Explosion on Gulf of Mexico rig
2010-09-03 00:13:08
An explosion rips through an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the blast in April that caused a huge oil spill.

Royal Mail puts first 'intelligent' stamp on sale
2010-09-02 20:21:00
The Royal Mail launches the world's first 'intelligent' stamp, the first to work with image recognition technology.

Alcohol drinking 'continues fall'
2010-09-02 19:38:15
Alcohol consumption has fallen faster than ever, figures from the British Beer and Pub Association suggest.

Massive Mini
2010-09-02 18:27:46
How far can BMW stretch the brand before it snaps?

Europe agrees finance watchdogs
2010-09-02 17:52:42
The European Union agrees to reform financial supervision, with new agencies to oversee banks, insurers and financial markets.

Russia extends grain export ban
2010-09-02 13:39:21
Russia will consider lifting its grain export ban only after the next year's harvest has been reaped, Vladimir Putin says.

Plug and Play
2010-09-02 13:33:55
Bringing like-minded entrepreneurs together

Tube strikes on as talks collapse
2010-09-02 13:19:28
Thousands of Tube workers will strike next week as talks between London Underground bosses and two unions break down.

Burger King is sold for .26bn
2010-09-02 12:51:38
Burger King is being sold to private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at .26bn (£2.1bn), it has been announced.

Dell pulls out of battle for 3Par
2010-09-02 11:49:13
Dell withdraws its bid for 3Par after rival Hewlett-Packard raises its offer for the data storage company to .1bn.

Greenpeace rig activists arrested
2010-09-02 11:30:39
Four Greenpeace activists are arrested after giving up their occupation of a Scottish company's drilling rig off Greenland.

Record sales of smokers' pensions
2010-09-02 11:26:57
Smokers and people with weight problems are buying a tailored pension income in greater numbers, according to research.

Switching supplier 'made bills soar'
2010-09-02 11:10:44
Ron Manuel agreed to switch energy supplier when he was contacted by a rival company. However, his bills ended up being higher.

India's cities running out of space
2010-09-02 11:02:45
Indian cities are getting bigger and there is a growing need for more housing, business space and public facilities.

Plans for more £5 notes in ATMs
2010-09-02 10:33:20
All banks and building societies have put in place plans to begin dispensing £5 notes from the cash machines, a report reveals.

ECB ups eurozone growth forecasts
2010-09-02 09:32:34
The European Central Bank raises its forecast for eurozone growth for this year and next year, and keeps interest rates on hold.

Brazil's property boom
2010-09-02 08:59:51
After years of building for others, Sergio has bought his own home

RBS to cut a further 3,500 jobs
2010-09-02 08:57:47
Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to cut 3,500 jobs from its technical and back office division.

RBS job losses 'horrific', says union
2010-09-02 08:42:39
Royal Bank of Scotland has said it is planning to cut 3,500 jobs as part of its plans to halve its administration centres across the UK. Siobhan Endean of Unite called the job losses ''horrific'' and said union members ''are paying the price for decisions by senior bankers''.

Bird business
2010-09-02 07:51:03
The back-breaking, ear-splitting work on Peru's guano islands