UK Business News

29 July, 2010 11:59

Fixed retirement age to be axed

People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.

30 July, 2010 00:05

Industry toasts beer sales rise

Good weather and football's World Cup is thought to have given a boost to beer sales in the UK, industry figures suggest.

29 July, 2010 16:10

Gambling firms reveal merger plan

The UK's Partygaming and Austrian firm Bwin unveil plans to merge and create the world's largest online gaming business.

29 July, 2010 16:56

Oil firms' profits almost double

Oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil see profits almost double in the week rival BP suffered record losses.

29 July, 2010 19:30

Jailed Enron boss requests bail

The former chief executive of Enron, Jeffrey Skilling, has applied for bail. His lawyer says his conviction for fraud will be overturned.

29 July, 2010 18:11

Toyota announces fresh car recall

Toyota is recalling almost 430,000 vehicles in the US and Japan amid concern over steering problems.

29 July, 2010 14:12

House price inflation eases again

UK house prices fell 0.5% in July, the Nationwide says, cutting the annual rate of house price inflation to 6.6% from 8.7%.

29 July, 2010 21:59

Citigroup agrees $75m fraud fine

Banking giant Citigroup agrees to pay $75m to settle civil charges that it misled investors over potential losses from subprime mortgages.

News reports courtesy of BBC News.

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