The latest stories from the Business section of the BBC News web site.
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In this week's Your Money, Declan Curry looks problems with pensions, considers the benefits of credit unions and gets some top tips on how to manage your money.
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The government is looking for 12 run down High Streets in England to share £1m as a part of plans proposed by TV retail guru Mary Portas.
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 7:28pm
Freezing weather sweeping across Europe is causing a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say.
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 6:01pm
The way annuities are sold is costing half a million retirees each year as much as £1bn in future pension income, the National Association of Pension Funds says.
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:53pm
Do the super-rich pay their way?
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:53pm
Credit unions hope a new law will boost membership numbers
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:53pm
Virgin Atlantic is forcing successful job applicants to pay for their own criminal record checks, Radio 4's Money Box reveals.
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 5:33pm
Around 20% of unemployed people who have been on the government's main welfare-to-work scheme, the Work Programme, for at least 6 months have been found a job, the BBC has learnt.
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 3:45pm
The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show.
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 2:53pm
The chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland has admitted that bankers' salaries are too high and need to come down.
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 1:20pm
Fibre optic broadband connections to at speeds of 300 Mbps will be available 'on demand' in the UK next year, BT says.
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:10am
Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany.
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:51am
The price of gas around Europe has risen sharply due to increased demand as a result of the cold weather and reports of reduced supply from Russia.
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:30am
The Premier League and the importers of foreign satellite TV decoder boxes and cards are both claiming victory after their latest court battle
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 8:08am
Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna explained why Labour was looking at international lessons of good practice in finance.
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 7:52am
Motorola forces some 3G iPhones and iPads to be pulled from Apple's German online store after enforcing a patent injunction.
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 7:46am
The chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Sir Philip Hampton, has defended his decision to award a bonus to chief executive Stephen Hester.
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 7:44am
Just over one million taxpayers face a penalty of £100 for failing to submit their self-assessment tax returns on time, HM Revenue and Customs says.
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 7:22am
Harry Redknapp's admission of lying to a News of the World reporter is "extremely telling", a court is told.
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 7:06am
Oil production is set to start in Uganda after a deal is signed between the government and London-based Tullow oil, which also draws in Chinese and French firms.
