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BBC Business, 01.09.10 09:53 UTC

Frank: 'Recovery much too slow'

In economic terms, it has been a rough summer for the United States. The economy is weak and unemployment remains stubbornly high. Frustration with Washington politics promises to be a huge factor ...


BBC Business, 01.09.10 09:53 UTC

Code of conduct for web advertising

The Advertising Standards Authority has announced it is extending its remit to cover online advertising. The authority's Guy Parker explains what powers the institution will have on website ...


BBC Business, 31.08.10 10:45 UTC

A third of pension schemes 'underfunded'

There is evidence of a growing pension crisis as three reports are published this morning highlighting problems with company pension schemes. Mike Smedley of KPMG claims a third of pension schemes ...


BBC Business, 30.08.10 09:20 UTC

Supermarket food mileage 'bonkers'

According to the Daily Mail, Ginsters pasties take a 250 mile round trip to get from the factory to the Tesco store next door. Professor Tim Lang explains the downfalls of a highly efficient ...


BBC Business, 27.08.10 19:35 UTC

Global workforce

Online digital storage devices and innovative internet connections mean working from anywhere in the world while travelling has never been easier. For the 20% of UK workers who spend three hours or ...


BBC Business, 27.08.10 14:45 UTC

3G enhancers: Work from anywhere

If you fancy working without a fixed address and are using a laptop rather than a smartphone you'll also need a little bit of hardware to allow you to access your documents online wherever you are. ...


BBC Business, 27.08.10 12:11 UTC

China: An economic cold war?

Does our fascination and fear over the economic growth of China echo the way we saw the rise of the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 60s? Author Francis Spufford and Gideon Rachman of the Financial ...


BBC Business, 27.08.10 11:18 UTC

'No magic wand' for US economy

There is growing evidence that the US economic recovery has stalled and could even go into reverse. North America Editor Mark Mardell reports on Obama's political battle over the direction of the US ...


BBC Business, 27.08.10 11:18 UTC

Friday boss: Gudjon Reynisson, Hamleys

Is running Britain's oldest toy store the wonderland children might imagine? Today business presenter Lesley Curwen talks to Friday boss Gudjon Reynisson, who runs Hamleys. Get in touch with Today ...


BBC Business, 27.08.10 08:27 UTC

Asil Nadir: 'I haven't done a deal'

Businessman Asil Nadir is returning to the UK to face fraud charges relating to the collapse of his Polly Peck business empire. Speaking from an airport in Turkey as he prepared to board a flight ...