ECB warns over "weakened" EU project
A top official at the European Central Bank warns that unemployment and low growth are undermining the European Union.
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Ukraine bailout 'credibility' boost
Ukraine's new finance minister Natalie Jaresko says a proposed bailout package from the International Monetary Fund will be "sufficient to rebuild credibility" in the country's economy.
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Li Ka-shing set to buy O2 for £10bn
Asia's richest person Li Ka-shing confirms his company is offering to buy Britain's second-largest mobile provider O2 for up to £10.25bn ($15.4bn).
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Saxo Bank faces £70m Swiss losses
Danish currency trading specialist said it could afford to absorb losses if customers failed to meet their obligations
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Carney: Tech firms' tax 'very small'
The amount of tax paid by some technology firms is "very small" relative to their returns, the governor of the Bank of England says.
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Goldman Sachs urges UK to stay in EU
The president of Goldman Sachs says Britain should stay in the EU to ensure London remains a "great financial capital of the world".
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South Korea growth hits six year low
Growth in South Korea - Asia's fourth largest economy - fell to a six year low in the fourth quarter of last year, latest figures show.
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SkyMall files for bankruptcy
SkyMall, the catalogue found on most US airlines and popular for selling quirky products like garden gnomes and 'orbit wheels', files for bankruptcy, blaming in-flight internet.
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Deal fever fuels sharp FTSE 100 rise
Blue-chip index posts biggest weekly gain since 2011 in the wake of ECB stimulus and a £10bn takeover offer for O2.
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Chinese manufacturing growth stalls
Activity in China's vast manufacturing sector contracted for the second consecutive month, according to a preliminary survey on Friday.
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Eurozone growth picks up, survey says
A key survey of eurozone business activity reached a five month high in January, but firms are cutting prices at their fastest rate in five years.
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Energy firm price cuts are 'token'
Energy firms are being accused of "token price cuts" and failing to pass on larger savings to their customers.
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Apple's Tim Cook salary up over 40%
Tech giant Apple's chief executive Tim Cook's base salary was increased by nearly 43% in February last year, according to the company.
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Jimmy Choo 'delighted' with growth
Designer shoe maker Jimmy Choo reports yearly net revenue growth of 12%, with Asia its strongest region.
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UK car production at seven-year high
Car plants in the UK produced more than 1.5 million vehicles last year, the most since 2007, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
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Massive boost for eurozone unveiled
The European Central Bank will inject at least €1.1 trillion into the eurozone economy through a huge bond-buying programme sending the euro to an 11-year low.
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Asian shares up on oil and ECB moves
Asian shares rose on Friday encouraged by a rise in oil prices following news of the death of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah.
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VIDEO: Squeezing a business from juice
The story of how one entrepreneur's personal drive for fitness lead to a whole new business selling fresh juice.
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VIDEO: India tightens mango export controls
India has been given the all clear to resume exports of mangoes to the European Union, with growers saying they have put new pest controls in place.
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VIDEO: Solar-powered plane set for global flight
Mark Lobel reports on the solar-powered plane, Solar Impulse 2, which a team will attempt to fly around the world using only the sun's energy.
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VIDEO: Melbourne nets 2015 Open tennis benefits
What are the benefits to the Melbourne economy of hosting the first Grand Slam tennis event of 2015?
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VIDEO: Oil price fall winners and losers
Which companies will benefit from the sharp drop in oil prices?
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VIDEO: How will China handle slower growth?
China's economic growth slows to its weakest in 24 years, expanding 7.4% in 2014 compared to 7.7% in 2013.
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VIDEO: What if you could print your next car?
Arizona-based Local Motors made car history recently when it became the first firm to 3D print a driveable car. The BBC's Samira Hussain was given exclusive access behind the wheel.
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VIDEO: 'I opened India's first call centre'
In 1998, Pramod Bhasin founded India's first ever call centre, spawning a major industry and a revolution in customer relations.
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Royal Mint revives 'refinery' brand
The Royal Mint is to produce gold and silver bars under its "refinery" brand, last used nearly 50 years ago.
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Video game auction nears $100,000
An auction on the site, which runs until Friday, has gone from $5,000 to nearly $100,000 in a little more than a week.
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Windows 10 to be free and get headset
Microsoft says its Windows 10 operating system will be a free upgrade for many users and unveils a "holographic" headset that can run it.
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WhatsApp launches desktop option
Messaging platform WhatsApp announces that users can now send messages from their desktop web browsers in addition to their phones.
