The latest stories from the Business section of the BBC News web site.
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3 hours 2 min ago
Yahoo agrees a deal to buy New York-based blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1bn (£723m) in a deal that will value founder David Karp's stake at $275m.
3 hours 48 min ago
It is a decade since the first person in the UK used a chip and pin card to pay for goods.
3 hours 59 min ago
The British Chambers of Commerce say the number of small and medium sized business actively exporting has risen - but there needs to be better support for UK manufacturing.
3 hours 59 min ago
The BBC talks to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales about Yahoo's acquisition of Tumblr, in a $1.1bn deal.
3 hours 59 min ago
US drugs maker Actavis, itself the subject of bid speculation, agrees to buy Dublin-based rival Warner Chilcott for $8.5bn (£5.6bn) including debt.
4 hours 11 min ago
Financial expert Martin Lewis said it was "time we had a little more fairness" from American firms such as Amazon, Starbucks and Google over their tax affairs in the UK.
4 hours 34 min ago
Why Yahoo thinks blogging platform Tumblr is worth more than $1bn
4 hours 53 min ago
George Alagiah reports on how Ethiopia has overcome adversity and is now showing some of the fastest growth rates in the world.
5 hours 4 min ago
People who receive tax credits are being warned about scam emails being sent out by fraudsters in an attempt to gather card details and passwords.
6 hours 30 min ago
Transport company FirstGroup has announced a £615m rights issue in a bid reduce its debt after its full year profit dropped by over a third.
6 hours 40 min ago
Energy customers can face choices including a "two-year capped price plan 2" or a "blue plus price promise February 2015" when choosing gas and electricity tariffs.
6 hours 57 min ago
Yahoo's board has approved a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn (£725m), US media reports say.
7 hours 7 min ago
JP Morgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon is facing a shareholder revolt as investors prepare to vote on whether he should be allowed to keep both jobs.
7 hours 19 min ago
New European scheduled flights to Amsterdam, Paris, Milan and Geneva are announced by Cambridge Airport.
7 hours 28 min ago
The upswing in global stock markets continues with another strong start to the week that has seen shares climbing in Asia, and the return of day traders.
8 hours 25 min ago
High inflation has cost the UK economy £10bn over the last three years, says an influential report, and has now become a "permanent fixture".
8 hours 29 min ago
The Today programme's business news with Simon Jack.
10 hours 55 min ago
Discount airline Ryanair reports record full-year profits and rising revenues despite soaring fuel costs, but hits out at "bizarre" EU takeover decision.
13 hours 27 min ago
A number of prominent business leaders accuse those calling for Britain to leave the European Union of "putting politics before economics".
Sun, 05/19/2013 - 7:41pm
David Cameron has called on British overseas territories to "get their house in order" and sign up to international treaties on tax.
