or burden?

RSS icon07:38am 7 August 2013

As foreign investment pours into Africa, the relationship between those bringing the money and the local Africans is not always rosy.

VIDEO: China job seekers shun multinationals

RSS icon07:35am 7 August 2013

For the first time in seven years, job seekers in China prefer to seek employment with domestic companies rather than the big multi-nationals, according to a new report.

VIDEO: Graduates struggle for jobs in China

RSS icon07:33am 7 August 2013

With Chinese companies hiring 15% fewer graduates this year, those leaving the country's universities are finding it tougher than ever to get a job.

VIDEO: Graduates struggle for jobs in China

RSS icon07:33am 7 August 2013

With Chinese companies hiring 15% fewer graduates this year, those leaving the country's universities are finding it tougher than ever to get a job.

China fines infant formula companies

RSS icon07:00am 7 August 2013

China levies a record fine of 670m yuan ($109m; £71m) on six producers of infant formula for price-fixing, state media say.

China fines infant formula companies

RSS icon07:00am 7 August 2013

China levies a record fine of 670m yuan ($109m; £71m) on six producers of infant formula for price-fixing, state media say.