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Tootsie Roll boss dies at age of 95
Tootsie Roll chief executive Melvin Gordon dies at the age of 95 after leading the US confectionery firm for more than five decades.
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Real stay top of football rich list
Real Madrid again tops the Deloitte football money league, but English Premier League clubs take eight of the top 20 spots.
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China tycoon in Atletico Madrid deal
Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin is buying a 20% stake in Spanish football club Atletico Madrid as he looks to diversify his business empire.
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German investor confidence rises
German investor confidence rose for the third month in a row in January, hitting its highest level since February 2014, a survey suggests.
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BP boss: Oil prices 'low for 3 years'
Oil giant BP's boss Bob Dudley has told the BBC that oil prices could remain low for up to three years, and that UK petrol prices may fall below £1 a litre.
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Saudis 'can cope' with low oil price
Saudi Arabia can cope with low oil prices for "at least eight years", Saudi Arabia's petroleum minister's former senior adviser has told the BBC.
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Canary Wharf owner scorns Qatar bid
The owner of London's Canary Wharf complex, Songbird Estates, advises its investors to reject a new Qatari-led bid worth £2.59bn.
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Hyundai profit at lowest since 2010
South Korean automaker Hyundai reports a 15% in annual profits
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China president 'given 62% pay rise'
Chinese President Xi Jinping and six other top officials have been given a 62% pay rise, according to state-run media reports.
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EU votes to lift Indian mango ban
A ban on mangoes imported from India by the EU is to be lifted after a European Commission vote, but other foodstuffs remain banned.
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Olympic cities 'must allow' women
The head of the International Olympic Committee says any country bidding to host the Games must make a commitment to "non-discrimination".
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King confident over Rangers role
Dave King insists his tax history in South Africa will not preclude him from becoming a director of Rangers.
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Birmingham FC 'theft' arrest made
Hong Kong police arrest a man, then release him without charge, as part of an investigation into the potential theft of £2.5m from Birmingham City football club's owners.
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Down under hunger for online video
The cost of online video is higher in Australia and New Zealand - but viewers are going to extremes to beat the 'Australia Tax' and access US services.
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Drones taking off as prices plummet
As drone prices fall and regulators around the world soften their stance towards these flying robots, is this just the beginning of the drone takeover?
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Car firms take on the tech giants
In a desperate bid to appeal to young drivers, car companies are trying to reinvent themselves as tech firms - will it work?
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The inspiration behind a bike light
How UK entrepreneur Emily Brooke was inspired to develop a new bicycle light, the Blaze Laserlight, which as the name suggests, projects a laser onto the road.
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The woes of Fukushima's sake brewers
Since the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011, sales of sake from the region have plummeted, with radiation fears putting off Japanese consumers and China banning their import.
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The fast-food queen who beat adversity
After her mother died when she was 17, Hala Moddelmog vowed to succeed in life, going on to lead two of the largest US fast-food firms.
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European car sales return to growth
Car sales in the European Union rose in 2014 after six years of falls, the ACEA industry trade group says.
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Jaguar to create 1,300 UK jobs
Jaguar Land Rover says it will create 1,300 new jobs in the UK to build Jaguar's first sports utility vehicle (SUV).
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Unreported deaths cost Honda $70m
Japanese carmaker Honda is fined a record $70m by US regulators for failing to report 1,729 deaths and injuries to authorities.
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World's "most mysterious" CEO
World's "most mysterious" CEO
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Greek elections: Europe waits on voters' verdict
Greek elections: Europe waits on voters' verdict
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The man with 26 million students
The young entrepreneur tackling the 'skills gap'
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Davos 2015: In Pictures
This year's forum in pictures
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The man who wants to add O2 to Three
Li Ka-shing: The man who wants to add O2 to Three
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Regret apps: Delete the embarrassing
The business of taking back embarrassing messages
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VIDEO: The Business of Tennis - Men v Women
Have women tennis players smashed the gender pay gap?
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Ellen MacArthur's circular economy
Why Ellen MacArthur is still going around in circles
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What is quantitative easing?
What exactly is it and how does it work?
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Swiss fear hangover as ECB injects cash
Swiss fear long hangover as ECB injects cash
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What makes a good business leader?
Are chief executives human enough?
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Cyber attacks worry Davos elites
Cyber attacks worry Davos elites
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Brazil's tribal groups adopt tourism
Helping Brazil's tribal groups make the most from tourism
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